Neurotransmitters
What is dopamine?
The length of time that watching TV feels good for.
Trick question; what is until you stop.
This is the specific type of endorphin associated with the runner's high.
What are beta endorphins?
Name a way you can you help yourself make your progress visual.
What is using a table?
Answer whether average walking commutes burn fat.
What is NO!!!
Define neurotransmitter.
What are chemical signals in your brain? (necessary components of definition are "signals" and "brain")
Define homeostasis.
What is internal stability? (Anything along the lines of this answer works, the more detail the better)
Define endogenous.
What is coming from inside of an organism?
To continue making a habit, you need to pair the chosen action with a _______.
What is a specific context?
State the average amount of steps taken by an adult on any given day.
What is 7,500? I never said American adult, did I?
The name of the feel good chemicals in your brain.
What are endorphins?
This is the section of the brain that the receptors for pleasure and pain found in.
What is the forebrain? (Prefrontal or frontal cortex is also accepted)
The amount of times stronger beta endorphins are than morphine.
What is 33?
State Rule #1.
What is "Your brain will always take the easy way out unless you force it to play by your rules."
What age can you not grow anymore muscle?
Trick question. You can continuously grow muscle through your life but it does become a challenge after 30.
This is the name of the gap that neurotransmitters cross to get to the next neuron.
What is the synaptic gap?
State how can the body achieve homeostasis in the brain.
(Any answer that is accepted by us gets the points)
These two neurotransmitters are commonly associated with the runner's high.
What are endocannabinoids and endorphins?
To continue the growing exercise habit, you need to pair the place with a _____.
What is a scheduled time?
Tell us what percentage of American adults that meet the CDC physical activity recommendations.
What is only 21%?
These neurotransmitters are released with physical activity.
What are endorphins, dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and endocannabinoids? (Naming 3 still gets you the question.
Define the pleasure pain scale, and include the big names behind it.
(Any answer that is accepted by us gets the points), name is Sana Qadar.
This is the feeling that the runner's high gives you.
What is alleviates pain, induces mild sedation, increases euphoric levels, and causes anti-anxiety effects? (Getting 2/4 still gets you the points)
Tell us what the biggest enemy to getting your exercise habit going is.
What is procrastination?
Daily Double!!! Tell us why exercise triggers both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
(Answer will be graded my us.)