Neuron & Neurotransmitters
Nervous system
Vocabulary
Stimulants
Depressants
100

tube like structure of the neuron that carries the message to the axon terminals.

Axon

100

What is the parasympathetic division?

eat-and-rest system

100

Awareness of what is happening around

Consciousness

100

Drug that is found in coca plants

Cocaine

100

What is the most common and abused depressant

Alchohol

200

Neurotransmitter involved in pain relief

Endorphins

200

What is the sympathetic division?

fight-or-flight

200

Inability to get sleep

Insomnia

200

Natural stimulant which helps maintain alertness and increase the effectiveness of pain relievers

Caffeine

200

Type of depressant that suppresses the feeling of pain

Narcotic

300

Reversal of the electrical charge within the axon.

Action Potential

300

What does the autonomic nervous system control

Organs, glands, and involuntary muscles

300

Falling immediately into REM during the day without warning

Narcolepsy

300

Crystalline that can be smoked and is used by recreational drug users

Crystal meth

300

Drug that is the derivative of Morphine and is more addictive

Heroine

400

Which neurotransmitter is involved with arousal and mood?

Norepinephrine

400

What does the somatic nervous system control?

Senses and voluntary muscles

400

Highly susceptible to suggestion

Hypnosis

400

Produces a slight rush of arousal as it raises blood pressure and accelerates the heart

Nicotine

400

What was created by dissolving opium in acid then neutralizing it

Morphine

500

Neurotransmitter involved sleep and movement

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

500

What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

Melatonin

500

Theory that assumes that people who are not hypnotized are not in an altered state but are merely playing the role expected of them

Social cognitive theory of hypnosis

500

Stimulants that are synthesized in labs rather than being natural

Amphetamines

500
All narcotics are a derivative of which plant-based substance?

Opium

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