Neurons
Part of the neuron which sends chemical messages into the synapse
What is the axon terminal?
Portion of the brain referred to as "Lizard Brain"
What is the hindbrain?
Neurotransmitter linked to joy
What is dopamine?
genetic, biological blueprint of a person (DNA)
What is nature?
Drugs which speed up bodily functions
What are stimulants?
"Master gland" located in the hindbrain which tells all other glands what to do and when.
What is the pituitary gland?
Part of neuron that receives chemical messages from the synapse
What is dendrites?
Lobe of brain which interprets visual sensory information
What is the occipital lobe?
_______________ are any chemical which impact neurotransmitters
What are drugs?
everything not in the DNA, including support, caring, nutrition, trauma
What is nurture?
Drugs which slow down bodily functions?
What are depressants?
Three word alliteration explaining the outcome of adrenalin on the body
What is fight-flight-freeze?
Part of neuron which insulates the axon
What is myelin?
Man who took iron rod through the brain
Who is Phineas Gage?
_____refers to something which operating below its ideal functioning level
What is depressed/depression?
occuring sponanteously and resulting in a condition new to a family line
What is (genetic) mutation?
Alcohol impairs judgement and rational thinking skills because it impacts this part of the brain
What is frontal lobe?
Testes produce this hormone, which slows the development of the frontal lobe
What is testosterone?
Name of the space between neurons
What is synapse?
Part of the brain which forms a bridge between the hemispheres
What is corpus callosum?
Neurotransmitter which plays key role in opioid addiction
What are endorphins?
this may be able to mutate DNA, as suggested by descendants of Holocaust survivors showing a statistically significant tendency to develop anxiety/depression
What is (extreme) trauma?
Caffeine must hit this part of the brain to help focus
What is the frontal lobe?
gland that has a strong correlation with mood disorders
What is the thyroid?
Type of message send down the axon of a neuron
What is electrical?
Average age at which the frontal lobe finishes developing
What is 25?
Condition linked to a lack of Acetylcholine
What is Parkinson's Disease?
because her descendants married into most of the royal houses across Europe (and therefore spread hemophilia), this monarch is often called the Grandmother of Europe.
Who is Queen Victoria?
What you get when you give someone under the influence of alcohol
What is a wide awake drunk?
First sex organs to develop in embroys; differentiate due to testosterone in individuals with XY chromosomes or remain the same in XX individuals
What are the ovaries?