The Nervous System
The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: one prepares the body for stressful situations, and the other calms it down. Name both divisions.
What are the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic divisions?
This part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
What is the Medulla?
This brain activity during REM sleep is characterized by increased brain wave activity.
What is Rapid Eye Movement (REM)?
These drugs act by altering the brain's neurotransmitters and can lead to addiction.
What are Psychoactive Drugs?
The genetic makeup passed down from one generation to the next.
What is Heredity?
This system consists of nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating autonomic functions like body temperature and hunger.
What is the Hypothalamus?
The purpose of this rhythm in the body is to help synchronize physiological processes like sleep and eating with external time cues.
What is the Circadian Rhythm?
This substance is classified as a stimulant.
What is Cocaine?
The pancreas helps regulate blood sugar levels in the body by producing these two hormones.
What are Insulin and Glucagon?
This part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord, and is responsible for processing and sending information.
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
This part of the brain processes emotions and memory.
What is the Amygdala?
This stage of sleep is characterized by rapid eye movement and vivid dreaming.
What is REM Sleep?
These drugs slow down the central nervous system and are often associated with sedative effects.
What are Opiates?
This term refers to the traits that are passed down from one generation to the next, influenced by heredity.
What are Inherited Traits?
This part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling voluntary movements of skeletal muscles.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
This brain structure coordinates voluntary movements and maintains balance.
What is the Cerebellum?
This hormone, produced by the pineal gland, regulates sleep patterns.
What is Melatonin?
This substance, often used for its hallucinogenic effects, alters perception and cognition.
What is LSD?
Psychoactive drugs can have various effects on the brain by influencing this.
What are Neurotransmitters?
This structure within the nervous system connects the brain to the body and is involved in transmitting messages between the brain and the spinal cord.
What is the Spinal Cord?
This part of the brain acts as the sensory relay station, processing incoming sensory information.
What is the Thalamus?
This sleep disorder involves uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep, often causing the person to fall asleep suddenly during the day.
What is Narcolepsy?
This is the term for the process by which the brain's neurotransmitters are taken back into the presynaptic neuron after transmission.
What is Neurotransmitter Reuptake?
Psychoactive drugs can have various effects on the brain by influencing this.
What are Neurotransmitters?