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The Neuron/Nervous System
Parts of the Brain I
Drugs & Addiction
Parts of the Brain II
Neurotransmitters
100
The extension of the neuron that receives the message
What is a Dendrite?
100

Just like Phineas Gage, damage to your ______ lobe will not kill you, but will change your _______

What is Frontal Lobe/Personality?

100

When Kelsey interacts with this drug, she begins to do things she wouldn't normally do

What is Alcohol?

100

Sound is interpreted by this structure

What is the Temporal Lobe?

100
Depression is closely linked with this neurotransmitter
What is Serotonin?
200

What type of neurons carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

What are Motor Neurons (Efferent)?

200

This area of the brain is to understanding language, while this area is to producing meaningful language

What are Wernicke's area and Broca's area?

200

Caffeine, Amphetamines, and Cocaine are all examples of this class of drugs

What are Stimulants?

200

This structure in the brain creates long term episodic memories and helps us retrieve facts 

What is the Hippocampus?

200
Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter _____.
What is Dopamine?
300
A layer of fatty tissue encasing the fibers of many neurons: enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses.
What is Myelin Sheath?
300

This part of the brain controls the pituitary gland and regulates body functions?

What is the Hypothalamus?

300

Alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, and opioids are examples of this class of drugs

What are Depressants?

300

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of this scan

What are PET Scans?

300
Acetylcholine is associated with what function
What is Motor Activity & Memory?
400
What two ions are exchanged during Action Potential to create an electrical charge....
What is Sodium & Potassium?
400

This part of the brain is mainly responsible for aggression and fear

What is the Amygdala?

400

The street term "chasing the dragon" alludes to the fact that this term will never stay the same

What is Tolerance?

400

Damage to this part of the Brainstem would result in death as you wouldn't be able to regulate heart rate or breathing

What is the Medulla?

400
Animal research has revealed a general reward system in the Hypothalamus that triggers the release of the neurotransmitter ______.
What is Dopamine?
500
The "Fight of Flight" response is activated by the...
What is Sympathetic Nervous System?
500

A picture of a cat is flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is flashed in the right visual field of a split brain patient. The individual will be able to use her right hand to indicate she saw a ______

What is a Mouse?

500

Naloxone is a common narcotics drug that blocks the effects of opioids in opioid abusers. Naloxone is acting as this type of drug.

What is an antagonist drug?

500
When Mary was younger she fell off the swing and had a metal plate placed in her head. What type of brain scan is Mary not allowed to get?
What is an MRI?
500
This neurotransmitter is released when we are injured.
What is Endorphins?