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The Brain
Brain Function
Evolution of Medicine
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Miscellaneous
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What cells is the brain made up of?
Nerve and glial cells
100
What is the primary motor cortex?
Frontal lobe
100
What are the main methods of ingeting drugs?
Snorted, smoked, injection, swallowed, and, inhaled
100
What is the most common drug to abuse?
Tobacco
100
What is the most common sleep disorder?
Insomnia
200
The brain is an organ of...
Behavior
200
What does the left hemisphere regulate?
The right side of the body
200
How many categories are classified for drugs?
5 Classifcations
200
What is drug tolerance?
The need for larger doses to achieve their desired responce
200
Which type of neurotransmitter stimulates postsynaptic neurons, creating an action potential?
Excitatory
300
What connects the brain and spinal cord together?
Brain stem
300
What does the right hemisphere regulate?
The left side of the body
300
A pattern of  compulsive use characterized by overwhelming involvement with drug use and abuse is what?
Addiction
300
A medicine that has a physiological effect when ingested  or introduced to the body is what?
A drug
300
What is the function of a neurotransmitter?
Carry messages from one neuron to another
400
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
Coordinates movements, balance, and posture
400
Where are the temporal lobes are located on the brain?
On each side of the brain
400
On a PET Scan what does blue/purple indicate?
Least active
400
What is drug dependence?
A state where the drug is necessary to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
400
How much does the brain weigh?
About 3 pounds
500
What regions are within the Diecnephalon?
Thalamus and hypothalamus
500
What connects the two hemisphere together?
Corpus Callosum
500
Which neurotransmitter is known to produce a "felling of pleasure"?
Dopamine
500
Name 3 drugs in schedule 1...
Weed, ecstasy, GHB, heroin, LSD, mescaline, and methaqualone
500
What system do drugs react on?
The reward system