Misc. 1
Misc. 2
Teen Brain
Lobes/Neurotransmitters
Nervous System
Neuron Anatomy
100
The occipital lobe contains the _____ cortex.
Visual
100
Percent of Americans who have an addiction, started with a substance during adolescence.
90%
100
Which neurotransmitter floods the teen brain during new experiences and even with substance use?
Dopamine
100
Which lobe is the PURPLE part?
Parietal
100
The nervous system is responsible for ______________ and ____________ signals
movement and senory
100
What is #1?
Dendrites
200
The motor cortex, the part of the brain that receives input and allows you to feel, is in the _________________ lobe.
Frontal
200
This type of neuron connects sensory and motor neurons in the CNS.
Interneuron
200
The best age for our brains to recover from an injury is prior to the age of _____________.
10
200
(100 pts) Which lobe is the orange part?
Temporal
200
This nervous system is responsible for fight-flight-freeze-fawn responses
Sympathetic
200
What is #2?
Soma
300
This type of imaging uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology.
CT/CAT scan
300
If you wanted to produce a TV show that was based on scaring people and laughing at their reaction, which nervous system would be activated?
Sympathetic
300
Which is NOT a commonly used psychoactive drug used by teens?
Alcohol - Marijuana - Nicotine - Cocaine
Cocaine
300
Neurotransmitter that's responsible for moods.
Serotonin
300
This nervous system controls our internal organs.
Autonomic
300
What is #3?
Myelin sheath
400
This type of imaging measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow in response to neural activity.
fMRI
400
The oldest parts of our brain known as the "reptilian brain".
Pons
Medulla
Cerebellum
400
Which stage of addiction is where the user is completely dependent upon the substance and will do whatever it takes to get the drug?
Dependence
400
Excess glutamate in the brain is most likely to cause:
Seizures
400
State the type of communication of how 2 or more neurons communicate with one another.
Neurotransmission
400
What is #5?
Axon terminal
500
The old part of the forebrain that organizes emotions, memories, motivation, and arousal is called the ______________.
Limbic system
500
A patient who suffered damage to his nervous system can move his hands BUT DOES NOT feel anything with them. What type of neuron has been damaged?
Afferent (Sensory)
500
According to the Netflix: Mind Explained (Teenage Brain) video, teens have a/an _________ that makes them feel like they’re continually the central topic of interest.
imaginary audience
500
Which neurotransmitter is involved in memory, learning, and motor movement, and when deficient can lead to Alzheimer’s disease?
Acetylcholine (ACh)
500
State the 4 subdivisions of the P.N.S.
Autonomic
Somatic
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
500
Space between an end bulb and a dendrite of another neuron?
Synapse