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Parts of the CNS
Parts of the Brain
Drugs
Care of the CNS
100
This is a message that neurons carry.
What is an impluse?
100
This is the control center of the body.
What is the brain?
100
It controls the balance and coordination.
What is a cerebellum?
100
A drug that is against the law to buy, possess, or sell.
What is an illegal drug?
100
This is the skull and the vertebrae.
What has God provided us with to protect our central nervous system?
200
This is when you hear or see things that are not real.
What is it to hallucinate?
200
A long rod of nerve tissue in the spinal column protected by the vertebrae.
What is the spinal cord?
200
It controls breathing and heart rate.
What is brain stem?
200
This is a drug that can be bought without a doctor's permission.
What is an over-the-counter drug?
200
a hard blow to the head that may cause a person to lose consciousness for a brief time
What is a concussion?
300
This is the inability to move body parts because of nerve damage.
What is paralysis?
300
This is the branch-like structure of a neuron that receives messages.
What is a dendrite?
300
It controls conscious thought.
What is the cerebrum?
300
This is a depressant drug that slows down the CNS and is legal for adults to buy.
What is alcohol?
300
a bruise forms that causes blood to collect on the brain and may cause the brain to swell
What happens when you have a contusion?
400
An automatic response to a movement, noise or some other stimulus.
What is a reflex?
400
The branch-like structures of a neuron that send messages to other neurons.
What is an axon?
400
It controls hunger, thirst and emotions.
What is the brain stem?
400
This is a chemical stimulant in tobacco that raises a person's heart rate and blood pressure.
What is nicotine?
400
2 central nervous system diseases that are caused by bacteria and virus.
What is polio and meningitis?
500
These are the two types of paralysis.
What are paraplegia and quadriplegia?
500
These are the 3 parts of a neuron (nerve).
What are axons, dendrites, and a cell body?
500
It controls voluntary muscles.
What is the cerebellum?
500
These are the 3 basic types of drugs based on availability.
What are Prescription, Over-the Counter, and Illegal Drugs?
500
3 ways to care for your nervous system.
What are wearing a helmet when riding a bike, wearing a seat belt while riding in a car, and never driving into shallow water