BRAIN GAMES
TRUE OR FALSE: The brain physically shrinks while using substance such as cocaine and alcohol
TRUE
Drugs can cause your heart to ______.
slow down or stop
How many minutes should you exercise a day?
60 minutes
A spoiled child or a small sausage
BRAT
What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
What are the 4 Lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, & Occipital Lobe
Which organ is affected the most by drinking alcohol?
Liver
What are three benefits to exercising?
Burn fat, build muscle, lower blood pressure, improve gut health, overall wellness
From the Greek word for deep sleep it's a deep prolonged unconsciousness.
COMA
What was the name of The Beatles' debut album?
Please Please Me
What is the name of the railroad foreman know for surviving a traumatic brain injury caused by an iron rod that shot through his skull?
Phineas Gage
_______________ is the pleasure chemical in our brain that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
Dopamine
What is the most common cancer among men in all races and ethnicities?
Prostate Cancer
To make a book is to take a bet; to make a book i.e. put pages between covers is to do this
BIND
What's the human body's largest organ?
Skin
I showed a PowerPoint on the physiological effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain. In one of the figures we discussed, the brain scan showed a 10% structural hippocampal gray matter loss over a 16 week period. What substance was at fault for this?
Fentanyl
What is the psychiatric condition where people have the mistaken belief that they are parasitized by bugs, worms, or other creatures.
Delusional Parasitosis
At what age and how often should you start getting colonoscopies?
Every 5-10 years starting at the age of 50 (unless you have a family member who has been diagnosed with cancer prior to that)
From the old French alier meaning to bind; it's a country that binds with another for a common purpose
ALLY
What is a cow-bison hybrid called?
A beefalo ( hahaha )
What is the function of the cerebellum and the brain stem?
Cerebellum: Its function is to coordinate muscle movements, maintain posture, and balance.
Brainstem: acts as a relay center connecting the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord. It performs many automatic functions such as breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and sleep cycles, digestion, sneezing, coughing, vomiting, and swallowing.
With effects similar to amphetamine and cocaine, a soak in the tub with this street drug would be neither relaxing nor aromatherapeutic.
Bath Salts
What is the equation to determine how much protein you need per you body size/weight?
0.35 grams per pound of body weight per day for general health. Therefore:
0.35 x (body weight) = (protein intake)
A double bass is also known as this type of fiddle so don't wave anything red in front of it
BULL
What is the technical name of the "#" symbol
Octothorpe