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Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs
Nervous System
100
Name two health effects of smoking
Tar covers cilia in lungs. Raises blood pressure. Increased rates of cancer.
100
Will sleeping or eating help sober you up? Why?
No, because one alcohol is in your blood your body processes it at a rate of .5 oz per hour.
100
Name three types of drugs.
Stimulant, hallucinogen, narcotic, psychoactive, inhalant
100
Name two parts of a neuron
Axon, axon terminal, dendrite, nucleus
200
How long does the pleasurable effect of nicotine last?
a few seconds
200
Name two ways your family history influences your drinking habits.
Social behavior and genetics.
200
Describe two ways drugs interact with neurotransmitters and neurons in your brain.
They mimic neurotransmitters, they block receptor gates so neurotransmitters are left in the synapse, they stimulate the release of more neurotransmitters, they block the production of inhibitors ect.
200
Name two functions of the prefrontal cortex.
Logic, foreseeing the future, high functioning language, social control, goals
300
Why are adolescents more easily addicted to tobacco?
Less developed pre frontal cortex that is sensitive to the chemical acetaldehyde, making the addiction stronger.
300
Why would you use the recovery position while drinking and what is it?
When someone is vomiting. Roll them to their side, prop their arm under their head, put the top leg bent in front of them and prop them from behind.
300
How does cocaine interact with your body systems?
Speeds up your heart rate, increases blood pressure, muscle spasms
300
Why do you repeat actions that feel good?
Dopamine and serotonin receptors in the rewards system of your brain release neurotransmitters that signal you to do it again.
400
How long will it take for a life time smokers lungs to completely heal from cigarette smoke?
10 years
400
How is alcohol digested
It passes through your stomach lining into your blood stream so it is absorbed much more quickly than food.
400
What is the system that determines your punishment for possession of drugs.
Schedule 1, 2, 3
400
What are the names of the two balancing parts of the nervous system that control relaxing or tensing.
Sympathetic and parasympathetic.