Neurons
The Brain
Hormones
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Marijuana & Vaping
100

A neuron is a fancy name for a ____ cell.

Brain

100
The job of the frontal lobe.

Decision making

100
The hormone released when you're stressed

Cortisol

100

Alcoholics have ___ hearts and ____ brains.

Bigger hearts, smaller brains

100

The chemical in marijuana that causes people to get high.

THC

200

The part of the neuron that sends information away.

Axon

200

Musicians and people who are bilingual have stronger ____ lobes.

Temporal

200
This hormone makes you go into "fight or flight" mode and is used in EpiPens

Adrenaline

200
The job of your liver.

Filtering poisons

200

The chemical in marijuana that is used in medicines and does not get you high.

CBD

300

The part of the neuron that receives information

Dendrite

300

This lobe is developed first and is strongest in athletes who do sports that require coordination.

Cerebellum

300

This hormone is related to sleep, and scientists and doctors do not recommend vaping it.

Melatonin

300

This happens to your liver if you are alcoholic.

It scars up.

300

This part of your body is most damaged from vaping

Lungs

400

The waxy coating that insulates the neuron

Myelin Sheath

400

The job of the parietal lobe.

Pain, touch, thinking

400

____ is the allergy hormone, and ____ is the hormone released after exercise that lowers pain.

Histamine, Endorphins

400
The legal BAC limit for someone 21 and older

.08

400

____ is a stimulant strain of marijuana, and ____ is a depressant.

Sativa, Indica

500

The gap between two neurons

Synapse

500

What are some examples of symptoms you might experience if you get a concussion in your occipital lobe?

Blurry vision, black vision, seeing stars

500

This hormone is released when you hug someone you love.

Oxytocin

500

2 beers, 1.5 full cups of wine, and 2 shots is how many drinks?

7 drinks.

500

This type of dependence (physical or psychological) is harder to cure.

Psychological