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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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What is the legal age to consume alcohol?

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The legal age to consume alcohol is 21.

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What happens to alcohol when it enters the digestive system

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Alcohol goes into your blood and organs.

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What happens to alcohol in the liver?

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The bad chemicals are removed in the liver.

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4
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At what rate is alcohol metabolized?

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5 ounces an hour.

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What is the relationship between drinking alcohol and the BAC?

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More alcohol comes in your body through BAC, which is just like drinking alcohol.

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6
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What is the legal BAC limit to drive

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0.08

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7
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What happens when alcohol enters the brain?

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It slows mind activity and is like a pill.

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What are the bodily consequences of alcohol consumption?

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Death is the most serious case, but others include destructions to the liver, sluggish instincts, foggy eyes, dizziness, and mind failure.

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What are the social consequences of alcohol consumption?

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Your decision making becomes something else other than your own and you become overly-brave.

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10
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What are two tips for legal adult drinking?

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Drink tiny portions of alcohol, and drink other beverages along with it.

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What is meant by the “Command and Communication Center?”

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It is like the overseer of our body.

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What is a neuron?

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The neuron is the functional cell of the nervous system.

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What are the major functions of the neuron?

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To get messages out to cells, and to get messages from cells.

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Describe the structure of the neuron.

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The neuron has branch like structures on each end, one called dendrites and the other called a terminal. On the outside of the dendrites there is the cell body, and on the inside the nucleus lies. In the middle of a neuron, there are pill looking objects called an axon.

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What are neurotransmitters?

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They are also known as chemical signals. They are moved from the axon to the receptors.

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What is the CNS? What does it do?

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It is called the Central Nervous System. It regulates our entire communication that goes on in our bodies.

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17
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Long, threadlike part of a neuron that transmits nerve impulses to other cells.

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axon

18
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Control center of the nervous system.

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brain

19
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Main part of the nervous system; includes the brain and spinal cord.

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central nervous system

20
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Extension of the cell body of a neuron that receives nerve impulses from other neurons.

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dendrite

21
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Drug that has the opposite effects of a stimulant; makes you less alert.

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depressant

22
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Use of a drug without the advice of a medical professional and for reasons not originally intended.

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drug abuse

23
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Nerve cell that carries nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to organs, glands, and muscles.

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motor neuron

24
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Bundle of nerve cells.

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nerve

25
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Electrical signal transmitted by the nervous system.

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nerve impulse

26
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Body system that sends electrical messages throughout the body; controls all other body systems.

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nervous system

27
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Nerve cell.

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neuron

28
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Chemical that carries a nerve impulse from one nerve cell to another at the synapse.

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neurotransmitter

29
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Nerve cell that carries nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs to the brain and spinal cord.

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sensory neuron

30
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Long, tube-shaped bundle of neurons that runs from the brain stem to the lower back; carries nerve impulses back and forth between the body and brain.

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spinal cord

31
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Drug that makes you feel more awake and alert.

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stimulant

32
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Why is alcohol considered to be a depressant

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Alcohol is considered to be a depressant because it slows down the transmission of messages in the nervous system.

33
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What is meant by alcohol abuse?

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Underage drinking is always considered alcohol abuse.

34
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What is drug abuse?

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Any non-medicinal use of drugs (for fun) is considered drug abuse!

35
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What are recreational drugs? How do they work

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Recreational drugs affect our brain activity, and they affect our senses and personality.

36
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Compare stimulants to relaxants.

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Stimulants act as a boost for communication in the brain, and relaxants are just the opposites.

37
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What are three effects of marijuana use

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Time awareness, restraint, and an immutability level drop.

38
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What are three effects of cocaine use?

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You will become furious, worried, and overly suspicious.

39
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What are inhalants?

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It is basically taking in gaseous forms of chemical substances like a drug.

40
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What are potential consequences of mixing drugs?

A

Perilous ramifications can occur with mixing drugs.

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