Missing Cards Flashcards
What’s Marijuanas solubility?
Fat vs Water
Soluble in fat, not in water
What’s THC?
Tetrahydrocannabinol, main ingredient in drugs
Withdrawal
A really long crash, the body is demanding more drugs.
Flashback
The body remembers a situation where you were high, and you become high
The multiplier effect
A combo of alcohol and a drug to get super high
Dopamine
Pleasure stimulators, drugs are fake forms of it
Cirrhosis
A chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, and fibrous thickening of the tissue. It is typically a result of alcoholism or hepatitis
Oxidation
The process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.
Why is Marijuana’s withdrawal slow?
It’s fat soluble, so it takes longer
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration
What does AA stand for?
What are two other support groups?
Alcoholics unanimous
Alanon, Alateen
Progressive definition
Chemical dependency, a disease, slowest gets worse over time and you can never get rid of it
Chronic disease
Will go away for a while, but will eventually come back
What’s the brain stem called? What’s it’s function?
What happens if it receives to much alcohol?
Medulla, it’s the vital life center that controls breathing, swallowing, ad heartbeat. Drinking to much can stop the breathing reflex
Wheres the cerebellum?
What’s its function?
It’s the gum like part under the brain prior and is next to the brain stem.
It handles balance coordination
Cerebrum
The main brain
What’s the inner part of the brain that releases dopamine?
The limbic system
How long is a menstruation cycle?
28 days or more
When is a person at high pregnancy risk?
Days 4-23
How long do the sperm and egg live?
Sperm: 3-5
Egg: 2
What are the stages of birth?
- Dilation of the cervix
- Delivery
- Placenta exits
Ectopic Pregnancy
A pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus and in the fallopian tube
What is PAP SMEAR?
A method of cervical screening used to detect potential cancer in the cervix
Abstinence
Restraining yourself
