My Vocabulary Deck #6 Flashcards
Adenosine N. Ah DEN oh Sine
Basically, as you go through a number of waking hours, adenosine levels build up in your blood. When the brain detects too high a level in your blood, it starts making you sleepy. Once you are asleep, it tends to keep you asleep until your adenosine levels are safe.
[MN: I think it works like a car thermostat keeping the engine from getting too hot and failing. With Adenosine, It keeps your organs from being too exhausted and failing, leading to organ failure and death.]
Like Marijuana, it increases adenosine levels in the basal forebrain and makes you drowsy.
What does caffiene do? Caffeine stimulates you with new energy by blocking your adenosine receptors, and keeps you from getting drowsy.
Adenosine in the brain. In the brain adenosine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter and can act as a central nervous system depressant. It promotes sleep and suppresses arousal. When awake the levels of adenosine in the brain rise each hour.
Dissonance N. DIS so nance (like Jim Nantz)
Dis as in disbelief
so as in sew
Nance as in Jim Nantz
- A strong disagreement in what you have been led to believe. Like Theologies all being syncretized from ancient religions. The saying and miracles of saviors all were done before by more ancient Gods. This surprises and shocks you. It is not what you have been led to believe your entire life.
