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These are long-term effects of?
- Impaired problem solving
- Arrested emotional development
- Difficulty with memory recall
- Disruptive, chronic, and persistent lack of motivation
- Increased risk of mental health disorders

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Marijuana

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These are long-term effects of?
- Cancer
- Emphysema
- Reduced lung capacity
- Blackened or yellowed teth
- Early wrinkly formation

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Tobacco

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These are results of?
- Delayed puberty
- Lower bone mineral density
- Higher levels of liver enzymes that indicate liver damage
- Shorter limbs

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Excessive drinking

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The pruning process in the brain for maturation occurs in the direction of _______ to _______

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Back to front

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Which nerve is this?
- Serve the skin and skeletal muscles
- Involved with conscious and voluntary activities
- Sensory receptors of dermis send information about touch, temperature, pressure, and pain to brain
- Carry motor commands to skeletal muscles

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Somatic nerves

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Which branch is this?
- Controls the “fight-or-flight” reaction
- Increases heart rate, dilates airways, increased blood pressure, stimulates adrenaline

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Sympathetic branch

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Which branch is this?
- Controls the “rest-and-digest” function
- Causes heart rate to slow, lowers blood pressure

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Parasympathetic

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Which system is this?
- Controls involuntary or unconscious body functions
- Affects smooth muscle function in the viscera and vessels
- Divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches

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Autonomic nervous system

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__________ neurons carry information from a receptor to the CNS

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Afferent

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__________ neurons carry information from the CNS to muscles or glands

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Efferent

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Peripheral nervous system(PNS) includes ___ pairs of cranial nerves and ___ pairs of spinal nerves

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12 ; 31

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The point where a nerve is attached to the CNS is the _______ ______

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Nerve root

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____________ ______ provides shock and motion protection to the brain and spinal cord

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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The _______ is a pathway for impulses between the brain and spinal cord

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Midbrain

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The _____ connects the cerebellum to the rest of the brain

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Pons

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The __________ ________ connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls centers for respiration/heart rate/temperature

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Medulla oblongata

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The ________ is the 2nd largest portion of the brain and coordinates voluntary body movements

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Cerebellum

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The _________ is made of gray matter and relays impulses from eyes/ears/skin to cerebrum, and controls pain perception

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Thalamus

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The ________ controls temperature, appetite, sleep, sexual desire, and emotion

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Hypothalamus

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The ________ lobes are anterior and control motor function, personality, and speech

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Frontal

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The ________ lobes are superior and interpret nerve impulses and language

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Parietal

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The ________ lobes are posterior and control vision

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The _______ lobes are lateral and control hearing and smell

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The outer layer of the cerebral cortex is made of folds of ______ ________

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Gray matter

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Elevated portions of the cerebrum are called?
Gyri
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Fissures between gyri of cerebrum are called?
Sulci
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_______ matter of the central nervous system is unsheathed cell bodies and dendrites
Gray matter
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_______ matter is myelinated nerve fibers
White matter
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________ are highly branched projections that receive impulses
Dendrites
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The _______ is the projection from the cell body that conducts the impulse toward its destination
Axon
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_________ is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of hopelessness, sadness, worthlessness, or a general disinterest in daily life
Depression
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This personality type is ambitious, organized, impatient, and sometimes take on more than is manageable
Type A
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This personality type is patient, relaxed, easygoing, and not plagued by a sense ofurgency
Type B
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This personalty type suppresses emotional expression, denies strong emotional reactions, has trouble coping with stress, and feels hopeless or helpless
Type C
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Which neurotransmitter regulates impulsive or aggressive behavior? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Serotonin
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Which neurotransmitter is involved in pain relief? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Endorphins
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Too much of this neurotransmitter is associated with depression? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Acetylcholine
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Which 2 neurotransmitter(s) is/are released during pleasurable activities? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine and Endorphins
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Exposure to bright light, especially sunlight, can increase the levels of this neurotransmitter in the body? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Seretonin
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If too little of this neurotransmitters is present, it is associated with sleeplessness? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Seretonin
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Too much of this neurotransmitter is associated with Schizophrenia? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine
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Which neurotransmitter is involved in body's "fight or flight" response? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Epinephrine
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A healthy diet can balance the levels of this neurotransmitter? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine
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If too little of this neurotransmitters is present, it can cause seizures? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
GABA
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Cocaine and Amphetamines elevate the activity of this neurotransmitter. Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine
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If too little of this neurotransmitters is present, it can cause muscle rigidity and tremors found in Parkinson's disease? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine
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Choose 3. Exercise can increase the levels of these neurotransmitter. Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine, Endorphins, Seretonin
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Benzodiazepines work by increasing the action of this neurotransmitter. Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
GABA
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If too little of this neurotransmitters is present, it has been associated with dementia and Alzheimer's? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Acetylcholine
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If too little of this neurotransmitters is present, it can play a role in fibromyalgia and some headache disorders? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Endorphins
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Which neurotransmitter stimulates neurons to fire commands? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Glutamate
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Choose 3 neurotransmitters that can be associated with depression if too little is present. Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Dopamine, Epinephrine, Seretonin
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If too much of this neurotransmitter is available because of an anti-depressant med, it can cause heart problems? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
Seretonin
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Which neurotransmitter inhibits neurons from being overexcited? Dopamine Endorphins Epinephrine GABA Serotonin Acetylcholine Glutamate
GABA

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