Week 15 Substance Abuse Unit Test

Question 1

____________ is needed by the cells of the body to produce ATP.

Answer 1

oxygen

Question 2

What path does air follow in our bodies?

Answer 2

air goes through the nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, and then the alveoli.

Question 3

What is a usable form of energy inside the cell?

Answer 3

ATP

Question 4

What are three consequences of smoking?

Answer 4

heart disease
ugly skin
stroke

Question 5

What are alveoli?

Answer 5

These are sacks at the end of the bronchiole tubes where oxygenation takes place.

Question 6

What three harmful chemicals are found in tobacco products?

Answer 6

nicotine, cyanide, germs

Question 7

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

Answer 7

axon

Question 8

Control center of the nervous system.

Answer 8

brain

Question 9

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

Answer 9

central nervous system

Question 10

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

Answer 10

dendrite

Question 11

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

Answer 11

depressant

Question 12

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

Answer 12

drug abuse

Question 13

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

Answer 13

motor neuron

Question 14

Bundle of nerve cells.

Answer 14

nerve

Question 15

Electrical signal transmitted by the nervous system.

Answer 15

nerve impulse

Question 16

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

Answer 16

nervous system

Question 17

Nerve cell.

Answer 17

neuron

Question 18

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

Answer 18

neurotransmitter

Question 19

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

Answer 19

sensory neuron

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

spinal cord

Question 21

Drug that makes you feel more awake and alert.

Answer 21

stimulant