Why do we sleep? Flashcards
Contrary (adjective)
totally different; opposite
Sensation (noun)
a feeling with no cause
Trigger (noun)
an event or action that causes another action to take place
Internal (adj)
located on the inside of a body
Clutter (noun)
a messy or overly crowded bunch of things
Cycle (verb)
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
Electrical Impulses (noun)
in the nervous system, when energy is carried between neurons
Slack (adjective)
not tight
Vivid (adjective)
calling up clear images
Regulate (verb)
to control so that a standard is kept
Emotion (noun)
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, or love
Intense (adjective)
strong, as feelings or emotions
Volunteer (noun)
a person who offers to work or help without pay
Hormones (noun)
A substance made by certain cells in the body that help control body processes like growth.
Immune System (noun)
The body’s system of organs, tissues, and cells, that protects the body by discovering and killing disease-causing germs in the body.
