Module 2

Question 1

Neurons are:

Answer 1

nerve cells that make up the Nervous system

Question 2

Electrical impulses are:

Answer 2

what neurons carry

Question 3

Dentries:

Answer 3

the extension that carries electrical impulses through the cell body

Question 4

Axons;

Answer 4

the extension that releases the electrical impulses

Question 5

Nerves are:

Answer 5

Axons that are going to the same place in the body so they bunch up

Question 6

Motor neurons;

Answer 6

Carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to cause a reaction

Question 7

Sensory neurons:

Answer 7

Carry impulses toward the brain and spinal cord.

Question 8

A stimulus is a:

Answer 8

detectable change in what is going on around you,Sensory receptor.

Question 9

a Sensory receptor

Answer 9

react to stimulus

Question 10

association neurons:

Answer 10

are what act between sensory neurons’ axons and motor neurons’ dendrites (AKA interneurons)`

Question 11

Reflex

Answer 11

is a result of a stimulus process

Question 12

Mixed Nerves :

Answer 12

carry both sensory and motor neurons in their nerves

Question 13

the peripheral nervous system is made up of :

Answer 13

Motor, sensory, and mixed nerves

Question 14

the central nervous system is made up of :

Answer 14

association neurons, brain and the spinal cord

Question 15

the Cerebrum is where the

Answer 15

thinking happens

Question 16

the cerebellum refines;

Answer 16

muscle movement and balance

Question 17

the Brain stem controls

Answer 17

vital functions (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing , sleeping and waking.

Question 18

a synapse is:

Answer 18

the space between an axon of one neuron and a dendrite of another

Question 19

neurotransmitters are

Answer 19

what are released by the sending neuron’s axon and bound to the receiving neuron’s dendrites

Question 20

Glutamate is

Answer 20

a neurotransmitter that is usually used in the brain it often firs off an impulse

Question 21

GABA is

Answer 21

(gamma aminobutyric acid) a neurotransmitter that can inhibit a transmission. (AKA ignore a sound)`

Question 22

Acetylcholine is

Answer 22

a neurotransmitter that has quieting effects in some parts of the brain and waking in others. it promotes restful sleep, memory and keeps you from being depressed.

Question 23

A high is a:

Answer 23

a temporary felling of intense pleasure and energy (which is brought on by dopine flooding)

Question 24

An addict is when

Answer 24

someone becomes physically or emotionally dependent on a drug

Question 25

A concussion is the result of

Answer 25

a knock on the head or a bruise on the head

Question 26

a seizure is

Answer 26

an abnormal excessive activity of the brain's neurons often with no clear reason

Question 27

an epilepsy is

Answer 27

diagnosed when someone has multiply seizures

Question 28

meningitis is

Answer 28

inflammation in the protective layers of the brain (AKA meninges)

Question 29

encephalitis is

Answer 29

inflammation of the brain itself

Question 30

An ischemic stroke is when

Answer 30

there is loss of blood in the brain resulting in neuron death

Question 31

edema is when

Answer 31

something is swelling

Question 32

aneurysm is when

Answer 32

a weakened area of a blood vessel that breaks

Question 33

A hemorrhagic stroke is when

Answer 33

a brain blood vessel breaks and pools in areas of the brain

Question 34

A hematoma is a

Answer 34

blood cot that is below the surface

Question 35

the endocrine system is made up of

Answer 35

glands and hormones

Question 36

glands produce

Answer 36

hormones and release them into the blood stream

Question 37

a target cell

Answer 37

is a cell with a receptor for a hormone

Question 38

a receptor is

Answer 38

what tells the hormone where to go

Question 39

the pineal body produces

Answer 39

hormones that enhance or discourage sleep

Question 40

serotonin promotes

Answer 40

wakefulness

Question 41

melatonin encourages

Answer 41

sleep

Question 42

the pituitary gland and

Answer 42

the hypothalamus control growth and send out signal hormones to other endocrine glands

Question 43

adrenal glands produces

Answer 43

a short - term hormone that produces a quickly prepares the body for conflict

Question 44

Cortisol

Answer 44

is a hormone that is produced in the pituitary gland that reduces inflammation

Question 45

Epinephrine

Answer 45

is a hormone that speeds up the heart

Question 46

the thyroid produces

Answer 46

a hormone called thyroxine that raises the metabolic rate of cells

Question 47

the pancreas produces

Answer 47

insulin that lowers glucose levels in blood

Question 48

reactive hypoglycemia is when

Answer 48

the insulin over reacts sometimes as a result of sugary snacks on an empty stomach

Question 49

diabetes is

Answer 49

a disease of constantly high blood levels .

Question 50

type 1 diabetes is

Answer 50

when there is a lack of insulin production by the cells in the pancreas

Question 51

type two is when

Answer 51

glands don't respond normally to the insulin

Question 52

insulin resistant is

Answer 52

when the cells of the body no longer accept the insulin that Is available

Question 53

female reproductive

Answer 53

estrogen and progesterone

Question 54

male reproductive:

Answer 54

testosterone

Question 55

list 5 signs of inflammation

Answer 55

``` 1 pain 2 swelling (edema) 3 redness 4 temperature increase of the inflamed tissues 5 hypersensitivity ```