Health Vocab

3. Drug that relieve anxiety and produce sleep, including barbiturates and alcohol
4. Stimulant drugs whose effect are very similar to cocaine
5. A chemically modified amphetamine that has hallucinogenic as well as stimulant properties
6. a chemical produced by neurons to carry messages to other neurons
7. A brain chemical, classified as a neurotransmitter, found in regions of the brain that regulates movement, emotion, motivation, and pleasure
10. Region of the brains responsible for cognitive functions including reasoning, mood, and perception of time
14. A diverse group of drugs that alters perceptions, thoughts, and feelings. Hallucinogenic drugs include LSD, mescaline, MDMA, (ecstasy), PCP, and psilocybin (magic mushrooms)
16. A unique type of cell found in the brain and body that is specialized to process and transmitter information
18. the brain and spinal cord
21. refers to a disease or condition that persist over a long period of time
22. The fiber-like extension of a neuron by which the cell carries information to target cells

1. The structure at the end of an axon that produces and releases chemicals (neurotransmitter) to carry the neurons message to neighboring neuron
2. a hallucinogenic drug that acts on the receptor for the neurotransmitter serotonin
4. A chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and long lasting chemical changes in the brain
8. The space between neurons
9. Symptoms that occurs after chronic use of a drug is reduced or stopped
11. a part of the brain that helps regulate posture, balance, and coordination
12. A set brain structure that generates feelings, emotions, and motivations. It is also important in learning and memory
13. the specialized branches that extend from a neuron's cell body and receive messages from other neurons
15. A neurotransmitter that regulates many functions, including mood, appetite, and sensory perecptions
17. A class of drugs, including heroin and oxycodone, that is made from the opium poppy plant or is produced in a lav and has opium-like effects. opioid drugs relieve pain, dull the senses, and depress the central nervous system
19. A molecule that recognize specific chemicals (normally neurotransmitter and hormones)and trasmits the messages carried by the chemical into the cell on which the receptor the receptor is located
20. A class of addictive drug that speed up the body central nervous and circulatory systems. stimulants include cocaine, methamphetamine, and ritalin