| SYSTEMS | I don't want that... | Parts of the Brain | No thank you | Other |
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What is the system that protects brain system from toxic substances?
Blood brain barrier
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What is the surgery to remove a portion of the skull?
Craniectomy
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What are the body's chemical messengers between neurons?
Neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin)
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What is brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head?
CTE
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What is the term for new neurons being formed in the brain?
Neurogenesis
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What is the network of nerves that helps us respond to dangerous or stressful situations?
Sympathetic Nervous System
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What is the term for "ballooning" of an artery wall?
Aneurism
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What is the center for emotions such as anger and sadness, as well as fight of flight?
Amygdala
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What is the term for breaking down part of the body?
Atrophy
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What is the term for building a memory?
Encoding
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What is the network of nerves that relaxes your body after periods of stress?
Parasympathetic nervous system
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What is inflammation of the tissues in the brain?
Encephalitis
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What is the cell that receives and sends information throughout the body?
Neuron
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What are the plaques of sticky protein that accumulate in the brain and destroy synapses?
Beta-amyloid
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What is the term when something "stays the same"?
Static
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What is the system that flushes the brain during sleep?
Glymphatic system
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What is the word for swelling of membranes covering the brain and spinal cord?
Meningitis
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What is he part of the neuron that receives electrical impulses?
Dendrites
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What is a general loss of memory, language, and other thinking abilities?
Dementia
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What does cessation mean?
The process of ending something
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What does it mean to be sedentary?
Tending to spend too much time seated
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What are the small areas of dead tissue that result from a blockage of blood flow?
Infarct
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What is the clear, colorless body fluid found within the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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What do you lose if you forget what's happening in the present moment?
Short-term memory loss (or working memory)
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What is exacerbate mean?
To make worse
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