Flashcards on Health, Temperaments, and Nervous System

Hypothalamus

What part of the brain controls body temperature?

Frostbite

What is damage to extremities due to cold called?

Heat stroke

What illness involves a body temperature of 105°F or higher?

Shivering

What is reflexive muscle contraction to generate heat called?

Vasoconstriction

What is the narrowing of blood vessels to conserve heat called?

Vasodilation

What is the widening of blood vessels to release heat called?

Genetics

What is the study of inherited traits?

Nature

What does 'nature' refer to?

Nurture

What does 'nurture' refer to?

Temperament

What is temperament?

Extrovert

What is an extrovert?

Introvert

What is an introvert?

Phlegmatic

What temperament is patient and energized by solitude?

Choleric

What temperament is decisive, confident, and group-oriented?

Sanguine

What temperament is enthusiastic, talkative, and motivated by relationships?

Melancholic

What temperament is reliable, reserved, and needs quiet?

Choleric and sanguine

Which temperaments are happiest about a party tonight?

Phlegmatic

Which temperament has the most patience with children?

Physical health

What is a sign of physical health?

Emotional health

What is a sign of emotional health?

Mental health

What is a sign of mental health?

Social health

What is a sign of social health?

Spiritual health

What is a sign of spiritual health?

Nervous system

What is the nervous system made up of?

Endocrine system

What does the endocrine system use to communicate?

Repeated concussions

What is true of repeated concussions?

GABA

What is the role of GABA?

Glutamate

What is the role of glutamate?

Acetylcholine

What is the role of acetylcholine?

Dopamine

What is the role of dopamine?

Encephalitis

What disease is caused by inflammation of the brain, often from a mosquito bite?

Seizures

What is true about seizures?

Diabetes

What causes most diabetes cases?

Addiction

Which is NOT true about addiction?

Depression

How is depression formally diagnosed?

Control

What is NOT under your control?

Mental illness diagnosis

What does a diagnosis of mental illness mean?

Depression symptoms

What is NOT a symptom of depression?

Head cold

What should you do before flying with a head cold?

Myopia

What is myopia?

Blind spot

What part of the retina creates the blind spot?

Taste categories

What are the five categories of taste?

Essential amino acids

What are the 9 amino acids the body cannot produce called?

Dementia

What is NOT a form of dementia?

Self-harm behavior

What is self-harm behavior?

Building block of proteins

What is the building block of proteins?