Johan Cuevas
Yasmine Ouchikh
PSY 10200
February 25, 2016
1. The drug that Harry abuses is a hallucinogens. Hallucinogens are drugs that alter the person's consciousness and arouse the senses in different ways. They can create hallucinations and make the person taking the drug very hungry. One effect of a hallucinogen is that it can increase the way the person perceive sounds, making music sound better than how it did before the “high”. Harry is not abusing a depressant because a depressant reduces neural activity which is not what is happening with him. It’s also not a stimulant because a stimulant increases both neural activity and body functions. Harry’s heart rate and blood pressure did not increase as a result of the drug. Thus, the drug …show more content…
The drug that Jo began using is a stimulant. Stimulants increase neural activity and causes bodily functions to speed up. This drug increases activity in the nervous system by activating specifically the sympathetic nervous system, which arouses the body, also known as the fight-or-flight response. The drug that Jo began using is not a depressant since a depressant activates the parasympathetic nervous system. It also is not a hallucinogen because they create hallucinations and in some cases causes the person taking the drug to become hungry. The drug that Jo began using might be Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth).
4a. Neurons communicate using neurotransmitters. First, a neuron has to receive the message through the dendrites, which receive messages. Then, the message passes through the cell body, which is the life support of the cell. Next, the axon receives the message and the neural impulse travels down the axons. The axons are covered by the myelin sheath, which help speed up the neural impulse. Finally, they reach the axon terminal.
4b. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that sends information to a receiving neuron. It is not a hormone because hormones travel through the bloodstream while neurotransmitters travel through the synapse. Also, hormones are messages for organs while neurotransmitters are messages for the
Yasmine Ouchikh
PSY 10200
February 25, 2016
1. The drug that Harry abuses is a hallucinogens. Hallucinogens are drugs that alter the person's consciousness and arouse the senses in different ways. They can create hallucinations and make the person taking the drug very hungry. One effect of a hallucinogen is that it can increase the way the person perceive sounds, making music sound better than how it did before the “high”. Harry is not abusing a depressant because a depressant reduces neural activity which is not what is happening with him. It’s also not a stimulant because a stimulant increases both neural activity and body functions. Harry’s heart rate and blood pressure did not increase as a result of the drug. Thus, the drug …show more content…
The drug that Jo began using is a stimulant. Stimulants increase neural activity and causes bodily functions to speed up. This drug increases activity in the nervous system by activating specifically the sympathetic nervous system, which arouses the body, also known as the fight-or-flight response. The drug that Jo began using is not a depressant since a depressant activates the parasympathetic nervous system. It also is not a hallucinogen because they create hallucinations and in some cases causes the person taking the drug to become hungry. The drug that Jo began using might be Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth).
4a. Neurons communicate using neurotransmitters. First, a neuron has to receive the message through the dendrites, which receive messages. Then, the message passes through the cell body, which is the life support of the cell. Next, the axon receives the message and the neural impulse travels down the axons. The axons are covered by the myelin sheath, which help speed up the neural impulse. Finally, they reach the axon terminal.
4b. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that sends information to a receiving neuron. It is not a hormone because hormones travel through the bloodstream while neurotransmitters travel through the synapse. Also, hormones are messages for organs while neurotransmitters are messages for the