9th Grade Health Study Guide
Name ____________________________________________ Date ________________ Per. ____
1. _____________________________ is an illness that can be passed from an infected person to a well person.
2. Actions that help to keep a disease or condition from occurring is called _________________
______________________.
3. A cancer causing chemical _______________________.
4. ______ is the psychoactive ingredient in Marijuana.
5. A molecule that is released from a nerve cell is called a ________________________.
6. Produces a feeling of pleasure: _______________.
7. ______________ - liver damage.
8. The brain’s response to not having the drug ____________________.
9. _____________________ is the intense desire for the pleasure produced by the drug.
10. A drug classification which reduces or slows down the central nervous system. _________________.
11. A fundamental change in the brain that results in uncontrollable, compulsive drug craving, seeking and use. _______________.
12. _____________________ is the basic building block of the central nervous system.
13. Drugs that do not require a doctor’s prescriptions are called ______________________________.
14. Marijuana is a mind-altering drug and is classified as an ______________________.
15. ______________________ is the physical and psychological negative effects of discontinuing use of a drug.
16. A highly concentrated form of a natural substance found in meat and fish is called __________________.
17. When alcohol is consumed, it is carried to all parts of the body within ____________.
18. Once alcohol reaches the brain, it begins to affect those areas of the brain that controls
_____________, _______________ and ________________.
19. Long term physical effects of alcohol includes ___________________, ____________________ an ____________________.
20. Alcohol is
1. _____________________________ is an illness that can be passed from an infected person to a well person.
2. Actions that help to keep a disease or condition from occurring is called _________________
______________________.
3. A cancer causing chemical _______________________.
4. ______ is the psychoactive ingredient in Marijuana.
5. A molecule that is released from a nerve cell is called a ________________________.
6. Produces a feeling of pleasure: _______________.
7. ______________ - liver damage.
8. The brain’s response to not having the drug ____________________.
9. _____________________ is the intense desire for the pleasure produced by the drug.
10. A drug classification which reduces or slows down the central nervous system. _________________.
11. A fundamental change in the brain that results in uncontrollable, compulsive drug craving, seeking and use. _______________.
12. _____________________ is the basic building block of the central nervous system.
13. Drugs that do not require a doctor’s prescriptions are called ______________________________.
14. Marijuana is a mind-altering drug and is classified as an ______________________.
15. ______________________ is the physical and psychological negative effects of discontinuing use of a drug.
16. A highly concentrated form of a natural substance found in meat and fish is called __________________.
17. When alcohol is consumed, it is carried to all parts of the body within ____________.
18. Once alcohol reaches the brain, it begins to affect those areas of the brain that controls
_____________, _______________ and ________________.
19. Long term physical effects of alcohol includes ___________________, ____________________ an ____________________.
20. Alcohol is