How does THC affect the brain?

Disrupts endocannabinoid messages

When using marijuana, some people may experience

Fear, Anxiety, Memory loss, Paranoia

What is the role of endocannbinoids?

Balance body temperature, hunger, coordination, and alertness, Help with memory, Regulate body and brain functions, Help cope with stress, pain, and anxiety

What are the three parts of the endocannabinoid system?

Endocannabinoids, receptors, enzymes

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1
What does the endocannabinoid system regulate?
Hearing, taste, touch
Sleep, digestion, vision
Memory, hunger, stress
Breathing, heartbeat, reflexes
2
What is a potential risk of youth marijuana use?
Enhanced learning
Addiction
Improved focus
Better memory
3
How does THC affect the brain?
Disrupts endocannabinoid messages
Enhances brain function
Balances hormones
Improves memory
4
True or false: Marijuana is legal for all ages
False
True
5
Marijuana has a stronger, more harmful effect on young people with still developing brains
True
False
6
Which chemical in marijuana affects the brain?
Enzymes
Proteins
THC
CBD
7
When using marijuana, some people may experience
Fear
Anxiety
Memory loss
Paranoia
8
Young people who chronically use marijuana increase their risk of:
Addiction to alcohol or other drugs in adulthood
Cognitive and memory damage
Serious mental illness like depression and psychosis
All of the above
9
What does THC do to endocannabinoids?
Enhances their function
Creates new ones
Disrupts their messages
Destroys them
10
Which system in the brain does marijuana affect?
Digestive system
Circulatory system
Respiratory system
Endocannabinoid system
11
True or false: THC helps with memory
True
False
12
What is the role of endocannbinoids?
Balance body temperature, hunger, coordination, and alertness
Help with memory
Regulate body and brain functions
Help cope with stress, pain, and anxiety
13
How is marijuana typically used?
Smoked, vaped, ingested
Drunk, eaten, sniffed
Chewed, swallowed, rubbed
Injected, inhaled, absorbed
14
What are the three parts of the endocannabinoid system?
Endocannabinoids, receptors, enzymes
Neurons, synapses, cerebellum
Blood vessels, cells, cerebral cortex
Hormones, lungs, cells

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Questions 14

Answers

1
What does the endocannabinoid system regulate?
Hearing, taste, touch
Sleep, digestion, vision
Memory, hunger, stress
Breathing, heartbeat, reflexes
2
What is a potential risk of youth marijuana use?
Enhanced learning
Addiction
Improved focus
Better memory
3
How does THC affect the brain?
Disrupts endocannabinoid messages
Enhances brain function
Balances hormones
Improves memory
4
True or false: Marijuana is legal for all ages
False
True
5
Marijuana has a stronger, more harmful effect on young people with still developing brains
True
False
6
Which chemical in marijuana affects the brain?
Enzymes
Proteins
THC
CBD
7
When using marijuana, some people may experience
Fear
Anxiety
Memory loss
Paranoia
8
Young people who chronically use marijuana increase their risk of:
Addiction to alcohol or other drugs in adulthood
Cognitive and memory damage
Serious mental illness like depression and psychosis
All of the above
9
What does THC do to endocannabinoids?
Enhances their function
Creates new ones
Disrupts their messages
Destroys them
10
Which system in the brain does marijuana affect?
Digestive system
Circulatory system
Respiratory system
Endocannabinoid system
11
True or false: THC helps with memory
True
False
12
What is the role of endocannbinoids?
Balance body temperature, hunger, coordination, and alertness
Help with memory
Regulate body and brain functions
Help cope with stress, pain, and anxiety
13
How is marijuana typically used?
Smoked, vaped, ingested
Drunk, eaten, sniffed
Chewed, swallowed, rubbed
Injected, inhaled, absorbed
14
What are the three parts of the endocannabinoid system?
Endocannabinoids, receptors, enzymes
Neurons, synapses, cerebellum
Blood vessels, cells, cerebral cortex
Hormones, lungs, cells