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health final examm

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What does PEMMSS stand for?   Physical, emotional, mental, moral, social, and spiritual  
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What does assertive mean?   A person who stands up for their beliefs in a non-threatening way.  
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What does passive mean?   A person who holds back their feelings.  
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What is the leading cause of deaths for young people?   car wrecks  
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Your personality is formed primarily because of what two factors?   hereditary and environment  
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What is stress?   a reaction of your body and mind to threatening or challenging events in your life.  
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What are the two different types of stress?   eustress and distress  
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What are the three stages of stress?   alarm stage, resistance stage, and exuahsten stage  
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What hormone is released during the first stage of stress?   adreneline  
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What are the three relaxation skills that were discussed in class?   breathing, muscle relaxation, and imagery  
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What is the largest part of the brain?   cerebrum  
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what part of the brain controls the functions of the internal organs?   the brain stem  
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What part of the brain controls the ability to memorize and think?   cerebrum  
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What part of the brain regulates body temperature and water balance?   hypothalmus  
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What part of the brain is nicknamed the "little brain?"   cerebellum  
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What lobe of the brain is responsible for recognition, sound, and memory?   temperal  
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What lobe is responsible for speech production, movement, and personality?   Frontal  
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What lobe interprets visual information?   occipital  
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What lobe controls our senses and pain?   Pariental  
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What are the 2 major divisions if the nervous system?   central and peripheral  
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What sense does the gustatory nerve control?   Taste  
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What nervous system branches out from the CNS to the muscles, skin and organs?   Somatic Nervous System  
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What nervous system directly influences breathing patterns and blood flow?   Sympathetic  
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What nervous system is activated when an individual is introduced to a "fight or flight" response?   Parasympathetic nervous system  
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What type of neuron carries impulses to muscles from the brain and spinal cord?   Motor neuron  
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What connects bones to other bones?   ligaments  
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What is the soft connective tissue at the end of some bones that serves as a cushion?   cartilage  
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What connects the muscles to bones?   tendons  
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This is a tough tissue fiber that attaches muscles to bones.   tendon  
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What are the 3 types of muscle tissues?   cardiac, smooth, and skeletal  
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This is a static muscle action that involves a contraction, but it doesnt move a weight over a distance.   isometric  
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Serves as a gate for the larynx and prevents food/liquids from entering the larynx and trachea.   epiglottis  
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This is also known as the throat and serves a dual purpose for both air and food.   pharynx  
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This is also known as the voice box   lyrnex  
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This connects the larynx to the lungs and is lined with cilia.   trachea  
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These branch off from the trachea   bronchi  
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Inside the lungs, these are tiny sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.   aveoli  
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How many lobes does the right lung have?   3  
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How mans lobes does the left lung have?   2  
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This helps the blood clot and form scabs to stop bleeding when an injury occurs   platelets  
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Tiny vessels that connect the veins to the arteries   capillaries  
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Where is the carotid artery found?   in the neck  
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How many chambers does the heart have?   4  
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What is the largest artery in the body?   aorta  
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What are the 9 steps of the pathway of blood through the heart?   supperior vena cava, inferier vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmanary arteries to the lungs, pulmanary veins back to the heart, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta  
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