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Science Chapter 4
NJCA school
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An important source of energy for your body? (contained of sugars and starches) | Carbohydrates |
| Linked with only one or two sugar molecules? | Simple Carbohydrates |
| Consist of long chains of glucose units attached together? | Polysaccharides |
| A polysaccharides similar to starch,but, unlike starch , cannot be broken down by your body into sugars? | Fiber |
| Is used to build and repair your bodys cells? | Protein |
| Lack of proper nutrition because of poor diet? | Malnutrition |
| What are the "building blocks" of protein? | Amino acid |
| An important nutrient that the protein source gives the body? | Fats |
| What transports vitamins through the blood stream? | Lipids |
| Is unusually found in food made from animal products, and can cause cardiovascular disease? (It is the type of fat that is most dangerous) | Saturated fat |
| The fat that is better to eat because it is easily broken down by the digestive system? (found mostly in vegetable oil | Unsaturated fat |
| Nutrient that originate from living things? | Vitamins |
| I help growth, good eyesight, and healthy skin , What What am I ? (Hint: Vitamin) | Vitamin A |
| Helps your immune system, develops strong bones and teeth, and prevents fatigue and allergies, What Vitamin am I? | Vitamin C |
| Works together to change food into energy, What am I? | B-complex Vitamin |
| Are nutrients such as Calcium, Potassium, and Iron that originate from non-living materials like the rocks of the earth | Minerals |
| Promotes strong bones and is needed in your blood and for muscle contractions? | Calcium |
| Helps muscle move correctly and maintains the water balance of the body's cells? | Potassium |
| A nutrient found in lean meat, egg yolks, whole grains, and dried fruits, and enables the blood to carry oxygen around the body? | Iron |
| You should drink at least the equivalent of_____ glasses of water each day ? (the number) | 6 |
| Exercise that usually requires strength and speed but does not maintain a raised heart rate? | Anaerobic exercise |
| Helps your body more by strengthening your heart and lungs and by burning excess body fat? | Aerobic exercise |
| The heart rate that keeps the heart beat beating at the same rate for at least 20 min.? | Training heart rate |
| The enlargement that can make you stronger by enlarging your muscles? | Hypertrophy |
| Faliure to use muscles that will cause them to do this reaction? (Hint: Grows smaller (thats the nickname)) | Atrophy |
| Most people in their early teen years need about ___ to ____ hours of sleep every night? (put the number) | 8/10 |
| What helps your body stay cool? | Sweat glands |
| A form of energy from the sun rays | UV Radiation |
| Cancer of the cells that produce melanin | Melanoma |
| Means Sun protection factor and is used to protect your skin from suns harmful rays | SPF |
| Oily glands in the dermis that begin producing larger amounts of sebum | Sebaceous glands |
| An oily substance secreated by glands in the dermis | Sebum |
| White or black mounds | Pimples |
| When many of the glands become infected it creates | Acne |
| A skin doctor | Dermatologist |
| Splits in the cuticle | Hangnails |
| One side of the toenail that grow into the skin | Ingrow toenails |
| what is the special name for dental caries | Cavities |
| The sticky film formed by the bacteria in the mouth | Plaque |
| Tubes that lie in the dermis and manufacture hair | Hair follicles |
| A protein that also gives nails their strength and hardness | Keratin |
| Entering the body include strep throat, tuberculosis and pnemonia | Bacteria |
| The tiniest pathogen cause cold, influenza, and chicken pox | Viruses |
| A disease that spread from person to person | Infectious disease |
| A disease a person is born with | Congenital disease |
| Animals that are infected are called | Vectors |
| Although not normally severe , is inconvenient , and can lead to serious conditions such as bronchitis, laryngitis, and pneumonia | Common cad |
| Its an immune deficiency syndrome caused by HIV (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | Aids |
| Whats the best way to avoid getting disease | to obey Gods commands |
| The most common disease affection the immune system | Allergies |
| Substances that the body reacts to | Allergens |
| The disease that affects the heart and blood vessels | Cardiovascular disease |
| Occurs when the coronary arteries supplying the heart becomes blocked | Heart attack |
| Build up of fatty deposits | Atherosclerosis |
| occur when the heart beats abnormally | Arrhythmia |
| Occurs when some of the body cells begin to divide and grow at an abnormally fast base and takeover the nutrients that normal cells need | Cancer |
| When cells abnormally multiply and spread and make a lump of cancerous disease | Malignant tumor |
| When malignant tumor spreads to other parts of the body | Metastasis |
| A treatment using chemicals and drugs to destroy cancerous cells | Chemotherapy |
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