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Eaton 8th Unit 1 & 2
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Cardiovascular Endurance | a measure of how efficiently your heart and lungs work when you exercise and how quickly they return to normal when you stop. |
Muscular Strength | measure of the most weight you can lift or the most force you can exert at one time |
Muscular Endurance | A measure of a muscle’s ability to repeatedly exert a force over a prolonged period of time |
Flexibility | the ability of your body’s joints to move easily through a full range of motion |
Body composition | the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, such as bone, muscle and fluid |
Sedentary Lifestyle | a way of life that includes little physical activity |
Peer | people in the same age group |
Peer Pressure | the influence to go along with the beliefs and actions of other people of your age |
Negative Peer Pressure | involves behaviors that can damage your health, hurt others or get someone into trouble |
Resistance Skills | Communication strategies that help you say no effectively |
Problem Solving | the process of working through details of an obstacle or issue |
Decision Making | the process of making a choice or finding a solution |
Values | the beliefs and principles that guide the way a person lives |
Influence | a power indirectly affecting a person or an action |
Goal setting | the process of working toward something that you want to accomplish |
Short | term goals |
Long | term goals |
Social Health | the ability to get along with the people around you |
Role | a part you play when you interact with another person |
Tolerance | the ability to value other people as they are |
Alcohol Abuse | underage, binge drinking, peer pressure, etc., Pathogen |
Disease | condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind |
Infection | a condition that occurs when pathogens enter the body, multiply and cause harm |
Genetic Disorder | a disorder that is caused partly or completely by a defect in genes |
Preventive Health Care Measures | treating a disease or injury so that it does not get worse, getting proper nutrition, physical activity, rest, etc; steps taken to keep disease or injury from happening or from getting worse |
Immunization | a vaccine of dead or weakened germs that causes the immune system to produce antibodies |
Genetic Disorder | a disorder that is caused partly or completely by a defect in genes |
Nicotine | an addictive drug found in tobacco leaves and in all tobacco products |
Tar – a thick, oily, dark, liquid that forms when tobacco burns. | |
Carbon Monoxide | a poisonous, odorless, colorless gas |
Smokeless Tobacco | ground tobacco that is chewed or inhaled through the nose |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | a condition in which passages in the lungs become swollen and irritated, eventually losing their elasticity |
Cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart and blood vessels |
and the psychological or physical addiction to alcohol | |
Reaction Time | the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations |
Intoxication | a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol |
Blood Alcohol Content | a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood |
Alcohol Poisoning | a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time. |
Cirrhosis | a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver. |
Binge Drinking | the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time |
Inhibition | a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person’s own behaviors or actions |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | a group of alcohol |