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Health Mid-Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A state of well-being or balanced health over a long period of time | Wellness |
| The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being | Health |
| The beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people | Culture |
| All the living and non-living things around you | Environment |
| Taking steps to avoid something | Prevention |
| The passing of traits from parents to their biological children | Heredity |
| The conscious, active choice not to participate in high risk behaviors | Abstinence |
| Taking action in support of a cause | Advocacy |
| The process of making a choice or solving a problem | Decision Making |
| The beliefs that guide the way a person lives | Values |
| Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body | Artery |
| Blood vessels that carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart | Veins |
| Tiny blood vessels that carry blood to and from almost all body cells and connect arteries and veins | Capillary |
| The number of days you work out each week | Frequency |
| The ability to move joints fully and easily through a full range of motion | Flexibility |
| The framework of bones and other tissues that supports the body | Skeletal System |
| A type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other votes at the joint | Ligaments |
| The places where two or more bones meet | Joints |
| Rhythmic, moderate-to-vigourious activity that uses large amounts of oxygen and works the heart and lungs | Aerobic |
| Intense physical activity that builds muscle but doesn't use large amounts of oxygen | Anaerobic |
| Substances the body uses to form healthy bones and teeth, keep blood healthy, and keep the heart and other organs working properly | Minerals |
| Compounds that help to regulate body processes | Vitamins |
| The starches and sugars found in food | Carbohydrates |
| The nutrient group used to build and repair cells | Protein |
| A complex carbohydrates that the body cannot break down or use for energy | Fiber |
| An eating disorder in which a person strongly fears gaining weight and starves him or herself | Anorexia |
| An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then purges | Bulimia |
| The waxy, fat-like substance that the body uses to build cells and make other substances | Cholesterol |
| The group of organs that works together to break down foods into substances that your cells can use | Digestive System |
| Fats that are usually liquid at room temperature | Unsaturated Fats |
| A hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood, giving your blood extra energy | Adrenaline |
| Sources of stress | Stressor |
| The ability to handle situations successfully | Coping |
| Stress that prevents you from doing what you need to do stress that causes you discomfort | Distress |
| Stress that makes you reach your goal | Eustress |
| The ability to recover from problems or loss | Resilient |
| A combination of your feelings, likes, dislikes, attitudes, abilities, and habits | Personality |
| Tiredness | Fatigue |
| Feeling very hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilt, and extreme sadness | Depression |
| Identifying with and sharing another person feelings | Empathy |
| Expressing feelings, thoughts, or experiences with words, either by speaking,or writing | Verbal |
| Postures, gestures and facial expressions | Body Language |
| When both sides of a conflict agree to give up something to reach a solution that safeties everyone | Compromise |
| The sense of what to do or say to avoid offending others | Tact |
| Getting messages across without using words | Non-Verbal |
| The physical, emotional, or mental mistreatment of another person | Abuse |
| A type of violence in which one person uses threats, taunts, or violence to intimidate another again and again | Bully |
| A negative and unjustly formed opinion | Prejudice |
| The process of talking directly to another person to resolve a conflict | Negotiation |
| Resolving conflicts by using another person or persons to help reach a solution that is acceptable to both sides | Mediation |
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