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Health Case/Evans 7
Essential Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| choking | breath is stopped due to obstruction of the windpipe (food may be stuck in your throat) |
| abdominal thrusts | to apply pressure to a choking person's stomach to force an object out of his or her throat |
| CPR | emergency technique used to save a victim who isn't breathing and who doesn't have a heart beat |
| risk | to expose to the chance of injury or loss |
| physical abuse | harmful treatment that causes injury to the body |
| support system | people providing encouragement to help you become successful |
| personal hygiene | practice of keeping clean to prevent the spread of disease |
| hereditary | the passing down of traits from parents to their biological child |
| influenza | viral infection that is very common in the winter months |
| genes | a set of instructions describing how that person will look and grow |
| virus | one of the smallest and simplest disease causing agents |
| bacteria | very simple single-celled microorganisms that are found everywhere |
| vaccine | a substance that helps the body build resistance to a certain disease |
| antibiotic | a drug that kills bacteria or slows the growth of bacteria |
| anabolic steroids | synthetic version of the male hormone testosterone |
| stimulant | any drug that speeds up the activity of the heart and brain |
| depressant | any drug that causes activity in the body and brain to slow |
| methamphetamines | causes the feeling of increased strength, can cause increased heart rate, violent behavior, stroke, or death |
| anorexia nervosa | an eating disorder that involves self-starvation, an unhealthy body image, and extreme weight loss |
| bulimia nervosa | an eating disorder in which a person eats a large amount of food and then tries to remove the food from the body |
| binge eating disorder | a person cannot control how much he or she eats |
| empty calories | usually refers to junk food that is full of sugar which does not provide long lasting energy for the body |
| fad diets | a diet that promises quick wight loss with little effort |
| body image | the way that you see yourself and imagine your body |
| stress | the combination of a new or possibly threatening situation and the body's natural response to the situation |
| stressor | An activity, event, or other stimulus that causes stress |
| stress management | strategies to help mange stress |
| distress | a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain |
| cardiorespiratory system | relating to, or affecting the heart respiratory system |
| endocrine system | a system of glands that produce hormones for the bloddstream, such as the pituitary system or thyroid glands |
| digestive system | set of organs in your body that digest the food you eat |
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