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Health Questions
Semester 1 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a condition in which the small airways in the lungs narrow, making breathing difficult | asthma |
| medicines that help control the effects triggered by histamines | antihistamines |
| chemicals in the body that cause the symptoms of the allergic reaction | histamines |
| an extreme sensitivity to a substance | allergy |
| a protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood | insulin |
| a formula you can use to determine if your weight is appropriate for you | BMI (Body Mass Index) |
| a surgical procedure in which an instrument with a tiny balloon, drill bit, or laser is inserted into a blocked artery to clear the blockage | angioplasty |
| when cancer signs and symptoms disappear | remission |
| are characteristics or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or disease | risk factors |
| substances that cause cancer | carciogens |
| tumors that are not cancerous | benign |
| tumors that are cancerous | malignant |
| disease that is characterized by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells | cancer |
| a mass of abnormal cells | tumor |
| bleeding | hermonage (spelling) |
| blood clot | thrombolism |
| floating blood clot | embolism |
| bulge in an artery wall caused by high blood pressure | aneurysm |
| second leading cause of death in non-communicable disease | cancer |
| What are three ways to treat cancer? | surgery, chemotherapy, radiation |
| is the only true way to see if a tumor is cancerous or not is by examining a small sample of tissue | biopsy |
| is the third leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases | diabetes |
| the leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases | heart disease |
| illness that last a long time | chronic disease |
| disease that results in the breakdown of the body's cells, tissues, and organs as it progresses | degenerative |
| disease that are present when the baby is born | congential |
| blood flow to a part of the heart is greatly reduced or blocked | heart attack |
| blood flow to the brain is greatly reduced or blocked | stroke |
| fatty substances are deposited on the walls of arteries | atheroscliosis |
| hardening of the arteries | arteroisclosis |
| the force of the blood on the inside walls of the blood vessels is higher than normal | hypertension |
| a disease that prevents the body from converting food to energy | diabetes |
| the result of too little insulin produced by the pancreas of the failure of the insulin to function normally. 90% of cases | type 2 diabetes |
| the result of little or no insulin produced by the pancreas. 10% of cases | type 1 diabetes |
| a condition signaled by pain and swelling in the joint | arthritis |
| the joints become swollen and painful and cartilage that separates the bones is destroyed | oscoarthritis |
| results from wearing away of the joints | remithoid arthritis? |
| reliever medications used to relax the muscles around the air passages | broncodilators |
| name 7 risk factors of cardiovascular disease | hereditary, age, weight, diet, if you smoke, blood pressure, cholesterol |
| name 5 warning signs of cancer | thickening in the breast, change in bladder, a sore that does not go away, unusual bleeding, trouble bleeding |
| what are the four things to watch out for with moles that might be cancerous | asymmetry, borders, color, diameter |
| name dietary disease | type 1 diabetes, obesity |
| name skin disease | skin cancer, melanoma, allergy |
| name nervous disease | turrets, spinal disease, sleeping sickness |
| name hormonal disease | acne, breast cancer, pituitary tumor |
| name hereditary disease | heart attack, stroke, hypertension |
| name respiratory disease | lung cancer, asthma, influenza |
| define pathogen | disease causing organism |
| define disease | an infection in you body that interferes with proper functioning |
| define incubation period | first sign of symptoms |
| define convalescence | recovery period |
| define immunity | your bodys ability to fight off infections |
| a time of vague symptoms | prodromal period |
| any substance released by invading pathogens | antigens |
| proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body | antibodies |
| white blood cells in the lymphatic system | lymphocytes |
| a time of specific symptoms | incubation period |
| a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that causes the immune system to produce antibodies | vaccine |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| HIV | human immune deficiency virus |
| AIDS | acquainted immune deficiency syndrome |
| what are the two types of lymphocytes | T cells B cells |
| name the six pathogens | virus, bacteria, fungi, parasitic worm, rickettisia, protozoa |
| name five STDs | AIDS/HIV, goneria, syphilis, gentil warts, chloymidia |
| name four viral diseases | common cold, swine flu, flu, chicken pox |
| name four bacterial diseases | laryngitis. bronchitis, pneumonia, strep throat |
| name three fungal diseases | nail fungi, pneumonia, athletes foot |
| name three diseases caused by parasites | tape worm, liver fluke, intestinal fluke |
| the only way to not catch and STD is through ____________ | no sexual contact |
| what are the two most common symptoms of STDs? | hot urine and puss from the vagina or penis |
| what are three of the body's defenses | with immunity, t cells, and b cells |
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