Health Final Review Sheet
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Heredity | traits passed biologically form parent to child |
| Emphysema | Disorder in which air sacs in lungs can no longer function |
| Extrovert | Outgoing, talkative and social |
| Introvert | Shy, quiet and preserved |
| Amygdala | The emotional center of the brain is partly response for your gut and your situations |
| Ulcer | Excess Acid in the Stomach |
| Heroin | illegal opiate made from morphine and is highly addictive |
| Bullivia | People go on uncontrollable eating binges |
| Schizophrenia | Severe disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness and behavior, split-mind |
| Phobia | anxiety related to specific situation or object |
| Stimulant | drug that increases the activity of the central nervous system |
| Mainstream smoke | smoke that's exhaled from a smoker's lungs |
| Side stream Smoke | Smoke that goes indirectly from the cigarette |
| Cirrhosis | Alcohol interferes with the liver's ability to breakdown fats |
| Detoxification | involves removing alcohol from a person's body |
| Health | The overall well-being of your mid, body and relationships with other people |
| Depressant | a drug that slows brain and body functions |
| Nicotine | Chemical in tobacco plants that is very addictive |
| Testosterone | Sex hormone produced in boy's testis |
| Frontal Cortex | thinking region of the brain which plays an important role in judgement |
| Puberty | period of sexual development when a person is sexually mature and are able to reproduce |
| Estrogen | produced in the girl's ovary |
| LSD | Strongest known hallucinogen known as acid |
| Adrenal Gland | This gland releases adrenaline which triggers the body to such sudden stress |
| Parathyroid Gland | Regulate the level of calcium and phosphorous in the body |
| Hypothalamus Gland | This gland controls body temperatures and sleep hunger |
| Pituitary Gland | Gland controls growth reproduction and metabolism |
| Pancreas | controls levels of sugar in body |
| Corpus Collosum | Part of the brain that is responsible for creativity and problem solving |
| Osteoporosis | ... |
| psychiatrist | physician who can diagnose and treat medical disorders |
| Thymus | The thymus gland helps aiding the immune system |
| Rohypnol | roofies, rape drugs |
| PCP | angel dust |
| Methamphetamine | also called "crank", crystal or ice usually become paranoid or psychotic |
| Factors of buying a product | Safety cost and warranty |
| Legal limit for DWI | 0.08 |
| Examples of impulse control disorder | Gambling and shopping |
| Advertisements of Tobacco | have been banned for 30 yrs |
| Poorest quality of tobacco leaves | Chewing tobacco |
| Factors in Blood Alcohol Concentration(BAC) | Rate of consumption, gender, body size and amount of food in stomach |
| Functions of Testis | testosterone and sperm |
| Temperature of Testis | is lower than body temperature |
| Hormones are produced | by the endocrine gland |
| Consumable products | Products that are purchased over and over again |
| Conscientious | How responsible and self discipline is being |
| Create + nurture | when you are older |
| Friends as important influence | On your personality from childhood through teen years |
| Secondhand smoke | does not have long-term effects on health. |
| Cigar/ pipe tobacco | contains more nicotine than cigarette tobacco |
| Searching for identity | occurs during teen years |
| Crack | the strongest form of cocaine |
| Inhalants | are considered of household products |
| During adolescence | a teen's self esteem is low |
| Canabissatia | a hem plant that produces marijuana and ashes |
| Adrenaline | a substance released in your blood that causes faster heartbeat and faster heart-rate |
| 90% of oral cancers | occur in people that have used tobacco |
| Alcohol | involved in about 40% of fatal motor vehicle crashes |
| Criminal offense | to sell alcohol to a minor |
| Lung cancer | the leading cause for cancer death in men and women |
| Child-care | one of the issues that a couple needs to be considered before having one |
| Emotional part of adolescence brain | more active than the same region in the adult brain |
| Sex hormone | control the change that occur in puberty |
| Growth spurts | Girl tend to have it more earlier than boys |
| Marijuana | can act as an depressant, stimulant and hallucinogen |
| Hallucinogens | are considered illegal and not prescribed by doctors |
| Phencyclidine | also called angel dust |
| Marijuana | considered a gateway drug |
| Bipolar disorder | is called a manic depressive disorder |
| Why do people get married? | 1) Social 2) Cultural 3) Country 4) Money |
| Keys to a successful marriage | 1) attraction 2) love 3) commitment 4) Communication |
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