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ACE Health Pace #4 Flashcards

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Adrenaline

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A hormone that speeds up the heartbeat

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Amphetamine

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A stimulant drug that increases energy and suppresses the appetite

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Anabolic

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Process of changing substances into tissue

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Analgesic

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A class of drugs that relieves pain without causing unconsciousness

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Aneurysm

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A swelling of an artery or vein caused by pressure of the blood on the weak area

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Atherosclerosis

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A disorder in which clumps of fatty material stick to the inner walls of the arteries

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Barbiturate

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A depressant drug that causes sleep

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Bronchitis

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An inflammation of the bronchial tubes

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Carcinogen

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A cancer-causing product

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Cirrhosis

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A scar tissue that forms in place of dead cells in the liver and blocks the flow of blood

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Convulsion

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A shaking of the body

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Dilate

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To make larger or wider

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Emphysema

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A respiratory disease that destroys the lung’s elasticity

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Gastrointestinal

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Having to do with the stomach or intestinals

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Hallucinogen

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A drug that changes a person’s state of consciousness

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Inflammation

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A painful swelling

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Intoxication

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A drunken state

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Intravenous

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Within a vein or veins

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Lesion

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An injury or cut

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Protist

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A one-celled animal or plant

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Psychedelic

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Causing awareness of new things or ideas; expanding the consciousness

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Radioisotope

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A radioactive element

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Remedial

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Helping or curing

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Sinusitis

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A swelling of the sinuses of the nose

25
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Stupor

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A loss of senses; a daze

26
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What four things contribute to good health?

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Personal Care
Safety
Physical Fitness
Good nutrition

27
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Four hazards to personal health

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Tobacco
Drugs
Alcohol
Pollution

28
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Ten problems associated with tobacco products

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Coughing 
Hoarseness
Sinusitis
Shortness of breath
Loss of taste
Chest and stomach pain
Loss of appetite
Fatigue
Insomnia
Nervousness
29
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How many people die annually from the effects of smoking?

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400,000

30
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Four main diseases caused by tobacco

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Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
Lung Cancer
Heart disease

31
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Three damaging chemicals in cigarette smoke

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Nicotine
Tar
Carbon Monoxide

32
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Three organs that make up the respiratory system

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Trachea, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes

33
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The bronchi are lined with ______ that keep _______ in the air from entering the lungs

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Cilia, Pollutants

34
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Oxygen is filtered by tiny ______

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air sacs

35
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Emphysema destroys the _______ of the lungs

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Elasticity

36
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Emphysema causes some of the air sacs in the lungs to _____

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burst and collapse

37
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How does lung cancer most often begin?

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As a result of the constant irritation of the lining of the bronchi by tar and nicotine in tobacco products

38
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Abnormal cells in the lungs can be carried to other parts of the body the ______

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Lymphatic system

39
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The primary heart disease caused by cigarette smoking is ______

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Coronary Artery Disease

40
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Nicotine affects the circulatory system by

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causing blood vessels to constrict

41
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What kind of drug is alchohol?

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A depressant

42
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What organ absorbs alcohol through its walls?

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The stomach

43
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What is cirrhosis of the liver?

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Scar tissue replacing damaged cells and blocking the flow of blood

44
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Five types of abused drugs

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Narcotic analgesics
Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Anabolic Steroids
45
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Most commonly abused narcotic analgesics

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Morphine
Opium
Heroin
Codeine

46
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A ________ is a drug that increases the central nervous system reaction

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stimulant

47
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Five stimulants

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Amphetamine
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Crack
Caffeine
48
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______ is absorbed through the mucous membranes in the nose or through the blood stream

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Cocaine

49
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Which drug decreases the activity of the nervous system and temporarily relieves tension and worry?

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Depressants

50
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Some negative effects of depressants

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Lack of muscular coordination
Respiratory paralysis
Memory loss
Sluggishness
Depression
Deep sleep
Death
51
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Two types of depressants

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Tranquilizers

Sedatives

52
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Most widely used sedative

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Barbiturates

53
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Taken to relive stress, but also reduce the ability to concentrate?

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Tranquilizers

54
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Five reasons for the increase in pollution

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Industrialised Societies
Motorised Vehicles
Increasing population
Increase in waste products
"Throwaway attitude"
55
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Five types of pollution

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Air
Water
Noise
Land 
Radiation
56
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Four classifications of cancer

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Sarcoma
Lymphoma
Carcinoma
Leukemia

57
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Three groups of carcinogens

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Chemicals
Radiation
Viruses

58
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Seven warning signs of cancer

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Change in bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
Obvious change in mole or wart
Nagging cough or hoarseness

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