Chapter 15

Question 1

Dermis

Answer 1

Thick inner layer of skin

Question 2

Dandruff

Answer 2

A flaking of the outer most layer of dead skin cells

Question 3

Decibel

Answer 3

Measure of the loudness of sound

Question 4

Consumer

Answer 4

Anyone who uses products or services

Question 5

Consumer skills

Answer 5

Techniques that enable you to make wise informed purchases

Question 6

Comparison shopping

Answer 6

A method of judging the benefits of competing product or services based on quality ,effectiveness , safety and cost

Question 7

Warranty

Answer 7

A promise to refund your money if the product doesn’t work as claimed

Question 8

Health fraud

Answer 8

Selling of products or services to prevent diseases or cure health problems which have been scientifically proven safe safe or effective

Question 9

Medicines

Answer 9

Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions

Question 10

Prescription medications

Answer 10

Medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician or nurse practitioner

Question 11

Over the counter medicines

Answer 11

Medicines safe enough to be sold without a written order from physican

Question 12

Antibiotics

Answer 12

Medicines there dude or kill harmful bacteria in the body

Question 13

Side effect

Answer 13

Any effect of a medicines other than the one intended

Question 14

Healthcare system

Answer 14

Medical services available to a nations people and the manner in which these devices are paid for

Question 15

Preventive care

Answer 15

Step taken to keeps disease or injury from happening or getting worse

Question 16

Specialist

Answer 16

Doctor trained to handle a particular kind of patient

Question 17

Allied health officials

Answer 17

Medical professionals who preform duties which would have other wise been done by doctors or nurses

Question 18

Health insurance

Answer 18

A plan in which private companies or government programs pay part of a persons medical cost

Question 19

Managed care

Answer 19

A plan that saves money by limiting the choice of doctors to patients who are members

Question 20

Public health

Answer 20

Involves efforts to monitor the promote the welfare to the public

Question 21

Recall

Answer 21

An announcement that informs the public that a product has been determined unsafe

Question 22

Famine

Answer 22

A widespread shortage of food

Question 23

Epidermis

Answer 23

Outermost layer of the skin

Question 24

Plaque

Answer 24

A soft colorless sticky film containing bacteria that coats your teeth

Question 25

Tartar

Answer 25

A hard shell-like coating on the tears that is difficult to remove

Question 26

Vaccines

Answer 26

A medicine that prevents a disease from devolving