Chapter 15

Question 1

Dermis

Answer 1

Thick inner layer of skin

Question 2

Dandruff

Answer 2

Flaking of the outer layer of dead skin cells.

Question 3

Plaque

Answer 3

A soft, colorless, sticky film containing bacteria that coats your teeth.

Question 4

Tartar

Answer 4

A hard, shell-like coating on the teeth that is difficult to remove.

Question 5

Decibel

Answer 5

A measure of the loudness of sound

Question 6

Consumer

Answer 6

Anyone who uses products or services

Question 7

Consumer skills

Answer 7

Techniques that enable you to make wise, informed purchases.

Question 8

Comparison shopping

Answer 8

Method of judging the relative benefits of competing products or services based on quality, effectiveness, safety, and cost.

Question 9

Warranty

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Health fraud

Answer 10

The selling of products or services to prevent disease or cure health problems which have not been scientifically proven safe or effective for such purposes.

Question 11

Medicines

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Prescription medicines

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

Answer 13

Medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician.

Question 14

Vaccine

Answer 14

Medicine that prevents a disease from happening.

Question 15

Antibiotics

Answer 15

Medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body.

Question 16

Side effect

Answer 16

Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended.

Question 17

Health care system

Answer 17

The medical services available to a nations people and the manner in which these services are paid for

Question 18

Preventive care

Answer 18

The steps taken to keep disease or injury from happening or getting worse.

Question 19

Specialist

Answer 19

A doctor trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions

Question 20

Allied health professionals

Answer 20

Medical professionals who perform duties which would otherwise have to be performed by doctors or nurses.

Question 21

Health insurance

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Managed care

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Public health

Answer 23

Efforts to monitor and promote the welfare of the population

Question 24

Recall

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Famine

Answer 25

A widespread shortage of food.

Question 26

Epidermis

Answer 26

Outer most layer of the skin