Chapter 23 Test Flashcards
It is normal for puberty to occur anytime between these ages
9 and 17
A person’s metabolic rate is _________ when he is running than when he is walking
higher
Fruits and vegetables together should fill about ________ of your food plate
one-half
Fat-soluble vitamins can be store in the body for future use, but _________ vitamins cannot
water-soluble
This can lead to an inability to think clearly, sleepiness, and liver damage
alcohol use
Amphetamines are _______________
stimulants
This occurs when a user has to take more of a drug to get the same effect as he used to
tolerance
This is one of the main things you can do to prevent spreading diseases
washing your hands
Meat, beans, and eggs are good sources of _______
protein
This is primarily found in dairy products and is important for preventing osteoporosis
Calcium
Airborne infections usually affects the _________
respiratory system
Generally a person’s basal metabolic rate becomes ________ with age
lower
Drugs that slow mental activities are called _________
depressants
This would be the healthiest way to get a serving of grains
Eat a bowl of whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk for breakfast.
This is the total of all the body’s processes
metabolism
This can cause the same health problems as actually smoking
secondhand smoke
This would be the most effective against Staphylococcus infection
antibiotic
A person would typically gain weight in this situation
burning 1600 calories per day while eating 2000 calories a day
Cocaine is an example of a ________
narcotic
Less than ______ of your daily calorie intake should come from fat
30%
This is a specific defense against pathogens
antibodies
The energy in food is measured in units called _______
calories
Drugs that primarily affect a person’s mental or emotional state
psychoactive
A drug that causes the mind to make up things
hallucinogen
The feeling of happiness often caused by narcotics
euphoria
The enzyme found in tears that fights bacteria
lysozyme
The body’s first line of defense against disease
skin and mucus membranes
Vitamins B and C are this kind of vitamin
Water-soluble
These are all ways that infectious diseases can spread
- Contaminated food
- Insects
- Coughing and sneezing
Transmitted by infections and other arthropods
Vector-carried infections
Signs may include fever, redness, or swelling, draining fluids
wound infections
Often spread by coughing and sneezing
airborne infections
Prevented by hand washing, disinfecting surfaces, and getting vaccines
Contact infections
Prevented by handling food or drinking water properly
contamination infections
There period of life in which the body matures physically
puberty
The study of food and how if affects health
nutrition
Arthropods or other organisms that can transmit pathogens from one organism to another
vectors
