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C.L NOTES 101-120 Flashcards

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  1. What is blood?
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The fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries of the circulatory system.

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  1. What is blood composed of?
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Blood is composed of plasma(mainly water, but with a mixture of Hormones, nutrients, gases, anti-bodies and wastes) Red blood cells(which carry oxygen), while White blood cells(which help to combat infection) and platelets(which help carry the blood clot).

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  1. What is Botulism?
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A severe for of food poisoning, often fatal is not treated quickly.

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  1. What is Botulism caused, by?
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Botulism is caused by a kind of bacterium that produces a toxin, and is sometimes present in improperly canned or preserved foods.

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  1. What is the Brain?
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The central organ in the nervous system, protected by the skull.

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  1. What is the Medulla?
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Sends signals from the Spinal Cord to the rest of the brain.

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  1. What does the cerebrum have?
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The cerebrum contains two hemispheres(left brain and right brain) each of which controls different functions.

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  1. What side of does the left side control?
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The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body and such functions as speech.

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  1. What is Bubonic Plague?
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A highly contagious disease, usually fatal fatal affecting the Lymphatic System.

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  1. What is Black Death?
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Similar to bubonic plague, entered Europe from Asia and killed a large percentage of the population sometimes wiping out entire towns.

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  1. What is Cancer?
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A disease characterized by the rapid growth of cells in the body, often in the form of a tumor.

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  1. What are some causes of cancer?
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Although this disease is a cause of death in the United States, research has provided considerable insight into its many causes(which may include diet, viruses, or environmental factors) and options for treatment(which include radiation, Chemotherapy and surgery).

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  1. What are Capillaries?
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The tiny blood vessels throughout the body that connect arteries and veins.

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  1. What do Capillaries do?
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For, an intricate network around body tissues in order to distribute oxygen and nutrients to the cells and remove waste substances.

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  1. What is Chicken Pox?
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A mild but highly contagious disease caused by, a virus and characterized by slight fever and the eruption of blisters on the skin.

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  1. What can happen if child had chicken pox?
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Children who had chicken pox are immune to future infection by the virus that causes it.

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  1. What does the expression “Hold your horses” mean?
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Meaning to restrain or hold back on Inez’s expression of enthusiasm.

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  1. Where did they think it was originated from?
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The west.

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  1. What does “Hit the Sack” mean?
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Commonly refers to getting some sleep.

21
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  1. If you are tired, you want to?
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Hit the sack

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  1. What is “In the doghouse mean”?
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Normally used regarding someone who has committed an error against someone else and is being held in disregard of disdain.

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  1. What is an example of “In the doghouse”?
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Thomas was in the doghouse after his mother caught him in a lie.

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  1. What is “Skating on thin ice”?
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Obviously, the act stepping onto thin nice would result in a possible catastrophe.

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  1. What is the expression “Skating on thin ice” indicate?
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This expression is used to indicate that the possibility of error is great that one should observe caution.

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  1. What is “Don’t have a cow, man” mean?
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While one one knows exactly when this appeared in our lexicon, it used to denote a condition of “stressing oneself beyond normal levels, of comfort”.

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  1. Who says “Don’t have a cow, man”?
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A favorite of the TV cartoon personality Bart Simpson, this expression was used long before Bart.

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  1. What does the expression “Butterflies in ones stomach” mean?
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Butterflies are obviously light and fluttery and to have them in one’s stomach indicates nervousness.

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  1. What might “Butterflies in one’s stomach” mean, as a joke?
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Such a condition might result in complete indigestion; illness and maybe even death. But that is not the intent.

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  1. What does the expression “Driving someone up the wall” mean?
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Not on the literal sense.

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  1. What happens when the conditions are serious?
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It the conditions were so serious and upsetting that an individual felt like crawling up the wall, the individual who was doing the “irritating” would be referred to as the “driver”.

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  1. What does the expression “It isn’t over until the Fat Lady songs” mean?
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This saying has originally been attributed to Yogi Berra, famed catcher and one-time manager for the New York, Yankees, who used the expression to indicate that a game isn’t over “until its over”.

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  1. Where does the actual term come from?
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The actual term probably goes back historically to the “opera” where the closing song was very often sung by a large female.

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  1. What does the expression”Eye’s bigger than ones stomach” mean?
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The reference to eating is obvious and usually means that we often tend to want more food than our stomachs can actually accommodate.

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  1. Where does the term come from?
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This is one that probably every child has heard for two hundred years(at least) from parents or grandparents.

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  1. What does the expression “Cat got your tongue” mean?
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This saying probably originated to reflect the reality that cats rarely say”very much at all.

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  1. What is it a reference to?
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Thus, there is a reference to someone who is being overly quiet when a response is expected.

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  1. What does the expression”Fit as a Fiddle” mean?
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Hs come to refer to the individual person who is “fit” or “tuned”.

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  1. What is a fiddle?
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The fiddle being an instrument that sounds best when it is “tuned”.

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  1. What does the expression “You can’t cover the sun with one finger” mean?
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To try and cover up a mistake is rather useless.

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  1. If you try to cover up a mistake that us rather useless, what are you doing?
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You can’t cover the sun with one finger.

ENGLISH 3rd QUARTER (7 decks)

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