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C.L. TEST 101-120 Flashcards

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1
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  1. Blood

What does it circulate through?

A

Heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries

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  1. Blood

What is in the blood stream?

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Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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3
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  1. Botulism

What is it?

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A form of food poisoning

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  1. Botulism

What happens if not treated?

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It may be fatal

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5
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  1. Brain

What is it?

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The central organ in the nervous system

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  1. Brain

Where are signals sent to and from to get to the brain?

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The spinal cord

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7
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  1. Brain extended

What does the cerebrum contain?

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A left and right hemisphere

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  1. Brain extended

What side does the left hemisphere control? And what does the right hemisphere control?

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Left- the right side of the body

Right- the left side of the body

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9
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  1. Bubonic plaque

What does this fatal disease affect?

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The lymphatic system

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10
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  1. Bubonic plaque

How is it transmitted?

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Bacteria passed by rat borne fleas

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11
Q
  1. Cancer

What is it

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A disease when your cells grow rapidly but the cancerous cells are the ones growing

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12
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  1. Cancer

What type of disease is it?

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It’s invasive

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13
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  1. Capillaries

What to the blood vessels connect?

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Veins and arteries

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14
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  1. Capillaries

What does it help get to cells?

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Oxygen and nutrients

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15
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  1. Chicken pox

What causes this?

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A virus

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16
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  1. Chicken pox

Who usually gets this?

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Children but occasionally adults too

17
Q
  1. Hold your horses

Where did this expression originate from?

A

The west

18
Q
  1. Hold your horses

What does it mean?

A

To hold back on ones expression of enthusiasm

19
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  1. Hit the sack

What is its meaning?

A

To get some sleep

20
Q
  1. Hit the sack

What does it mean?

A

It’s and expression

21
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  1. In the doghouse

What is it?

A

Someone who has committed an error against someone else

22
Q
  1. In the doghouse

What are they held in?

A

Disregard disdain

23
Q
  1. Skating on thin ice

What is it?

A

An expression

24
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  1. Skating on thin ice

Meaning what?

A

Possibility of error is Great

25
Q
  1. Don’t have a cow man

What tv cartoon character did this originate from?

A

Bart Simpson

26
Q
  1. Butterflies in ones stomach

If real what would happen?

A

Indigestion illness and even death

27
Q
  1. Butterflies in ones stomach

What does it indicate?

A

Nervousness

28
Q
  1. Driving someone up the wall

What do the feel like doing?

A

Crawl up the wall

29
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  1. Driving someone up the wall

If you the one irritating the other person what are you?

A

The driver

30
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  1. It isn’t over until the fat lady sings

Who started this?

A

Yogi Berra

31
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  1. It isn’t over until the fat lady sings

Why is it thought to have formed from an opera?

A

The closing song was very often sung by a large female

32
Q
  1. Eyes bigger than ones stomach

What does it mean?

A

More food than your stomach can hold

33
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  1. Eyes bigger than ones stomach

What’s one extended meaning?

A

Wanting more things than one needs

34
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  1. Cat got your tongue

What does it mean in reality?

A

Cat really “say” much at all

35
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  1. Cat got your tongue

Meaning?

A

Someone is being overly quiet

36
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  1. Fit as a fiddle

When does a fiddle sound best?

A

When it’s tuned

37
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  1. Fit as a fiddle

How does it refer to a person?

A

“Fit” or “tuned”

38
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  1. You can’t cover the sun with one finger

Meaning?

A

Try to cover a mistake

39
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  1. You can’t cover the sun with one finger

What is it?

A

Rather useless

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