Drugs, Alcohol & Pathogens

Question 0

What is the effect of a painkiller?

Answer 0

Something that takes away pain by blocking nerve impulses

Question 1

What does the term ‘drug’ mean?

Answer 1

A substance that changes the way the body works

Question 2

What is the effect of a stimulant?

Answer 2

Something that increases the speed of your reactions

Question 3

What is the effect if a depressant?

Answer 3

Slows down activity of neurons in the brain and helps us relax

Question 4

What is the effect of a hallucinogen?

Answer 4

Something that changes the way we hear see you later and feel

Question 5

Explain what is meant by the term ‘addictive drugs’?

Answer 5

People become dependent on them and feel that they cannot function properly without them

Question 6

Describe two short term effects of alcohol

Answer 6

Blurred vision

Slower reactions

Question 7

Describe two long term effects off alcohol

Answer 7

Brain damage

Liver cirrhosis

Question 8

Describe the outcomes of the smoking experiment

Answer 8

The glass wool turned yellow as a result of the tar
The temperature on the thermometer went up slightly
The limewater went cloudy because CO2 was given off
The universal indicator turned yellowish because the air became more acidic

Question 9

What does carcinogenic mean?

Answer 9

It causes cancer

Question 10

How does tar affect our body?

Answer 10

Stains teeth and nails yellow

Is carcinogenic

Question 11

How does carbon monoxide affect our body?

Answer 11

It replaces oxygen cells in red blood cells

Question 12

How does nicotine affect our body?

Answer 12

It is addictive

Question 13

What is a pathogen?

Answer 13

A microorganism that causes disease

Question 14

How is salmonella transferred?

Answer 14

By food

Question 15

How is cholera transferred?

Answer 15

By water

Question 16

How is tuberculosis transferred?

Answer 16

By air

Question 17

How is dysentery transferred

Answer 17

By flies (vector)

Question 18

How is athletes foot transferred?

Answer 18

By contact

Question 19

How is HIV transferred?

Answer 19

By body fluid

Question 20

How is influenza transferred?

Answer 20

By air

Question 21

How are mumps transferred?

Answer 21

By contact

Question 22

How is malaria transferred?

Answer 22

By mosquitoes (vector)

Question 23

What is a vector?

Answer 23

Something that carries disease

Question 24

Suggest why dentists are required to wear gloves when working on patients teeth

Answer 24

So that no infected blood can get on their hands and into cuts

Question 25

Give three examples of a PHYSICAL barrier

Answer 25

Skin
Mucus
Blood clotting

Question 26

Give two examples of a CHEMICAL barrier

Answer 26

Hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Lysozyme in tears

Question 27

What is the definition of antiseptic?

Answer 27

A substance that is used to stop the spread of pathogens

Question 28

What is the definition of antibiotic?

Answer 28

A substance that kills bacteria or slows the growth of it (NOT VIRUSES)

Question 29

When do doctors prescribe antibiotics to patients?

Answer 29

If they have a bacterial infection

Question 30

What is a parasite?

Answer 30

Something that lives in or on another organism and takes food from it while it is still living

Question 31

What is a mutualist?

Answer 31

A relationship where both organisms benefit

Question 32

Why can drugs like paracetamol be bought over the counter but not drugs like morphine?

Answer 32

Because morphine is a lot stronger and more addictive