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Exam #4 Flashcards

1
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What is the top 3 leading cause of death in the world?

A
  • Ischemic hear disease
  • Stroke
  • COPD
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What is the top 3 leading cause of death in Canada?

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  • Cancer
  • Heart disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease
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3
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9.1% of death in Africa comes from what?

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Malaria

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4
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Where is malaria more common in the world?

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  • Nigeria

- Democratic Republic of the Congo

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5
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What are some environmental toxins in Canada?

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  • Carbon monoxide
  • Asbestos
  • Mold
  • Second hand smoke
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6
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What is asbestos?

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  • Silicate crystals fund I the earth

- When particles inhaled it causes permanent respiratory problems

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7
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What is Radon gas?

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A gas produces naturally by radioactive decay of uranium in the ground

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8
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What is the second leading cause to lung cancer?

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Radon gas

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9
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What does CO do to the blood cells?

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-Attaches itself to the hemoglobin and limits the oxygen delivered to the brain

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10
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What is BPA?

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Bosphenol A

-What hard clear plastic is made out of

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What does BPA have in it?

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  • Hormones
  • Causes cancer
  • Affects fertility
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12
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What recycle code is BPA free?

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Code 5

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13
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What are pesticides?

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-Insecticides – for -Insect control
-Herbicides – for weed control
fungicides – for control of disease

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14
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How can pesticides come into the body?

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  • Through the skin
  • Breathing into the lungs
  • Swallowing
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15
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What are phthalates?

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Phthalates are a group of chemicals that can make products (usually plastics) softer and more flexible.

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16
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Where a phthalates found?

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  • Soft plastic
  • IV bags
  • Cosmetics
17
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What is Fracking?

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water is mixed with sand and chemicals, and the mixture is injected at high pressure into awell to create small fractures, along which fluids such as gas and petroleum

18
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What is Electromagnetic radidation?

A

Waves of electrical and magnetic energy travelling through space
-Both Frequency and Wavelength

19
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What are 2 things that all waves have?

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  • Frequency: How many times

- Amplitude: Height of the wave

20
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What is the difference between ionizing and non-ionising?

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-Ultraviolet light

21
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What is Ionising?

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-Ripping an electron off and no you are left with a free radical

22
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What are some non-ionising radiation?

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  • Laptops
  • Cell phones
  • Radios
23
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Are cell phones a class 2 carcinogenic?

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Yes

24
Q

Does the distance of having the cell phone to your head matter?

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Yes

  • It is better to have distance
  • Cuts the intensity in 1/4
25
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What is the rang of low frequency?

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-3Hz-300Hz

26
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What frequency does a cell phone run on?

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-Ultra High Frequency

27
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What class are microwaves?

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-Class 2

THER 230 PTA (11 decks)

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