Final Exam Flashcards
How many bones are in the adult skeleton
206
What is the central nervous system made up off
Brain and spinal cord
What is cartilage
A cushion between bones
What muscles are involuntary
Smooth and cardiac muscle
What is the cerebrum
Largest most complex part of the brain
What are the cells of the blood and what functions do that have
Red blood- carries oxygen makes up 40% of your body
White cells- protects against infections
What are the four blood types
A,B,AB,O
What is the epiglottis
Flap that keeps food out trenda
What is the uvula
Keeps food out of nasal
Three functions of the digestive system
Digestion absorption and elimination
What is the role as f the small and large intestine
Small intestine has the most nutrients and large absorbs water and elimates waste
What is the liquid part of the blood called
Plasma
Where is the ball and socket joint found and hinge joint
Ball and socket= shoulders hinge is in the knee and elbows
What parts of the nervous system kicks in when you are startled
Sympathetic nervous system
What is the function of veins and arteries
Arteries carries blood away from heart the heart veins take blood toward heart
What is the function of the pancreas
Produces enzymes to break down food and insulin
What nutrient provides energy or calories
Marco nutrition
What is body mass
Measures of weight related to height
What are the characters of bulimia nervosa
Involves cycles of overeating and purging
How many calories per gram do carbohydrates proteins and fats provided
Carbo=4 protein 4 fat 9
What is the bodies most essential nutrients
Water
What is heatstroke
The body loses the ability to cool itself
What are the three types of fat which one is very unhealthy which one is healthy
Saturated unsaturated and trans trans is very unhealthy
What is obesity
A disorder involving excess body fat that increases the risk of a health problem
What is the definition of binge eating disorder
And eating order in which people over eat and do not purge
What is celiac disease
An immunereaction to eating a protein found in wheat barley and rye
What is body composition
Ratio of muscle to fat
What are water suitable vitamins
B C and folic acid
What causes commutable diseases
Spread from one living organism to another
What a malignant tumors
A cancerous tumor
What are a few viral diseases with no available vaccine
Common cold mononucleosis and measles HIV and AIDS
What causes influenza
Virus
What are three uncontrollable risk factors for noncommunicable diseases
Age heredity gender
What is a stroke
Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply
What is carcinogen
A substance capable of causing cancer living tissues
What are a few characteristics of type one diabetes
No insulin is produced it usually diagnosing children
What is antibiotics
A medicine that inhibits the growth or destroys Micro organisms
What is Angioplasty
Surgical repair or I’m blocking of a blood vessel