health

Question 1

what is the meaning of health?

Answer 1

health is a complete state of physical, mental and social welbeing and not merely the absence of disease.

Question 2

what is phsical welbeing?

Answer 2

physical wellbeing is the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get most out of our daily activities withount undue fatigue or stress.

Question 3

what is mental welbeing?

Answer 3

mental welbeing means feeling good, both about yourself and about the world around you.

Question 4

what is social welbeing?

Answer 4

social welbeing is the measure of your interpersonal relationships.

Question 5

what is economic welbeing?

Answer 5

economic welbeing means people have their most basic survival needs met and have sustainable income and assets so they can prosper.

Question 6

what are micro-organisms?

Answer 6

• they are single-celled organisms
• they are too small to be seen with the naked eye
• they are found practically everywhere on earth
• they are also commonly known as germs, bugs and microbes
• they are generally divided into 3 groups:
  
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • fungi

Question 7

what are painkillers? what is another name for them?

Answer 7

they soothe symptoms but won’t affect the pathogen. anaglesics

Question 8

what is an antiseptic?

Answer 8

they kill pathogeen on living tissue

Question 9

what is a disinfectant?

Answer 9

kills pathogen on surfaces

Question 10

what are antibodies?

Answer 10

they are released from white blood cells + helps with eventually killing the pathogen

Question 11

what is a balanced diet?

Answer 11

a balanced diet contains all the energy and nurtients the body needs.

Question 12

what are the seven main nutriens groups? give examples

Answer 12

• carbohydrates (bread, pasta)
• water (orange, tomatoe)
• protine (eggs, fish)
• minerals (avacado, banana)
• fats and oils (cheese, milk)
• fiber (rice, beans)
• vitamins (brocoli, kiwi)

Question 13

what are protines made up of?

Answer 13

amino acids

Question 14

what are carbohydrates made up of?

Answer 14

sugar (glucose)

Question 15

what are fats and oils made up of?

Answer 15

fatty acids and glycerol

Question 16

what are lipids made up of?

Answer 16

1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Question 17

what are protines used for?

Answer 17

growth and repair

Question 18

what are carbohydrates used for?

Answer 18

to release energy

Question 19

what are lipids used for?

Answer 19

for enegy storage, to insulate and to make cell memberane.

Question 20

what is a drug?

Answer 20

a drug is any chemical substance that affects the physiological state of the body such as how the central nervous system works.

Question 21

how can drugs be categorised?

Answer 21

• wether the are legal or ilegal
• or the type of affect they have on the body. for example:
  
  • stimulants (caffine, cocaine)
    - depressants (alcohl, solvents)
    - pain killers (asperin, paracetamol, heroin)
    - hallucinogens (LSD
    - performance enhancers ( anabolic, steriods)

Question 22

what are the negative effects of alcohol?

Answer 22

• mental health issues
• suicide
• depression
• abusive relationships

Question 23

what dos a cigarette contain?give 3 examples

Answer 23

• carbon monoxide (car exhaust)
• DDT (insectidites)
• vinyl chlorine (plastic)
• arsenic (rat poison)
• methoprene (pesticide)
• sulfiric acid (car bateries)
• nicotine (bug sprays)
• hydrogen cynaide (gas chamber pioson)
• formaldehyde (preserving dead bodies)
• tar (road material)
• buttane (cigarette lighter)
• ammonia (cleaning products)
• acetone (nail-polish remover)