Health Technology Flashcards

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What are the three things on the Health Triangle?

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Physical, Mental, Social

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What does a sphygomanometer measure and what can it tell you about your health?

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It measures your blood pressure and it can detect if you have any heart problems like heart disease.

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What does a Peak flow meter measure and what can it tell you about your health?

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It measures your lung outburst (the rate that air comes out of your lungs) and it can detect if you have asthma.

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What does a thermometer measure and what can it tell you about your health?

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It measures your body temperature and it can tell you if you have things like a flu, cold or a fever.

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What does a Body mass index measure and what can it tell you about your health?

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It measures your weight category and it can tell you if your over weight, the correct rate or under weight.

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What is the order of the digestive system?

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Mouth-Oesophagus-Stomach-Small intestine-Large intestine-Rectum.

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What is an Enzyme?

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Enzymes are biological catalysts that are essential to the digestive system as they speed up chemical reactions.
-Enzymes are specific to a substance
-Enzymes are unchanged after a reaction.

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7
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What is essential to a healthy lifestyle?

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A balanced diet

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What are all of the things that are in your respiratory system?

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Trachea, ribs, muscle tissue, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli (air sac), heart, lungs, diaphragm.

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What is your first line of defence?

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Nose, eyes, ears, mouth, skin, cuts, genitals.

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What is phagocytes?

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White blood cell that engulfs and destroys pathogens.

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What is lymphocytes?

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White blood cells that produce antibodies

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What are antibiotics?

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Antibodies are used to fight infection that has already been taken hold.

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What are vaccines?

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Vaccines protect against disease before it takes hold.

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What diseases does MMR cover?

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Measles, Mumps and Rubella

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What disease does HPV cover?

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Genital cancer

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What happens when your blood sugar rises?

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The pancreas detects the change and releases insulin, Insulin travels to the liver and converts glucose into glycogen and then your blood glucose levels drop.

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What happens when your blood sugar drops?

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The pancreas detects the change and releases glucagon, glucagon travels to the liver and converts glycogen back into glucose and then your blood glucose levels rise.

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What happens when your body is cold?

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Shivering, paleness and vasoconstriction

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What happens when your body is hot?

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Sweating, redness and vasodilation

19
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How does cancer occur?

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Cancer occurs due to uncontrolled cell division of damaged DNA