Health Unit 2

Question 1

Life expectancy

Answer 1

years estimated an individual to live

Question 2

Life span

Answer 2

how many years you actually live

Question 3

Mortality

Answer 3

Amount of deaths caused by disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population

Question 4

Morbidity

Answer 4

Prevalence of a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population

Question 5

Quality of life

Answer 5

persons level of satisfaction with their life

Question 6

What causes disease

Answer 6

Genetic, nutritional, infectious, traumatic, environmental, behavioral

Question 7

genetic disease cause

Answer 7

faulty genes

Question 8

nutritional disease cause

Answer 8

lack of key nutrients or dietary excess

Question 9

infectious disease cause

Answer 9

microscopic living things (pathogens) ex. bacteria/viruses

Question 10

traumatic disease cause

Answer 10

physical damage to body

Question 11

environmental disease cause

Answer 11

exposure to harmful aspects of environment

Question 12

behavioral disease cause

Answer 12

choices a person makes

Question 13

3 main risk factor categories

Answer 13

behavioral, environmental, genetic

Question 14

risk factor-

Answer 14

parts of a person’s life that increase the likelihood of developing disease, infection, or injury

Question 15

modifiable

Answer 15

can control (smoking, drinking, wearing seat belt)

Question 16

non modifiable

Answer 16

can’t control (genes, age, height)

Question 17

behavioral risk factor-

Answer 17

a choice a person makes that increases chance of developing disease, disorder, or injury

Question 18

behavioral risk factor ex.-

Answer 18

Drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, nutrition, physical activity, media, sleep, sun exposure, unintended injuries

Question 19

how is accident a behavioral risk factor

Answer 19

you didn’t take precautions like wearing a helmet

Question 20

genes

Answer 20

segments of DNA that determine the structure/functions of a cell and affects health, personality, and development

Question 21

pathogens

Answer 21

microscopic organisms that may cause infections or illness

Question 22

immune system

Answer 22

body mechanism for fighting disease and infections

Question 23

inherited disease

Answer 23

disease caused by single defective gene passed down from ancestral line

Question 24

genetic risk factors ex-

Answer 24

heart disease, cancer, mental illness, weight, diabetes

Question 25

environmental risk factor-

Answer 25

characteristics of your surroundings that may expose you to injury or disease

Question 26

climate-

Answer 26

environment weather patterns in region

Question 27

geography-

Answer 27

features of land

Question 28

Hazard-

Answer 28

aspect of environment that puts you at risk of disease or injury

Question 29

workplace hazard ex-

Answer 29

loud noise, flying debris, chemicals, power tools, computer usage

Question 30

Physical activity in workplace-

Answer 30

varies by job

Question 31

Hazards at home-

Answer 31

lead, asbestos, radon gas, fire

Question 32

socioeconomic risk factor-

Answer 32

characteristics of your status in society that may expose you to injury or disease

Question 33

socioeconomic risk factor ex.-

Answer 33

education and economic

Question 34

environmental risk factor ex.-

Answer 34

climate, geography, workplace, home

Question 35

higher income-

Answer 35

access to afford healthcare, access to safer home, can afford better foods

Question 36

higher education-

Answer 36

learn more about health, opportunity to get good job,