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Healthy Living Flashcards

1
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What does MMR stand for?

A

Measles, Mumps and Rubella.

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2
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How fast does bacteria multiply?

A

Very quickly and rapidly

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3
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What is in cigarettes to make them addictive?

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Nicotine

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4
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Name the bodies defences

A

blood, stomach, eyes, skin and lungs

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5
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How do pathogens get into our body?

A

By food and water, insect bites, airborne droplets, direct and indirect contact.

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6
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Why do people become ill?

A

Pathogens entering the body and multiplying and effect your body in a bad way.

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7
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How long does it take to make a vaccine?

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12 years

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8
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How many ways are there to destroy pathogens?

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3, blood cell engulfing pathogen, blood cell producing antibodies against a pathogen and white blood cell producing antitoxin against toxin

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9
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What chemical in cigarettes affects your lungs?

A

Tar

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10
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How do our eyes act as part of the body’s defence?

A

Eyes produce tears which produce a natural antiseptic

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11
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Name the main organ effected by alcohol?

A

Liver

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12
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What does a vaccines do?

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A vaccine makes a person immune to a certain pathogen as it know how to fight it.

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13
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Where does glucose get absorbed?

A

In the small intestine

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14
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What does carbon monoxide do to your blood?

A

It causes your red blood cells to carry less oxygen to your heart.

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15
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How do fungi multiply?

A

by spreading spores

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16
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How does a bacterium multiply?

A

Binary fission; the DNA in the cell doubles; the cell splits and two independent cells

17
Q

How many steps are there in drug production?

A

There are 7 steps

18
Q

What do the coronary arteries do?

A

They carry blood to the heart muscle

19
Q

Smoking damages your coronary arteries. In what way?

A

It causes blood clots, it causes the vein to narrow and also be surrounded by fat

20
Q

What does immune mean?

A

It means you can no longer get that certain disease as your white blood cells kow how to fight it because of vacciations.

21
Q

What carries glucose from the intestine to other parts of the body?

A

The blood stream

22
Q

Why do we need to chew our food and mix it with saliva?

A

to ensure it is able to get down our oesophagus properly and is easy to digest.

23
Q

complete this sentence:

When a person is vaccinated, white blood cells produce _________ which kill micro-organisms.

A

anti-bodies

24
Q

If you drink too much alcohol which organ will it effect?

A

it will effect your liver

25
Q

if you don’t enough fibre what organ will it effect?

A

it will effect your intestine

26
Q

smoking cigarettes will effect which organ?

A

it will effect your lungs

27
Q

What does a depressant do?

A

It slows down your reaction times and your body.

28
Q

Which food type are you required to eat the most of in a day?

A

Carbohydrates

29
Q

How can alcohol damage your body?

A

It’s damages your liver and your brain.

30
Q

Name a few stimulant drugs?

A

Caffeine, Cocaine, Ecstasy.

31
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How does a vaccine work?

A

A vaccine puts a dead pathogen into your body then the white blood cells fight it. Your white blood cells remembers then if that type of pathogen enters it can easily destroy it.

32
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What are the 7 components of a healthy diet?

A 
Vitamins
Minerals
Fibre
Carbohydrate
Fat
Water
Proteins
33
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How do vitamins help the body?

A

It helps body work properly; healthy hair and skin

34
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How do minerals help the body?

A

It helps give healthy bones and nails

35
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How does fibre help the body?

A

It helps us digest

36
Q

How does carbohydrates help the body?

A

It provides slow release energy

37
Q

How does fat help the body?

A

It keeps us warm and provides quick release energy

38
Q

How does water help the body?

A

It keeps us hydrated

39
Q

How do proteins help the body?

A

It helps for growth and repair and also helps cells for reaction

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