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Inheritance and Health MTA Flashcards

1
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Name two medicinal drugs

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e.g.

  • antibiotics
  • painkillers
  • antidepressants e.t.c
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2
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Name two legal recreational drugs

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  • tobacco
  • alcohol
  • caffeine
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3
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Name two illegal recreational drugs

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e.g.

  • heroin
  • cannabis
  • ecstasy
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4
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Give two examples of drugs that are stimulants.

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e.g.

  • caffeine
  • speed
  • nicotine
  • ecstasy
  • cocaine
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Give two examples of drugs that are depressants.

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e.g.

  • alcohol
  • heroin
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Give two effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

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e.g.

  • Increases risk of miscarriage
  • Increases risk of low birth weight
  • Increases risk of premature birth
  • Organ damage
  • Nerve damage
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
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Give two examples of withdrawal symptoms

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  • Headaches
  • Sweating
  • Anxiety
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8
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Name the drug in cigarettes that causes addiction to smoking.

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Nicotine

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9
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Name the substance in cigarettes that can cause cancer.

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Tar

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Name the poisonous gas released by cigarettes that causes red blood cells to carry less oxygen.

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Carbon monoxide

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11
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What are drugs?

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Chemicals which alter the way your body works.

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12
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What do you call the group of drugs that people take for enjoyment?

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Recreational drugs

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13
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What do you call the group of drugs that people take for health reasons?

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Medicinal drugs

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14
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What is the main organ damaged by drinking alcohol?

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Liver

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15
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What is the main organ damaged by smoking?

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Lungs

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16
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Name the drug that alcohol contains

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Ethanol

17
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What is the term used to describe breathing in someone else’s smoke?

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Passive smoking

18
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Give two examples of diseases caused by smoking

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e.g.

  • lung cancer
  • emphysema
  • heart disease
  • respiratory infections
19
Q

Give one effect of smoking during pregnancy

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e.g.

Increase risk of miscarriage

Babies born with a low birth weight

20
Q

Name the cells that sweep mucus from your airways

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ciliated cells

21
Q

What do you call drugs that slow down your nervous system and make your reactions slower?

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Depressants

22
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What do you call drugs that speed up your nervous system and make your reactions faster?

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stimulants

23
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What is the maximum units of alcohol adult woman are recommended not to exceed.

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14 units

24
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What is the maximum units of alcohol adult men are recommended not to exceed.

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21 units

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