SCIENCE Flashcards

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Like all other animals, need air to stay alive.

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Human

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2
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Is found in earths atmosphere and is composed of mixture of gases.

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Air

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3
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> Is usually confused with breathing.
is the overall exchange of gases.

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Respiration

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4
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Is just a phase in respiration

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Breathing

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5
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The body system that gets oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body is the

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Respiratory system

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6
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Infectious Diseases of the respiratory tract

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Common cold
Influenza
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis

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7
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Is a contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract and is usually the result of a viral infection by rhinovirus

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Common cold

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8
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Or flu is a contagious illness caused by several influenza viruses called myxovirus

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Influenza

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9
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Refers to any infection of the lungs caused by bacteria

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Pneumonia

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10
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Is caused by the bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through respiration droplets by coughing, sneezing, or spitting phlegm.

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Tuberculosis

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11
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Respiratory disorders

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Asthma
Bronchitis
Emphysema

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12
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Is a chronic and allergic condition that makes the breathing airways narrow and swollen, and causes them to produce extra mucus.

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Asthma

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13
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Is the inflammation or swelling of the breathing passages (bronchial tubes), the pathway between the nose and the lungs.

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Bronchitis

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14
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Is a long-term disease of the lungs caused by prolonged exposure to respiratory irritants like tobacco chemicals and air pollution such as factory fumes or coal.

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Emphysema

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15
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Is associated with a group of lung diseases

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16
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Is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among men and women that can result from uncontrolled growth and proliferation of cells.

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Lung cancer

17
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Respire too. They do not have gills or lungs, but they need to exchange gases with the environment.

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Plants

18
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are the sites of gaseous exchange in plants.

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Stomata

19
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This type of waterproof layer would cut off the oxygen supply to the living tissues of the woody plant if not for the presence of groups of parenchyma cells called

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Lenticels

20
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That thrive in salty environment, above ground roots called

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Pneumatophores

21
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Releases oxygen as by-product

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Photosynthesis

22
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Disorders of the blood vessels

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Atherosclerosis
Stroke

23
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Is the disease of the arteries that is associated with cholesterol buildup called plaque inside the walls of the arteries.

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Atherosclerosis

24
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Is a disorder that results from blockage brought by the hardening of arteries in the brain or in the neck vessels leading to the brain.

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Stroke

25
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Diseases of the heart

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Coronary heart disease
Hypertensive heart diseases
Rheumatic heart disease

26
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The inability of the blood to reach the coronary arteries of the heart can lead to a disease known as

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Coronary heart disease

27
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Or elevated blood pressure results from the tightening of the arterioles, the smallest arteries of the body.

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Hypertensive heart disease

28
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This is a heart disease that usually occurs in children.

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Rheumatic heart disease

29
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Disorders of the blood

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Hemophilia
Anemia
Leukemia

30
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The blood does not clot properly.

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Hemophilia

31
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Is a condition wherein the red blood cell count stays persistently low.

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Anemia

32
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Is a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells.

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Leukemia