vaccines and medicid n Flashcards
which organelle is responsible for releasing energy through aerobic respiration
mitocondria
word equation for aerobic respiration
glucose+oxygen à carbon dioxide+ water + energy
what is the purpose of antibiotics
kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria
define mutation
a change in the sequence of dna
4 ways the aleveoli are adapted
Rich Blood Supply
Large Surface Area
Moist Lining
Short Diffusion Pathway
define disease
a disorder in the structure or function of an organism
define health from the (who)
a state of complete mental, social and physical well-being not only the absence of disease
define communicable disease
a disease passed from person to person through pathogens
define non communicable disease
a disease that can’t be spread from person to person
define risk factor
soemthing that increases the chance of a certain risk
During a double-blind clinical trial, a
‘fake drug’ is often given to the control group. What is the scientific term for this substance?
a placebo
bmi equation
mass (kg) divided by height x height (m)
In which blood vessel does a fatty plaque build up leading to a myocardial infarction or heart attack
coronary artery’s
what’s the function of a stain
to reduce cholesterol
4 types of micro organism
virus bacteria fungi and protist
How are the following diseases transmitted and by which type of microorganism.
Cholera
Tuberculosis (TB)
Chalara Ash Dieback
Malaria
HIV
Chlamydia
cholera- bacteria, through comtamined water
tb- bacteria airborne, water droplets
chapara ash dieback- fungi, airborne spores
malaria- protists via animal vectors
hiv- virus via blood
chlamydia- bacteria via sexual contact
define aseptic
without contamination from micro organisms
When a phagocyte engulfs a pathogen, it is later digested with which type of enzyme
lysozyme
Antibodies are secreted by lymphocytes and are complementary in shape to a specific what
antigen
what does a vaccine contain
a weakened or dead version of a pathogen
