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Section 4
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18
Science
8th Grade
04/26/2015

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Term
Who developed the First Vaccine?
Definition
Edward Jenner
Term
E. Jenner injected people who were suffering with smallpox with this vaccine...
Definition
Cowpox
Term
He was the first person to identify living micor-organisms as "GERMS"
Definition
Louis Pasteur
Term
He realized to kill harmful micro-organisms in wine and beer by heating it to 60 degrees Celcius.
Definition
Louis Pasteur
Term
This man introduced the practice of "cleanliness" and "sterilization" to medical procedures.
Definition
Joseph Lister
Term
By studying various diseases such as heart and liver disease, researchers have determined that ___________ affects the human body.
Definition
DIET
Term
This guide has been developed to show you how much of certain foods you should eat on a regular basis.
Definition
CANADA'S FOOD GUIDE
Term
This is a condition where human airways become narrowed temporarily, making it hard to breathe.
Definition
ASTHMA
Term
Name one or two factors that affect human health.
Definition

-diseases & conditions inherited from family

 

- sensitive to environmental conditons (fog, pollen, dust, dairy products)

 

- how you respond to physical, emotional, & psychological stresses

 

- how you treat your body in general & choices you make (diet, exercise, sleep, smoke, drinking alcohol)

Term
How many chemicals are in 1 cigarette?
Definition
4000
Term
The 3 most DESTRUCTIVE chemicals found in a cigarette.
Definition

 

TAR

 

CARBON DIOXIDE

 

NICOTINE

Term

 

Which chemical in a Cigarette is the most ADDICTING?

Definition

 

NICOTINE

Term

Smoking can cause a number or Respiratory diseases.

 

Name 2 of these diseases.

Definition

 

BRONCHITIS

 

EMPHYSEMA

 

LUNG CANCER

Term

 

What are LIPIDS?

Definition
Fat and Oils
Term

 

When you eat FATTY FOODS, these fats turn into what?

Definition

 

CHOLESTEROL

 

(cholesterol is a lipid found in the blood)

Term

What is

 

ATHEROSCLEROSIS?

Definition

 

A build up of cholesterol in the arteries.

 

(arteries become narrower and the heart has to pump harder to move blood through)

Term

 

What is it called when you have painful sores of the stomach lining caused by bacteria?

Definition

 

ULCERS

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