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Health Care
9th Grade
01/13/2007

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Term
health
Definition
the well being of your body, mind, and your relasonships with other people.
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quality of life
Definition
the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life
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wellness
Definition
broader view of health- physical mental and social wellbeing
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goal
Definition
something a person tries to reach
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continuum
Definition
gradual process through many stages between one extrerme and another
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risk factor
Definition
any action or condtion that increases the likelihood of unjury, disease, or other negative outcome
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hereditary
Definition
all the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child
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extovert
Definition
friendly and outgoing
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introvert
Definition
less outgoing, keeps thoughts inward
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assertive
Definition
able to stand up for themselves, in a nonthreatening way
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passive
Definition
quiet, vields to others
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aggressive
Definition
a person who communicates in a threatening way
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modeling
Definition
copying the behavior of others
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id
Definition
biological urges, hunger or thirst
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ego
Definition
thoughtful decision making process or personality
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super ego
Definition
judges right and wrong, coinscience
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depression
Definition
hopeless and worthless
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grief
Definition
deep period of sorrow
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coping strategy
Definition
dealing with uncomfortable feelings or situations
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defense mechanisms
Definition
defend themselves against feelings
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clique
Definition
exclusive grioup with people with similar backrounds or interests
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prejudice
Definition
negative feelings about certain groups of people
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contraception
Definition
birth control
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fertilizaton
Definition
union of an egg from the mother and the sperm from the father
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zygote
Definition
united egg and sperm
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blastocyst
Definition
hallow structure
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implantation
Definition
the process of attaching the blastocyst to the wall of the uterus
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embryo
Definition
blastocyst attached to wall of uterus
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placenta
Definition
the attachment that holds the embryo to the wall of the uterus-- develops into and organ
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amniotic sac
Definition
bag of thin tissue in which the developing embryo is enclosed in
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amniotic fluid
Definition
baby juices! or shock absorber
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fetal alcohol syndrome
Definition
mental retardation caused by alcohol... damages fetus' brain cells
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chorionis villus sampling
Definition
small piece of the chorion is removed for examination
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afterbirth
Definition
delivering placenta
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miscarriage
Definition
the erxpulsion of a dead zygote blastocyst embryo or fetus from the uterus
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toxemia
Definition
high blood pressure, protein in the urine, caused by fluid staying in the tissues
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metabolism
Definition
the chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release this energy
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carbs
Definition
= excellent source of energy
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calories
Definition
the amount of energy released when nutrients are burned
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homeostasis
Definition
the process of maintaing a steady state inside your body
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diabetis
Definition
doesnt properly use insulin.. insulin ingections
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drug
Definition
any chemical that cause change in a persons body or behavior
Term
proof
Definition
the amount of alcohol in something
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depressant
Definition
a drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system
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synergism
Definition
wehn two drugs increase each others effects when taken together
Term
tolerance
Definition
when the body gets used to the drug
Term
cirrhorsis
Definition
useless scar tissue replaces normal liver tissue
Term
codependants
Definition
people who assume responsibility for an alcoholics needs feelings and happiness
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enablers
Definition
protects addicts from the consequences of their behavior
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detox
Definition
removing all alcohol from a persons body
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nicotine
Definition
drug in tobacco that may act as a stimulant and cause addiction
Term
stimulant
Definition
speeds up the activities in the central nervous system
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tar
Definition
dark sticky mixture formed when tobacco burns
Term
carcinogens
Definition
chemical cancer causing agents
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smokeless tobacco
Definition
tobacco that is chewed or sniffed through the nose
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chewing tobacco
Definition
poor quality tobacco mixed with molases
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emphysema
Definition
a breathing diorder in whish the small air sacs in the lungs lose thier ability to expand and contract
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oral cancers
Definition
cancer of the mouth throat and tounge
Term
sidestream smoke
Definition
goes direcetly in the air from smoking tobacco
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passive smoke
Definition
invouluntarily breath sidestream smoke
Term
psychoactive drugs
Definition
are chemicals that affect the activity of brain cells to alter perception thought and mood and possibly to create illusions in the mind of the user
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antagonistice reaction
Definition
when the drugs cancel each other out or reduced
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syergistic reaction
Definition
drugs that interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone
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tranquilizers
Definition
slow nerve activity cause drowsiness
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narcotic
Definition
depressant made from opium
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herion
Definition
a narcotic drug made from morphine in a lab
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amphetamine
Definition
a powerful perscription drug that is made artificially
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crack
Definition
the most potent form of cocaine
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hallucinogens
Definition
psychoactive drugs that alter mood perception and thought
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LSD
Definition
the strongest known hallucinogen
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marijuana
Definition
illegal psychoactive drug that can act as a stimulant a depressant or a hallucinogen
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inhalants
Definition
drugs that are inhaled or breathed throught the nose to produce a desired effect
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therapuetic community
Definition
residence for drug abusers
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methadone
Definition
drug to stop heroin
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pathogens
Definition
organisms that cause disease
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mucus
Definition
covers the surface of mocous membranes
Term
cilia
Definition
tiny hair like substances that line your air passages moving mucus upward toward your mouth
Term
phagpcytes
Definition
white blood cells that "eat" up foregein cells
Term
incubation stage
Definition
the time between entry of the virus and the time when you being to feel ill
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prodromal stage
Definition
when the first symptoms occur of illness
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acute stage
Definition
stage of illness when symptoms are most severe
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recovery stage
Definition
the stage in which you being to feel healthy and lose some of the symptoms
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covalescence
Definition
the period between the end of an infection and feeling really well
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relapse
Definition
the return of a disease during or soon after convalescence
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pnemonia
Definition
a serious infection of the lungs
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infertility
Definition
the reduced ability to have kids
Term
rubella
Definition
german measels caused by the virus
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chlamydia
Definition
the most common bacterial STD in the US
Term
nongonococcal urethritis
Definition
NGU, an inflammation of the living of the uretha
Term
gonorrhea
Definition
a serious bacterial STD, and infection of the urinary tract of males and females and the reporductive organs of females
Term
genital warts
Definition
HPV, marts in the genital area that are caused by the human papilloma virus
Term
geneital herpes
Definition
and incurable viral STD, which produces painful blisters around the genital area
Term
syphilis
Definition
a serious bacterial STD, that progresses through several distinct stages
Term
congenital syphilis
Definition
syphilis passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy
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pubic lice
Definition
crab lice, tiny insects that infest the hair around the genitals
Term
scabies
Definition
result from an infestation of mites
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AIDS
Definition
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome- is an often fatal disease of the immune system traits cause by a virus
Term
HIV- human immunodeficiency virus
Definition
causes AIDS
Term
Hepatitutus B
Definition
a disease that attacks the liver
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