Body
Body system responsible for locomotion
Skeletal system
responsible for balance and coordination
Cerebellum
Focuses primarily on prevention of oral diseases, treatment of conditions of the periodontium, and oral health education. Who is this?
Dental Hygienist/70,210/year
Education: 3 years post
Regulates sugar in the blood
insulin
Uses therapeutic activities, programs and devices to help people who have been injured or seriously ill to regain their abilities in the home and work environments.
Occupational therapist
Education: 3 years post undergrad
Salary: 64k
BMI, a calculation that estimates how much body fat a person has based on his or her weight and height. What is the acronym?
What region of the brain is the visual processing center
occipital lobe
A doctor that specializes in the largest organ of the body.
Dermatologist
Salary: 300k
education: 12 years (undergrad, medical school, residency)
True or false: too much dopamine being produced makes you happier.
False: too much of it can cause problems.
A doctor who specializes in cancer
oncologist
Salary: 300k
Education: undergraduate degree program, four years of medical school and a residency or fellowship program that usually lasts two to four years
Body System responsible for receiving and sending signals and messages
Nervous system
Hypothalamus
regulates appetite, temperature, pain, and emotions
Focuses on restoring body movement. Cares for patients with chronic pain, with work- or sports-related injuries, with arthritis, or who are recovering from stroke.
Physical Therapist: salary 86k
Education: 3 years DPT
What happens to dopamine/serotonin levels when you take a drug that increases these hormones
they decrease.
A disease characterized by weak and brittle bones: often caused by chronic malnourishment.
Osteoporosis
Difference between veins and artery
Veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
hippocampus
the center of memory and learning
A neurosurgeon operates on the brain and the spine, and handles cases of brain aneurysms and management of pain and movement disorders, among others? How many years of schooling does it take to do this?
What is four years of medical school after college, plus seven years of additional training? Total: 15 years
This hormone converts glycogen into glucose (opposite of insulin)
glucagon
What is the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist?
psychiatrist can prescribe medications. Focus on medication management.
psychologists: psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering in patients with behavioral intervention.
Pulmonary system vs circulatory system
Pulmonary system sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs to get oxygen and release CO2.
Circulatory system sends oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Any of the above
A public health professional who investigates patterns and causes of disease and injury in humans. They attempt to reduce the risk and occurrence of negative health outcomes through research, community education, and health policy.
Epidemiologist
salary: 65k
What system regulates hormones
endocrine system
The TWO Body System responsible for preventing illnesses
Lymphatic System (helps drainage)
Immune System (builds immunity and actively fights illnesses)