Lesson 1: Understanding Communicable Diseases
Lesson 2: Common Communicable Diseases
Lesson 3: Fighting Communicable Diseases
Lesson 4: Emerging Diseases and Pandemics
Chapter 15: Lesson 1
The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
100
a __________ is a condition that occurs when pathogens in the body multiply and damage body cells.
infection
100
What do you call the yellowing of the skin and eyes?
jaundice
100
Which is a physical barrier against pathogens? a. Skin b. Saliva c. Tears d. Gastric juices
a) skin
100
What insect carries the West Niles Virus?
mosquito
100
Which vessels return blood to the heart? a) Arteries b) Capillaries c) Arterioles d) Veins
d) Veins
200
What is a substance that kills cells or interferes with their function?
toxin
200
Which of the following is a bacterial disease that spreads through the air and attacks the lungs? a) Hepatitis A b) Strep Throat c) Tuberculosis d) Influenza
C) Tuberculosis
200
A protein that acts against a specific antigen is a) vaccine b) lymphocytes c) B-Cells d) antibody
d) antibody
200
Avian influenza is a viral disease that occurs naturally among what living things?
birds
200
What clear fluid fills the spaces around body cells? a) Platelets b) Lymph c) Plasma d) Anemia
c) plasma
300
A single-celled microorganism that lives almost everywhere on the earth is called what?
bacteria
300
How is Hepatitis C most often spread? a) coughing/sneezing into the air b) contact with an infected person c) contact with needles that are contaminated with infected blood. d) contact with enlarged lymph nodes on the neck
c) contact with needles that are contaminated with infected blood
300
What is a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response ?
A vaccine
300
What is a global outbreak of an infectious disease called?
a pandemic
300
Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs? a) right atrium b) right ventricle c) left atrium d) left ventricle
c) left atrium
400
What is a communicable disease?
A disease that spreads from one living organism to another.
400
The lining of various body cavities, including the mouth and nose, is called the ___________________
mucous membrane
400
The state of being protected against a particular disease is called what?
immunity
400
The microorganism giardia infects what part of the human body?
The digestive system
400
Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart are called what?
arteries
500
What kind of pathogen causes the disease called athlete's foot?
Fungi
500
Name the 3 parts of your body that are included in the respiratory tract.
Nose, throat, lungs
500
What is reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection?
Inflammatory response
500
Modern _________________ contributes to the spread of disease around the world.
air travel
500
Which is NOT a function of the heart? a) Carbon dioxide is carried from the air to the lungs. b) waste products are carried to the kidneys for removal c) oxygen is carried from the lungs to body cells d) nutrients are absorbed and carried to body cells
a) carbon dioxide is carried from the air to the lungs (is NOT a function of the heart)
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