Disease
Health Promotion
Vocabulary
Misc.
100

True or False: heart disease is contagious

False

100

you should brush your teeth how many times a day?

twice 

100

immune=

protected

100

What is "above the normal or healthy weight dependent on your height and age"

obesity 

200

"Noncommunicable" means what?

not contagious 

200
Your ears are in charge of hearing and what?

balance 

200

glucose=

sugar

200

What is "your body does not know how to process the insulin in your body"

Type II Diabetes 

300

This type of diabetes is when the pancreas produces little to no insulin.

Type I

300

Oral infections consist of:

gum disease & tooth decay

300

benign=

not cancerous 

300

What causes a stroke to happen?

blocking of the blood supply to the brain 

400

What disease is: hardening of the arteries, chest pains, and heart attacks

heart attacks 

400

Oral disease consist of:

oral cancer & cavities 

400

malignant=

cancerous 

400

what is it called when a blood vessel pops in your brain?

aneurysm 

500

There are more than 100 types of what?

cancer 

500

Why are babies immune to illnesses and diseases without getting their vaccinations?

They have the immune system from their mother when they are born

500

tumor=

collection of cells

500

When an epidemic spreads across countries and continents, it is now what?

a pandemic 

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