Health
What are the 3 aspect included in the heatlh definition?
Physical, mental and social
Name one of the external barriers
The skin (structural barrier)
What are the 3 main layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle and core
Mention 3 effects of earthquakes
Collapse of buildings, fires, tsunamis
Describe 2 parts of volcanoes
Name 2 factors that influence our health
Our diet or our genetics
Is the inflammatory response specific or non-specific?
What white blood cells are involved?
Non-specific / phagoytes
Why do tectonic plates move?
Because they are above an almost molten layer, in which the materials flow, called the asthenosphere.
What is the difference between the epicenter and hypocenter?
Describe the 3 materials that are ejected during a volcanic eruption
Gases, solid materials (ash, lapilli, bombs) and lava
Give one example of a symptom and a sign
Headache and blood pressure
What is the difference between vaccines and serum therapy?
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes located?
Close to tectonic plates boundaries
What can we do to reduce the effects of an earthquake? Mention 3
Resistant building
Evacuation and emergency plans
Teach population
Mention 3 measures to reduce the effects of a volcanic eruption
Emergency and evacuation plans
Teach people
Avoid building close to a volcano
How is chlorera transmitted?
By drinking contaminated water
What are the specific cells of the immune system and what do they produce?
Lymphocytes and antibodies
This layer of the Earth is divided into fragments called tectonic plates
Mention 2 warning signs of earthquakes
Behaviour of animals, fractures or cracks
Describe 2 effects of volcanic eruptions
What are the 4 types of pathogens? Give 1 illness produced by each of them
Virus - Flu
Bacteria - Tuberculosis
Protozoa - Malaria
Fungi - Candidiasis
Why vaccines doesn´t work if the pathogen mutates?
Explain the difference between relief and landscape
Relief is just the physical shape of the Earth´s surface. Landscape= relief + vegetation + human activity
What is the difference between the magnitud and the intensity of an earthquake?
Energy that is released / damage the earthquake produces
Mention 3 measures to predict volcanic eruptions
Risk maps, seismographs to detect tremors and instruments to study gases