What might happen if your body couldn't process glucose?
You wouldn't have the energy you needed to function.
100
When you meet someone for the first time, you're most likely to focus on their:
Eyes...!
100
How do braces help straighten your teeth?
By putting steady pressure on your teeth over a period of time.
100
When is someone addicted to a drug?
When he's unable to stop using it.
100
Which organ is most directly affected by an asthma attack?
Heart - Liver - Lungs
Lungs
200
What happens to the glucose that isn't absorbed by diabetics' bodies?
It's expelled from their bodies
200
Your ethnicity refers to:
The place where your ancestors originally came from.
200
What is one possible long-term effect of having an improper bite?
You might experience jaw problems later in life
200
What is a drug?
Any substance that affects the function of your body.
200
An allergy to what substance is often described as a "seasonal allergy?"
Peanuts - Dairy products - Pollen - Pet fur
Pollen
300
Where in your body can you find glucose?
In all your cells.
300
Narrow eye openings offer protection against:
Bright sun - Heavy rains - Vicious Arctic winds
Vicious Arctic winds
300
What's one difference between a dentist and an orthodontist?
An orthodontist applies braces; a dentist does not.
300
How are prescription drugs different from illegal drugs?
Illegal drugs are made to be abused; prescription drugs are not
300
What might happen if your body couldn't produce antibodies?
It wouldn't be able to destroy invading germs.
400
Who is at the biggest risk of developing Type 1 diabetes?
A ten-year-old boy
400
In which country might a majority of the native people have small noses and nostrils?
Sweden - New Guinea - Brazil - The Congo
Sweden
400
What is the function of an archwire?
It provides the force needed to realign the teeth
400
What does it mean to build up a tolerance?
That someone needs more of a drug to get the same effect
400
A histamine response is most often characterized by:
Fainting - Fever - Swelling - Death
Swelling
500
What can you infer about the diets that doctors recommend for Type 1 diabetes patients?
They tend to include foods low in sugar content
500
Albinism is a condition in which a person's body produces no melanin. How do people with this condition appear?
Very dark - Very hairy - Very pale - Entirely hairless
Very pale
500
What might happen if you don't wear your retainer after your braces come off?
Your teeth might shift
500
When does substance abuse become an addiction?
When you take a drug not because you want to, but because you need to
500
If you have a peanut allergy, what's the best way to deal with it?