Terms
What group of nutrients includes sugars and starch?
Carbohydrates
What type of cardiovascular disease occurs when the heart beats abnormally?
arrhythmia
What is the term for substance that provides immunity to a disease by stimulating a disease-causing organism?
Vaccine
The most dangerous form of skin cancer which is often caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation is?
melanoma
What is the minimum amount of sleep that most preteens and young teens need?
8 hours
Which group of drugs include alcohol?
depressants
Helps muscles move correctly and maintains water balance
potassium
What condition occurs when someone does not get proper nutrition because of poor diet?
malnutrition
In a person with cancer, malignant tumors spread to other parts of the body through a process of
metastasis
What organ does alcohol have the most noticeable effect?
brain
What is the thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth?
Plaque
promotes strong bones and is important for muscle contractions
calcium
What is the enlargement of muscle due to exercise called?
hypertrophy
The disease that occurs when HIV infection causes the immune system to fail is?
AIDS
What drug is commonly found in tobacco products?
nicotine
What is the layer of dead skin at the base of a nail?
cuticle
needed for the transportation of oxygen in the blood
iron
what is the painful and sometimes deadly sickness that occurs when dependence-causing drug is no longer taken?
withdrawal
Proteins are essential nutrients made of building blocks called ?
amino acids
Which group of drugs includes drugs derived from the opium poppy and similar synthetic drugs?
opioids
Which group of drug include nicotine?
stimulants
What is the most powerful natural stimulant?
cocaine
What type of fats usually come from animal products and are usually solid at room temperature?
saturated fats
What is the general term for a disease-causing organism, like bacteria or virus?
pathogen
indigestible polysaccharide
fiber