Multiple Choice
What group of nutrients includes sugars and starch
A. proteins
B. carbohydrates
C vitamins
D lipids
B. carbohydrates
What is the term for a substance that provides immunity to a disease by stimulating a disease-causing organism
vaccine
What is the most powerful natural stimulant
A. alcohol
B. nicotine
C. cocaine
C. cocaine
what is needed for the transport of oxygen in the blood
iron
a second degree burn damages only the epidermis
False! first degree
Which group of drugs includes alcohol?
A. depressants
B. stimulants
C. opioids
what condition occurs when someone does not get proper nutrition because of a poor diet
malnutrition
What is the general term for a disease causing organism, like a bacteria or virus?
A. pathogen
B. vector
C. parasite
A. pathogen
potassium
the most common diseases affecting the immune system are allergies
true
What is the thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth.
A. sebum
B. enamel
C. plaque
C. plaque
what is the enlargement of muscle due to exercise called
hypertrophy
What drug is commonly found in tobacco products?
Nicotine
needed to absorb certain minerals and comes from sun exposure
vitamin D
Muscle sprains are caused by overstretching muscles
false! muscle strains
On which organ does alcohol have the most noticeable effect?
A. heart
B. brain
C. spleen
B. brain
what does the abbreviation SPF stand for
sun protection factor
Wich group of drugs include drugs derived from the opium poppy
A. opioids
B. stimulants
C. inhalants
A. opioids
indigestible polysaccharide
fiber
intentionally using a drug for a non-medical purpose is called drug misuse
false! drug abuse
Which of the following is a hallucinogen?
A. marijuana
B. cocaine
C. heroin
A. marijuana
what white or black mounds occur when sebaceous glands become clogged
pimples
Many diseases are caused by problems like improper nutrition rather than by invading disease causing organisms?
A. noninfectious
B. contagious
C. congenital
A. noninfectious
helps blood clot
vitamin K
a compound fracture does not break the skin
false! simple fracture