Health Benefits
Why Might This Be?
Why Might This Be?
Unit 1 Test
Unit 1 Test
100
1. Following a daily exercise plan
1.Exercise helps with mental health. It strengthens bones and muscles, too.
100
1. A person walks in a 20-mile walk-a-thon one day. The next day, her arm, leg and back muscles are sore.
1.The muscles are depleted of oxygen during such a long walk. This causes the soreness.
100
6. A baseball player gets both a sore elbow and shoulder
6. This person may have arthritis. This attacks the joints and causes them to become stiff and painful.
100
1. What does it mean to be healthy?
1.A healthy person makes the most out of the body and mind he or she was born with.
100
6. Name a disease that attacks the joints. Can young people get this disease?
6. Arthritis attacks the joints. One form of arthritis can attack anyone.
200
2. Eating fish, fruits and vegetables
Eating fish, fruits and vegetables helps build and strengthen muscles
200
2. A rock musician is hard of hearing
2. Being around constant, loud noise damages the ear
200
7. An old person walks stiffly
7. Arthritis attacks the joints. One form of arthritis can attack anyone.
200
2. Describe two ways to keep your eyes healthy
2. Get regular eye exams; follow eye safety procedures; don't look right at the sun; don't rub your eye if you get something
200
Bonus: What are the three functions of the skeleton
Bonus: Support, protect the organs, produce bone marrow (blood cells)
300
3.Drinking milk and eating Vitamin D
Drinking milk and eating Vitamin D is a good way to prevent osteoporosis
300
3. An old woman's back is hunched and weak
3. Old people often show the effects of osteoporosis
300
3.What would happen if your eardrum was broken?
3. A damaged eardrum would not vibrate and transmit sound
400
4. Seeing an optometrist
An optometrist can detect and treat eye problems before they become serious
400
4. A friend who sits close to the TV all the time is having trouble seeing things far away.
4. Sitting too close to the tv can damage your vision
400
4. What is muscular dystrophy?
4. Muscular dystrophy is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away
500
5. Living in a smoke-free environment
5.Smoke is bad for physical and mental health
500
5. A person is short like his parents
5. Height is a trait passed along by heredity
500
5. Name three things your muscles do?
5. The muscles enable you to breathe, digest food and move
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