Nutrition
How many essential nutrients are there?
Alcohol is a...
depressant
What are illegal drugs?
A drug whose use is prohibited or strictly controlled via prescription
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that are made by endocrine glands.
What does HIV infect and destroy
Immune system cells.
What are the 6 essential nutrients?
Water, Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Vitamins and Minerals
What does tobacco have that causes addiction?
Nictotine
What are the four steps to addiction?
Regular drug use, Tolerance, Dependence, Addiction
What do hormones do?
Direct the activities of different tissues and organs.
Consequences of teenage pregnancies.
Single parent hood, less likely to complete high school, dependence on welfare.
Carbohydrates are the body's main source of...
Energy
What is a cancer causing substance?
Carcinogen
Name at least one of the most common gateway drugs.
Alcohol, Marijuana, tobacco.
What is abstinence?
The act or practice of abstaining especially from engagement in sexual intercourse
TWO STI/STDs that does not have a cure.
HIV and HPV.
What are five factors that affect your nutritional needs?
Age, gender, activity level, weight and height.
What are the different forms of tobacco?
Cigarettes
Cigars / pipes
Smokeless tobacco/ chew
Name five types of drug classifications.
Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Club/Designer, Opiates
What are Target cells?
Cells that recognize a hormone’s chemical structure.
HIV attacks which body system
Immune system.
Why does your body need nutrients to do what. Name 4 things
Fuel your energy, help you grow , repair itself, maintain basic bodily functions.
What are these called: Gum, patches, nasal sprays, inhalers.
Nicotine substiutes
What are opiates also know as?
Narcotics.
What are the seven endocrine glands?
Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pancreas, and the adrenal glands.
Name three STDs/STIs that can be cleared up with antibiotics?
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.