Teen Health
Who is your primary health care provider?
Your doctor
What are friendships?
Other relationships formed outside your families.
What is wellness?
A state of well being or balance health for a long period of time.
What is alveoli?
tiny air sacs in the lungs
What is diabetes?
A disease that prevents the body from converting food to energy.
What are the names of both of your nervous system?
They are the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
What are the steps for practicing refusal skills?
You can say "no" in a firm voice, tell why not, offer another idea, and promptly leave.
What is heredity?
The passing of traits from parents to their biological child.
What is addiction?
A mental or physical need for a drug or other substance.
What is insulin?
A protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood.
What are the affects of alcohol?
Unplanned pregnancies, depression, broken trust, etc.
During puberty, do you get taller or shorter?
You get taller
What are mood swings?
frequent changes in emotional state.
How many chemicals are in tobacco?
4,000
What system digests your food?
The digestive system
What is adolescence?
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood.
What are emotions?
Feelings such as love, joy, or fear.
What is nicotine?
An addictive, or habit forming, drug.
What system works together to remove waste from your body?
The excretory system
When does adolescence begin?
It begins between the ages of 12-15.
What is anxiety?
A state of uneasiness
What is the strongest alcohol?
It is hard liquor.