Disease Prevention

Asthma

100

Which is a symptom of asthma?

A. High blood pressure

B. Wheezing

C. Low blood sugar

D. Cramps 

200

What do you call something that sets off an asthma flare-up?

A. Disease

B. Inhaler

C. Trigger

D. Symptom 

300

uses a chemical to push the medicine into the lungs. It is held in front of or put into the mouth as the medicine is released in puffs.

A. Breathing treatment

B. Chamber

C. Insulin pump

D. Inhaler

400

True of False: There is a cure for asthma.

False 

500

turns asthma medicine into a mist that children can breathe in

A. Inhaler

B. Nebulizer 

C. Pancreas

D. Trachea 

Diabetes

100

True or false: In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas cannot make insulin 

True 

200

Which of these makes it more likely for you to get type 2 diabetes?

A. Obesity

B. Physical Activity

C. Eating healthy foods

D. Age 

300

adult-onset, non-insulin-dependent diabetes 

A. Type 1 Diabetes 

B. Type 2 Diabetes 

C. Cancer

D. Asthma 

400

Which of the following is a shared symptom of type 1 and 2 diabetes? 

A. Excessive thirst

B. Irritable 

C. Mood changes 

500

 What does insulin do? 

A. Allows blood sugar to leave the liver

B. Helps cells take in blood sugar

C. Helps cells keep out blood sugar

D. Allows your body to release adrenaline 

Heart Disease

100

Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor for heart disease?

A. Tobacco use

B. Physical inactivity 

C. Heredity 

D. Unhealthy diet

200

Occurs when a part of the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood.

A. Stroke

B. Heart attack

C. High blood pressure 

D. Cancer 

300

this is a fatty wax-like substance that circulates through the bloodstream

A. Cholesterol

B. Insulin

C. Fats

D. Sugar 

400

Identify "F" in F.A.S.T for stroke

Explain .

500

_____increases your risk for heart attack or stroke more than any other risk factor. 

A. Cholesterol

B. Sugar

C. High blood pressure

D. Physical inactivity 

Cancer

100

 a non-cancerous mass of tissue

A. Malignant tumor 

B. Cell

C. Benign tumor 

D. Tumor 

200

Which cancer affects both men and women?

A. Prostate

B. Leukemia

C. Lung

D. Breast

300

help to catch cancer in an early, treatable stage

A. Screenings

B. Surgery

C. Chemotherapy

D. Radiation 

400

Metastasis means?

A. The cancer stopped spreading

B. The cancer is cured

C. The cancer shrunk

D. The cancer spread to other sites 

500

Cancer cells can travel through the ____ and ____ systems.

A. Blood and lymphatic

B. Blood and respiratory

C. Nervous and respiratory

D. Nervous and lymphatic