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Tobacco/Alcohol
Mental Health
Diseases
Drugs
Nutrition/Fitness
100
The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages
What is ethanol
100
Health is defined as
What is the combination of physical, mental/emotional & social
100
What is the body's first line of defense against diseases?
What is skin
100
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, heart and other organs
What is stimulant
100
The process by which the body takes in nutrients and provides what the body needs
What is nutrition
200
Becausse carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke combines with the hemoglobin in blood, red blood cells can't carry as much
What is oxygen
200
The two things that have an influence on your health are
What is environment & heredity
200
Ogranisms that cause diseases
What is pathogens
200
Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances
What is substance abuse
200
What nutrient builds new body tissue during growth?
What is proteins
300
Oxidation is the process by which the liver breaks alcohol down into
What is carbon dioxide, water & energy
300
Positive stress
What is Eustress
300
The ability of the immune system to fight pathogens decreases when HIV in fects and destroys
What is T-helper cells
300
Drugs that are derived from the opium plant that have a sedative effect
What is narcotics
300
The FOT principle refers to
What is Frequency, Intensity & Time
400
In a person who smokes, nonfunctioning cilia and buildup of tar in the lungs results in
What is coughing and excess mucus secretions
400
Having to leave your home because of hurricane damage is an example of
What is environmental stressor
400
Phagocytes and dead cells that have accumulated in the inflamed area
What is pus
400
Feeling of intense well-being or elation that may be followwed by a complete crash or letdown
What is Euphoria
400
Glucose is converted to glycogen and is stored in the
What is liver and muscle
500
How many ounces of alcohol can the liver oxidize per hour
What is 1/3 to 1/2
500
Stage of stress response,which the body tries to repair its damage from stressful events
What is resistance stage
500
An inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
What is meningitis
500
Synthetic substance meant to imitate the effects of narcotics and hallucinogens
What is Designer drugs
500
Nutrient that makes the greatest percentage of the body
What is water