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Fluoride

a chemical that helps prevent tooth decay

Plaque

a thin sticky film that builds up on teeth and leads to tooth decay.

Pores

tiny openings in the skin that allow perspiration to escape.

Melanin

a substance that gives skin its color.

Acne

a skin condition caused by active oil glands that clog hair follicles.

Dandruff

a condition that results in too many dead skin cells flake off the outer layer of the scalp.

Optometrist

a health care professional who is trained to examine the eyes for vision problems and to prescribe correct lenses.

Consumer

a person who buys products and services.

Fraud

a calculated effort to trick or fool others.

Warranty

company’s or a store’s written agreement to repair a product that doesn’t function properly.

Prescription Medicine

medicine that can be obtained legally only w/ a doctor’s written permission.

Over-the-Counter Medicine

a medicine you can buy without a doctor’s permission.

Side Effect

a reaction to a medicine other then the one intended.

Health Insurance

a plan in which a person pays a fee to an insurance company to insure the company’s agreement to pay some medical expenses when needed.

Adolescence

the stage of life between childhood and adulthood, usually beginning somewhere between the ages of 11 and 15.

Puberty

the time when you develop physical characteristics of adults your own gender.

Hormones

chemical substances produced in certain glands that help to regulate the way your body functions.

Metabolism

the process by which the body gets energy from food.

Reproductive System

the body’s organs and structures that make it possible to produce children.

Sperm

male reproductive cells.

Testes

the pair of glands that produce sperm.

Semen

a mixture of sperm and fluids that protect sperm and carry them through the tubes of the male reproductive system.

Ovaries

the female endocrine glands that release mature eggs and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Uterus

a pear-shaped organ, located within the pelvis, in which the developing baby is nourished and protected.

Ovulation

the process by which the ovaries release mature eggs, usually one each menstrual cycle.

Menstruation

the flow from the body of blood, tissues, and fluids that results from the breakdown of the lining of the uterus.

Fertilization

he joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to form a fertilized egg.

Body System

a group of organs that work together to carry out related tasks.

Embryo

the developing organism from two weeks until the end of the eighth week of development.

Fetus

the developing organism from the end of the eighth week until birth.