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30 Cards in this Set
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Fluoride |
a chemical that helps prevent tooth decay |
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Plaque |
a thin sticky film that builds up on teeth and leads to tooth decay. |
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Pores |
tiny openings in the skin that allow perspiration to escape. |
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Melanin |
a substance that gives skin its color. |
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Acne |
a skin condition caused by active oil glands that clog hair follicles. |
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Dandruff |
a condition that results in too many dead skin cells flake off the outer layer of the scalp. |
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Optometrist |
a health care professional who is trained to examine the eyes for vision problems and to prescribe correct lenses. |
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Consumer |
a person who buys products and services. |
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Fraud |
a calculated effort to trick or fool others. |
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Warranty |
company’s or a store’s written agreement to repair a product that doesn’t function properly. |
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Prescription Medicine |
medicine that can be obtained legally only w/ a doctor’s written permission. |
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Over-the-Counter Medicine |
a medicine you can buy without a doctor’s permission. |
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Side Effect |
a reaction to a medicine other then the one intended. |
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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. |
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Adolescence |
the stage of life between childhood and adulthood, usually beginning somewhere between the ages of 11 and 15. |
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Puberty |
the time when you develop physical characteristics of adults your own gender. |
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Hormones |
chemical substances produced in certain glands that help to regulate the way your body functions. |
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Metabolism |
the process by which the body gets energy from food. |
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Reproductive System |
the body’s organs and structures that make it possible to produce children. |
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Sperm |
male reproductive cells. |
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Testes |
the pair of glands that produce sperm. |
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Semen |
a mixture of sperm and fluids that protect sperm and carry them through the tubes of the male reproductive system. |
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Ovaries |
the female endocrine glands that release mature eggs and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone. |
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Uterus |
a pear-shaped organ, located within the pelvis, in which the developing baby is nourished and protected. |
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Ovulation |
the process by which the ovaries release mature eggs, usually one each menstrual cycle. |
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Menstruation |
the flow from the body of blood, tissues, and fluids that results from the breakdown of the lining of the uterus. |
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Fertilization |
he joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to form a fertilized egg. |
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Body System |
a group of organs that work together to carry out related tasks. |
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Embryo |
the developing organism from two weeks until the end of the eighth week of development. |
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Fetus |
the developing organism from the end of the eighth week until birth. |