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13 Cards in this Set
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HEART ATTACK |
THE CORONARY ARTERY BRINGS BLOOD AND OXYGEN TO THE HEART. BLOCKAGE IN CORONARY ARTERY CAUSES HEART TO STOP PUMPING AND THIS RESULTS IN A HEART ATTACK |
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ARTHEROSCLEROSIS |
HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES WHEN FAT, CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES BUILD UP IN THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES AND FORM HARD STRUCTURES CALLED "PLAQUES". THEY BLOCK FLOW OF THE BLOOD TO THE HEART. |
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ANGINA |
WHEN THE HEART DOES NOT GET ENOUGH OXYGEN, IT CAUSES CHEST PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. THIS DISEASE IS CALLED ANGINA. |
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STROKE |
WHEN THE BLOOD CLOT HAPPENS IN THE BLOOD VESSELS OF THE BRAIN. A PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN CAN OCCUR. |
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DESCRIPTION OF STOMACH |
This is a bag that churns up the food. It contains gastric juice and hydrochloric acid. Gastric juice contains an enzyme that digests protein. The acid kills germs. |
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DESCRIPTION OF SMALL INTESTINE |
This is a very long tube where the food passes to after stomach. Here the food is completely digested and then absorbed through the walls into the blood stream. |
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DESCRIPTION OF PANCREAS
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Small leaf-shaped organ. It makes pancreatic juice which passes into the small intestine. This juice contains an alkali which helps neutralize the acid from the stomach. It also contains several enzymes. |
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DESCRIPTION OF LIVER
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This organ makes a chemical called BILE, which is stored in a small bag called the GALL BLADDER. The bile is squeezed into the small intestine where it helps to break up large pieces of fat.
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DESCRIPTION OF LARGE INTESTINE |
THIS IS THE WIDE TUBE THAT THE UNDIGESTED FOOD PASSES THROUGH. WATER IS ABSORBED FROM THIS BACK INTO THE BODY. |
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DESCRIPTION OF APPENDIX |
THIS ORGAN HAS NO FUNCTION IN HUMANS, BUT IT HELPS WITH DIGESTION OF PLANT MATERIAL IN HERBIVORES SUCH AS SHEEP. IT SOMETIMES BECOMES INFECTED IN HUMANS AND MUST BE REMOVED. |
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DESCRIPTION OF RECTUM |
THE DRIED OUT FOOD WASTE MATERIAL IS STORED HERE UNTIL IT IS READY TO BE PASSED OUT THROUGH THE ANUS. |
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WHAT IS A BALANCED DIET? |
A DIET WHICH CONTAINS ALL THE NUTRIENTS IN THE RIGHT PROPORTION IS CALLED A BALANCED DIET. |
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WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF IMPROPER PROPORTION? |
1. TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH OF A PARTICULAR NUTRIENT LEADS TO UNHEALTHY BODY. 2. TOO MUCH CARBOHYDRATE AND FAT CAN GIVE OBESITY AND HEART DISEASE. 3. TOO LITTLE FOOD CAN GIVE TIREDNESS AND WASTING DISEASE. |
