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53 Cards in this Set
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The taking of a drug for a purpose or by a person other than that for which/whom it was medically intended
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Drug Misuse
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Excessive drug use that's inconsistent with accepted medical practice. Taking prescription painkillers to get high is an example of drug abuse
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Drug Abuse
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The most widely used psychotropic (mind-affecting) drug in the world
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Psychotropic
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Occurs when a person develops tolerance to the effects of a drug and needs larger and larger doses to achieve intoxication or another desired effect
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Physical dependence
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The development of symptoms that cause significant psychological and physical distress when an individual reduces or stops drug use
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Withdrawal
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The major pschoactive ingredient in both is ______
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THC (delta-0-tetrahydrocannabinol)
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What is alcohol classified as _____
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Depressant
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Consists of having five or more drinks at a single sitting for a man or four drinks at a single sitting for a woman
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Binge drinking
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A primary, chronic disease in which genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influence its development and manifestations
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Alcoholism
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Brain
-Damages and eventually destroys brain cells -Impairs memory -Dulls senses -Impairs physical coordination Immune System -Lowers resistance to disease Liver -Damages and eventually destroys liver cells -Displaces important nutrients, resulting in malnutrition Reproductive System -In women, menstrual cycles become irregular; pregnant women have an increased risk of bearing children with birth deffects -In men, hormone levels may be altered; impotence may occur Heart -Weakens heart muscle -May raise blood pressure -Causes irregular heartbeat Stomach and intestines -Causes bleeding and inflamation -May trigger cancer |
How alcohol affects your body system
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The best way to figure how much you can drink safely is to determine the amount of alcohol in your blood at any given time, or your _________. Expressed in terms of the percentage of alcohol in the blood and is often measured from breath or urine samples
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BAC Blood-Alcohol Content
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Your own limit may well be less, depending on your gender, size, and weight
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Factors affecting BAC
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7 calories per gram, has nearly as many calories as fat (9 calories per gram) and significantly more than carbohydrates or protein (which have 4 calories per gram)
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Energy given by Alcohol
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Heart Disease and Stoke
Cancer Respiratory Diseases Skin problems |
Negative and Positive health effects cause by tobacco products
pg 308 |
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Quitting on Your Own
Stop-Smoking Groups Nicotine Replacement Therapy -Nicotine Gum -Nicotime Patches -Nicotrol Inhaler -Nicotine nasal spray -Bupropion sustained release |
Good ways to quit smoking
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Cigars
Clove Cigarettes Bidis Pipes Smokeless Tobacoo "Safer" Cigarettes |
Other Forms of Tobacoo
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What makes tobacco products addictive? A colorless, oily compound, _____ is poisonous in concentrated amounts.
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Nicotine
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Nicotine- the addictive substance in tobacco; one of the most toxic of all poisons
Tar- a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced by the burning of tobacco, made up of several hundred chemicals, many of them poisonous, some of them carcinogenic Carbon Monoxide- a colorless, odorless gas produced by the burning of gasoline or tobacco; displaces oxygen in the hemoglobin molecules of red blood cels |
Substances found in tobacoo
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Enhancing the growth of cancer cells
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Carcinogenic
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Any impairment of blood flow through the blood vessels, often referred to as "hardening of the arteries" is ________. Plaque formation, loss of articular elasticity, angina
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Atherosclerosis
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1) What is CVD?
2) Physical Inactivity, Tobacco, Obesity, High Blood Pressure (hypertension), Blood Fats, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, and Psychosocial Factors, Heredity, Race and Ethnicity, Age, Gender Heart Attacks, Strokes, High Blood Pressure |
1) Cardiovascular Disease
2) Causes of CVD and risk factors for CVD and PVD |
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1) A disease in which the body doesn't produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone essential for daily life, the pancreas doesn't function as it should
2) The pancreas stops producting insulin 3) Doesn't produce sufficient insulin to meet the body's needs PG 256 for TREATMENTS |
1) Diabetes Mellitus
2) Type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes 3) Type 2 or Non-insulin-dependent diabetes |
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Don't Smoke
Watch your weight Eat a variety of healthful food, with an emphasis on whole foods and plant sources Cut down on saturated fats and cholesterol Get moving Know your family history Get your blood pressure checked regularly Get a lipoprotein profile Avoid excessive exposer to ultraviolet light Avoid obvious cancer risks Be alert to changes in your body |
Some Screen/Prevention techniques for major diseases
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Term for the spread of CANCER
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Metastasize
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Women- Ovarian, Uteran, Cervical
Men- Prostate and Testicular What can happen to both genders |
BREAST CANCER
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Infection is a complex process, triggered by various pathogens, (disease-causing organisms) and countered by the body's own defenders. Explain infection in terms of a host (either a person or a population) that contacts one or more agents in an environment. A vector--a biological or physical vehicle that carries the agent to the host--provides the means of transmission
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How Diseases are Spread
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Viruses- (Rhinoviruses, Papilomma viruses, Herpes viruses, etc.)
Bacteria- (Tuberculosis, tetanus, gonorrhea, etc.) Fungi Protozoa- (Giardiasis) Helminths (Parasitic Worms)- Schistosomiasis |
Agents of Infections and what diseases they cause
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Incubation period- time between invasion and the first symptom, unaware of the pathogen multiplying inside you
Prodromal period- Early stage of the battle between your body and the invaders Recovery begins when the body's forces gain teh advantage |
Process of Infection
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Right lymphatic duct- drains right upper portion of body
Thoracic duct- drans most of body Tonsils- Defense against bacteria and other foreign agents Thymus gland- site where certain white blood cells acquire means to chemically recognize specific foreign invaders Spleen- produces antibodies Bone marrow- production sites for infection-fighting blood cells |
Organs of the lymphatic system and what they do
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People who are allergic to eggs should steer clear of ________
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Flu Shots
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WATCH THE POWERPOINT
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WATCH THE POWERPOINT ON STI'S!!!!!!!!! AND READ PAGES 218-219
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Blood
Vaginal Fluids Breast Milk Semen |
Infectious boidly fluids related to HIV/AIDS
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Eat a balanced diet
Avoid fatty foods Get enough sleep Exercise regularly Don't Smoke Control your alcohol intake * Wash your hands frequently * Don't share food, drinks, silverware, glases Spend as little time as possible in crowds Don't touch your eyes, mouth, and nose Use tissues Avoid irritating air pollutants Always use safer sex practices Get tested immediately |
Some techniques to prevent the spread of infectious disease
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From wher does the bleeding during the menstrual cycle come?
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Endometrium or the layer surrounding the uterus is shed
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Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Menstrual Cramp (Dysmenorrhea) Amenorrhea Toxic Shock Syndrome |
Abnormalities of the menstrual cycle
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The pathway of sperm from production to the fertilization of the ovum
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From testicles to vas deferins to ureter to urethra to birth canal to cervix to uterus and finally the Fallopian Tubes
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An active process of trying to understand the other person's feelings and motivations
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Active Listening
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LOOK AT CHAPTER 7 HANDOUT ON BLACKBOARD
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YEAH, YOU BETTER DO IT
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No sex or masturbation
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Celibacy
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refraining from sexual activities which involve vaginal, anal, and oral intercourse
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Abstinence
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also known as coitus, penetration of the vagina by the penis
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Vaginal intercourse
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Oral stimulation of women’s genitals
Oral stimulation of a man’s genitals |
Cunnilingus
Fellatio |
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A) The cervix is partially dilated, and the baby's head has entered the birth canal
B) The cervix is nearly completely dilated. The baby's head rotates so that it can move through the birth canal. C) The baby's head extends as it reaches the vaginal opening, and the head and the rest of the body pass through the birth canal D) After the baby is born, the placenta detatches from the uterus and is expelled from the woman's body |
Different stages of labor
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The doctor lifts the baby out of the woman's body through an incision made in the lower abdomen and uterus
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Caesarean section or C-section birth
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The failure to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse
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Infertility
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An incision from the lower end of the vagina toward the anus to enlarge the vaginal opening
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Episiotomy
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Attached to the embyro by the umbilical cord, it supplies the growing baby with fluid and nutrients from the maternal bloodstream and carries waste back to the mother's body for disposal
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Placenta
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At nine weeks the embryo is called a _______
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FETUS
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Pregnancy is divided into three-month periods called _____
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Trimesters
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1) The fertilized egg remains in the fallopian tube instead of traveling to the uterus
2) Spontaneous abortion 3) Rubella (German measles) 4) Labor that occurs after the 20th week but before the 37th week of pregnancy |
Different Complications with Pregnancy
1)Ectopic Pregnancy 2)Miscarriage 3)Infections 4)Premature Labor |
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When the zygote reaches the uterus, about a week after fertilization, it burrows into the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. This process is called __________
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Implantation
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The sperm must move through the acidic secretions of the vagina, enter the uterus, travel up the fallopian tube containing the ovum, then fuse with the nucleus of the egg
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Fertilization
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The merging of a sperm and an ovum
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Conception
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