Health Finals Study Guide

Front 1

A combination of physical, mental and social well being is _____.

Back 1

Health.

Hint 1

The state of being free from injury .(Remember the mac computer?)

Front 2

________ is actively making choices and descisions that promote good health.

Back 2

Wellness

Hint 2

What is the opposite of being sic? (Note: it is NOT "healthy.")

Front 3

What is the definition of attitudes?

Back 3

Feelings and beliefs.

Hint 3

The answer rephrased: emotional states and religions (partly).

Front 4

What is the defintion of lifestyle factors?

Back 4

Life~related habits.

Front 5

What is the word that matches the following definition?
"The way you act in the many different situations and events in your life."

Back 5

Behavior.

Front 6

The sum total of your surroundings are your ___________.

Back 6

Environment.

Hint 6

Think of where an animal lives. That is its ___________.

Front 7

________ is the passing on of traits from your parents.

Back 7

Heredity.

Hint 7

To me, this word reminds me of cultures... ?

Front 8

Name this system:
The group of organs that transports blood throughout the body to deliver essential materials to body cells and to remove waste materials from the cells; includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

Back 8

Circulatory system.

Front 9

What is the word that matches the following definition?
The muscle that drives the circulatory system; pumps blood throughout your body.

Back 9

Heart.

Front 10

Arteries are __________________________.

Back 10

The largest blood cells that carry the blood away from the heart.

Front 11

What is the "thing" that has the opposite function of an artery? Name the word and write its definition.

Back 11

Vein; the blood vessels that take the blood from the body back to the heart.

Hint 11

e.g. Vena Cava ____.

Front 12

What is the function of blood vessels?

Back 12

Blood vessels form a network to carry blood throughout your body.

Front 13

What is the word that matches the following definition?
The smallest blood vessels; tiny tubes that carry blood from the arteries to the body's cells and from the cells to the veins.

Back 13

Capillaries.

Hint 13

Pillars (similar to the word-somewhat).

Front 14

What is the word that matches the following definition? (You might also want to add the abbreviation).
The force of the blood on the inside walls of the blood vessels.

Back 14

Blood Pressure or B.P.

Hint 14

Mom always says that her __ is going up when she screams at me.

Front 15

What is the name of the following system?
"The organs that provide the body with a continuous supply of oxygen and rid the body of the waste product carbon dioxide (co2)."

Back 15

Respiratory system.

Front 16

Define "trachea."

Back 16

Windpipe.

Hint 16

Raven (that's so raven) dresses up as Mr/ Wind____. (wind is part of the answer, it is just easier to relate to what with all of her disguises).

Front 17

The __________ is a small flap of tissue that closes over the trachea when you swallow so that no food enters the trachea.

Back 17

Epiglottis.

Front 18

The passages and branches through which air enters your lungs are known as the _______.

Back 18

Bronchi.

Front 19

What are lungs?

Back 19

The main organs of respiration.

Front 20

_______ are microscopic air sacs that, when all of them are streched, can cover a tennis court.

Back 20

Alveoli.

Hint 20

The word sounds like a mix of the viola and [the chipmunk] Alvin.

Front 21

Define "joints."

Back 21

Points of contact between bones.

Front 22

Ligaments are _________________________.

Back 22

Strong cords of tissue that connect bones at joints.

Front 23

What is the word that matches the following definition?
"A large muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen."

Back 23

Diaphragm.

Hint 23

Remember the muscle that Sr. Denise kept stressing.

Front 24

What system is being defined below?
"Bones that are together with joints and connecting tissues."

Back 24

Skeletal sytems.

Hint 24

The show "bones" and the pirate symbol (jolly roger).

Front 25

What is your nose made out of? Write the word and define it.

Back 25

Cartilage; a tough but flexible tissue similar to bone.

Front 26

What attches muscles to bones?

Back 26

Tendons.

Hint 26

Remember Orlando Bloom <3 as Prince Paris in Troy? Who's heel does he cut off? Now take the name and match it with ______. Voila!

Front 27

What is dislocation?

Back 27

Ligaments at a joint that are severely stretched or torn and a bone is pushed out of its joints.

Hint 27

Out of location? In the wrong position? Think on those terms.

Front 28

What is the muscular system?

Back 28

The group of tough tissues that make the body parts move.

Front 29

______ muscles are like those in your digestive system and blood vessels.

Back 29

Smooth (muscles).

Hint 29

Like the surface of a ______, flat rock, the...

Front 30

The firmness that muscles wear at all times is ______ ____.

Back 30

Muscle tone.

Front 31

What is the word that matches the following definition?
"The muscle of the heart."

Back 31

Cardiac Muscles.

Hint 31

Heart _______.

Front 32

What is the word that matches the following definition?
"Muscles that work with the bones of your skeleton to allow movement."

Back 32

Skeletal Muscles.

Hint 32

Bone(s) _______.

Front 33

What is muscular dystrophy?

Back 33

A gradual weakening of voluntary muscle tissue.
Interesting fact: those with muscular dystrophy do lose the ability to walk or stand due to the gradual wearing away of their muscles.