Health Test 3

Front 1

The body's defense system is called the ______ system.

Back 1

immune

Front 2

The most common pathogens are ________.

Back 2

bacteria

Front 3

The largest organ of your body is your ___________.

Back 3

skin

Front 4

Tiny, hairlike projections that line the mucous membrane, helping to rid the body of invaders, are _________.

Back 4

cilia

Front 5

Short-lived phagocytes involved in the initial attack on invaders are ________.

Back 5

neutrophils

Front 6

The most common immunological diseases are __________.

Back 6

allergies

Front 7

The most widely used antibacterial drug is ________.

Back 7

penicillin

Front 8

A drug that relieves pain without deadening the sense of touch is a(n) ___________.

Back 8

analgesic

Front 9

Drugs that slow down the body's activities are called ___________.

Back 9

depressants

Front 10

Diseases which have long-lasting or recurring symptoms are called ___________.

Back 10

chronic

Front 11

A person with an infectious disease may be put under _______, or isolation, to prevent the spread of the disease.

Back 11

quarantine

Front 12

An inflammation of the brain is called ___________.

Back 12

encephalitis

Front 13

the largest lymphatic organ

Back 13

spleen

Front 14

lymphatic tissue in the throat

Back 14

tonsils

Front 15

a lymphatic organ in which lymphocytes develop

Back 15

thymus

Front 16

a group of lymph nodes in the small intestine that clean the digestive system.

Back 16

Peyer's patches

Front 17

The prefix that refers to the LUNGS is _______.

Back 17

pneumo-

Front 18

The suffix that means TUMOR is ________.

Back 18

-oma

Front 19

The prefix that means UNDER or BELOW is __________.

Back 19

hypo-

Front 20

The prefix that refers to the HEART is _________.

Back 20

cardio-

Front 21

The prefix that refers to the INTESTINES is __________.

Back 21

entero-

Front 22

A prefix that deals with the LIVER is __________.

Back 22

hepat-

Front 23

The prefix that means SURROUNDING or ENCLOSING is _________.

Back 23

peri-

Front 24

The suffix indicating an INFLAMMATION is ___________.

Back 24

-itis

Front 25

The prefix that refers to the STOMACH is _________.

Back 25

gastro-

Front 26

The suffix that means CELLS is ___________.

Back 26

-cytes

Front 27

The prefix that means JOINT is ___________.

Back 27

arthro-

Front 28

The suffix that means A CUTTING OUT is _____________.

Back 28

-ectomy

Front 29

T/F:

BOTULISM is a potentially fatal bacterial food poisoning.

Back 29

True

Front 30

T/F:

The man who identified the bacteria responsible for smallpox was LOUIS PASTEUR.

Back 30

False

(Edward) Jenner

Front 31

T/F:

Another name for pertussis is CHICKEN POX.

Back 31

False.

Whooping cough

Front 32

T/F:

The term HEREDITARY means existing before birth or occurring at the time of birth.

Back 32

False.

congenital

Front 33

T/F:

BENIGN tumors are those which do not spread throughout the body (are noncancerous).

Back 33

True

Front 34

T/F:

A substance that is known to cause cancer is a CARCINOGEN.

Back 34

True

Front 35

T/F:

METASTASIS is the surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination, to determine if cancer cells are present.

Back 35

False.

Biopsy

Front 36

T/F:

Treatment using drugs and chemicals is called CHEMOTHERAPY.

Back 36

True

Front 37

T/F:

The most common cause of death from cancer in America is LEUKEMIA.

Back 37

False.

lung cancer

Front 38

T/F:

STRESS is the body's response to mental or physical pressures placed upon it.

Back 38

True

Front 39

T/F:

CARDIOVASCULAR diseases are the leading causes of death in the United States and Western Europe.

Back 39

True

Front 40

T/F:

The most common crippling disease in America is BURSITIS.

Back 40

False.

arthritis

Front 41

Explain the difference between SIGNS and SYMPTOMS.

Back 41

Signs refer to the visible evidence of a disease.

Symptoms refer to changes in the body or in its functions (things that cannot be seen).