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Final Exams-Health
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Health Care
9th Grade
12/10/2009

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Term
Health
Definition
Three elements of this are: Physical, Mental/Emotional, & Social.
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Health education
Definition
Gain awareness, gain knowledge, and building your skills.
Term
Prevention
Definition
This is taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes.
Term
Heredity
Definition
This is what you inherit from your past ancestors such as a disease.
Term
Enviroment
Definition
Your surroundings
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Peer Pressure
Definition
The control and influence people your age may have over you
Term
Intoxication
Definition
Too much alcohol results in this.
Which is the physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol.
Term
Carcinogen
Definition
This is a cancer-causing substance.
Term
Tar
Definition
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
Term
Depressant
Definition
Things such as alcohol are used as a depressant; slowing down the central nervous system.
Term
Stimulant
Definition
drug that increases the action of the CNS (Central nervous system). Smoking can be a stimulant that energizes for that short-term effect.
Term
Goal
Definition
It is something you aim for that takes planning and work
-You should set goals to eliminate personal health factors. There are short-term and long-term effects.
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Physical fitness
Definition
The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.
Term
Body Composition
Definition
Ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

-This includes:
- Muscle
- Bone Water
- Connective Tissue ( ligaments, cartilage, and tendons)

Measure with the pinch test; using calipers
Term
Body Composition
Definition
Ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

-This includes:
- Muscle
- Bone Water
- Connective Tissue ( ligaments, cartilage, and tendons)

Measure with the pinch test; using calipers
Term
Sedentary lifestyle
Definition
A way of life that requires little movement.
Term
Aerobic
Definition
This is with oxygen; increases cardio respirtory endurance
Term
Anaerobic
Definition
This is without oxygen; it builds muscle by requiring muslces to resist a force.
Term
Overload
Definition
Working the body harder than it is normally worked.
Term
Progression
Definition
This is the gradual increase in overload necessary for achieving higher levels of fitness. It becomes easier the more times you work out.
Term
Specificity
Definition
Particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness.
Term
Nicotine
Definition
The addictive drug that raises blood pressure and acts as a stimulant
Term
Leukoplakia
Definition
thickend, white leathery appearing spots on the inside of a smokeless tobacco user's mouth and can develop into cancer.
Term
Passive smoke
Definition
Cigarettem cigarm or pipe smoke inhaled by a non-smoker as well as smoke that remains in a closed enviroment.
Term
Mainstream smoke
Definition
The smoke a smoker blows off
Term
Sidestream smoke
Definition
The smoke that comes from burning tobacco
Term
Binge drinking
Definition
A periodic excessive drinking
Term
Anabolic steroids
Definition
Chemical similar to the male hormone testosterone. Used by some athletes to increase muscle mass and performance; harmful.
Term
Hallucinogens
Definition
Ask
Term
Marijuana
Definition
A drug, ask
Term
Inhalants
Definition
You inhale through your mouth or nose.
Term
The 3 elements of Health
Definition
Physical, Mental/Emotional, & Social health
Term
Stages of alcoholism
Definition
Abuse: Stage 1
Dependence: Stage 2
Addiction: Stage 3
Term
Traits of an alcoholic
Definition
-Oder/bad breath
-Glassy eyes
-Trouble remembering
-Slurred speach
-Irritability
-Sudden emotional outbursts
Term
5 Basic components of physical fitness- & how to measure them
Definition
-Body composition: Pinch Test (calipers)
-Flexibility: Sit and reach
-Muscular Strength: Lifting, push-ups, curl-ups
-Muscular Endurance: Leg lifts
-Cardio Respiratory Endurance: Step test
Term
Levels of the activity triangle
Definition
1Rest/Inactivity (Sit, video games)
2Leisure(Golf, bowling)
3Flexibility/Strength (Stretch,lifting)
4Aerobic Exercise (Swimming,running)
5Recreational (Basketball)
6Lifestyle Physical Activity
Term
Exercuse and weight control
Definition
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Term
Health continuum- how it works
Definition
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Term
Myths/Facts of alcohol use
Definition
4 -- look in book
Term
RICE procedure
Definition
R.est
I.ce - for 20 min.
C.ompression- use elastic bandage
E.levation
Term
FIT formula
Definition
F.requency
I.ntensity
T.ime
Term
Cold Weather health risks
Definition
-Hypothermia: condition in which the body temp. becomes dangerously cold.
-Frostbite: Condition that results when body tissues become frozen
Term
Warm weather health risks
Definition
-Overexertion
-Heat cramps
-Heat exhaustion
-Heat stroke
Term
Know difference between strain and sprain
Definition
-Strain: Muscles being overworked
-Sprain: Injury to tissues surrounding a joint
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