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Difference between malignant/benign cancer - ✔✔Malignant spreads/Benign does not.
4 - ✔✔Number of calories in one gram of protein and one gram of carbohydrates.
Lung cancer - ✔✔Most common type of cancer to cause death. Also the most preventable.
Mitral valve prolapse - ✔✔Occurs when the valve upper and lower chambers of the left
side of the heart do not close as it should.
Basal metabolic rate - ✔✔Amount of energy a person burns while in a totally
neutral environment.
Multiple sclerosis - ✔✔Directly affects the brain and spinal cord. Leads to difficulties
with motor control.
Carbon monoxide - ✔✔Harmful gas inhaled when smoking a cigarette. Theorized to
be leading cause of emphysema and other smoking related diseases.
Coronary heart disease - ✔✔Primary health risk associated with too much
trans fat(unsaturated fats).
Hans Selye - ✔✔Endocrinologist who pioneered the biological study of stress on the body
in the 20th century. Proposed the General adaptation syndrome.
, General adaptation syndrome - ✔✔3 stage process of how the body responds to
stress. 1.Alarm
2.Resistance
3.Exhaustion
Ethanol - ✔✔Ingredient in alcoholic beverages that has an intoxicating effect.
Stroke - ✔✔Blood flow to the brain is interrupted by clot or rupture.
Auto-immune Disease - ✔✔Body's own immune system attacks unhealthy and healthy cells.
Bipolar disorder - ✔✔Condition involving swings between mania and depression; rapid
and dramatic mood swings
5 stages of infectious disease - ✔✔1. Incubation-time btw exposure and showing
of symptoms
2. Prodromac-first symptoms
3. Clinical-Onset of full blown illness
4. Decline-lessening of illness
5. Recovery- pathogen eliminated
Cocaine - ✔✔Categorized as a stimulant
Overload principle - ✔✔Refers to the idea that the body must deal with greater than
normal stress for physical adaptation to occur.
Sperm - ✔✔Male sex cell produced by the testes
Questions & Answers 100% Verified Correct|
Latest Update
Difference between malignant/benign cancer - ✔✔Malignant spreads/Benign does not.
4 - ✔✔Number of calories in one gram of protein and one gram of carbohydrates.
Lung cancer - ✔✔Most common type of cancer to cause death. Also the most preventable.
Mitral valve prolapse - ✔✔Occurs when the valve upper and lower chambers of the left
side of the heart do not close as it should.
Basal metabolic rate - ✔✔Amount of energy a person burns while in a totally
neutral environment.
Multiple sclerosis - ✔✔Directly affects the brain and spinal cord. Leads to difficulties
with motor control.
Carbon monoxide - ✔✔Harmful gas inhaled when smoking a cigarette. Theorized to
be leading cause of emphysema and other smoking related diseases.
Coronary heart disease - ✔✔Primary health risk associated with too much
trans fat(unsaturated fats).
Hans Selye - ✔✔Endocrinologist who pioneered the biological study of stress on the body
in the 20th century. Proposed the General adaptation syndrome.
, General adaptation syndrome - ✔✔3 stage process of how the body responds to
stress. 1.Alarm
2.Resistance
3.Exhaustion
Ethanol - ✔✔Ingredient in alcoholic beverages that has an intoxicating effect.
Stroke - ✔✔Blood flow to the brain is interrupted by clot or rupture.
Auto-immune Disease - ✔✔Body's own immune system attacks unhealthy and healthy cells.
Bipolar disorder - ✔✔Condition involving swings between mania and depression; rapid
and dramatic mood swings
5 stages of infectious disease - ✔✔1. Incubation-time btw exposure and showing
of symptoms
2. Prodromac-first symptoms
3. Clinical-Onset of full blown illness
4. Decline-lessening of illness
5. Recovery- pathogen eliminated
Cocaine - ✔✔Categorized as a stimulant
Overload principle - ✔✔Refers to the idea that the body must deal with greater than
normal stress for physical adaptation to occur.
Sperm - ✔✔Male sex cell produced by the testes
