ACE Health Pace #4

Question 1

Adrenaline

Answer 1

A hormone that speeds up the heartbeat

Question 2

Amphetamine

Answer 2

A stimulant drug that increases energy and suppresses the appetite

Question 3

Anabolic

Answer 3

Process of changing substances into tissue

Question 4

Analgesic

Answer 4

A class of drugs that relieves pain without causing unconsciousness

Question 5

Aneurysm

Answer 5

A swelling of an artery or vein caused by pressure of the blood on the weak area

Question 6

Atherosclerosis

Answer 6

A disorder in which clumps of fatty material stick to the inner walls of the arteries

Question 7

Barbiturate

Answer 7

A depressant drug that causes sleep

Question 8

Bronchitis

Answer 8

An inflammation of the bronchial tubes

Question 9

Carcinogen

Answer 9

A cancer-causing product

Question 10

Cirrhosis

Answer 10

A scar tissue that forms in place of dead cells in the liver and blocks the flow of blood

Question 11

Convulsion

Answer 11

A shaking of the body

Question 12

Dilate

Answer 12

To make larger or wider

Question 13

Emphysema

Answer 13

A respiratory disease that destroys the lung’s elasticity

Question 14

Gastrointestinal

Answer 14

Having to do with the stomach or intestinals

Question 15

Hallucinogen

Answer 15

A drug that changes a person’s state of consciousness

Question 16

Inflammation

Answer 16

A painful swelling

Question 17

Intoxication

Answer 17

A drunken state

Question 18

Intravenous

Answer 18

Within a vein or veins

Question 19

Lesion

Answer 19

An injury or cut

Question 20

Protist

Answer 20

A one-celled animal or plant

Question 21

Psychedelic

Answer 21

Causing awareness of new things or ideas; expanding the consciousness

Question 22

Radioisotope

Answer 22

A radioactive element

Question 23

Remedial

Answer 23

Helping or curing

Question 24

Sinusitis

Answer 24

A swelling of the sinuses of the nose

Question 25

Stupor

Answer 25

A loss of senses; a daze

Question 26

What four things contribute to good health?

Answer 26

Personal Care Safety Physical Fitness Good nutrition

Question 27

Four hazards to personal health

Answer 27

Tobacco Drugs Alcohol Pollution

Question 28

Ten problems associated with tobacco products

Answer 28

``` Coughing Hoarseness Sinusitis Shortness of breath Loss of taste Chest and stomach pain Loss of appetite Fatigue Insomnia Nervousness ```

Question 29

How many people die annually from the effects of smoking?

Answer 29

400,000

Question 30

Four main diseases caused by tobacco

Answer 30

Emphysema Chronic bronchitis Lung Cancer Heart disease

Question 31

Three damaging chemicals in cigarette smoke

Answer 31

Nicotine Tar Carbon Monoxide

Question 32

Three organs that make up the respiratory system

Answer 32

Trachea, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes

Question 33

The bronchi are lined with ______ that keep _______ in the air from entering the lungs

Answer 33

Cilia, Pollutants

Question 34

Oxygen is filtered by tiny ______

Answer 34

air sacs

Question 35

Emphysema destroys the _______ of the lungs

Answer 35

Elasticity

Question 36

Emphysema causes some of the air sacs in the lungs to _____

Answer 36

burst and collapse

Question 37

How does lung cancer most often begin?

Answer 37

As a result of the constant irritation of the lining of the bronchi by tar and nicotine in tobacco products

Question 38

Abnormal cells in the lungs can be carried to other parts of the body the ______

Answer 38

Lymphatic system

Question 39

The primary heart disease caused by cigarette smoking is ______

Answer 39

Coronary Artery Disease

Question 40

Nicotine affects the circulatory system by

Answer 40

causing blood vessels to constrict

Question 41

What kind of drug is alchohol?

Answer 41

A depressant

Question 42

What organ absorbs alcohol through its walls?

Answer 42

The stomach

Question 43

What is cirrhosis of the liver?

Answer 43

Scar tissue replacing damaged cells and blocking the flow of blood

Question 44

Five types of abused drugs

Answer 44

``` Narcotic analgesics Stimulants Depressants Hallucinogens Anabolic Steroids ```

Question 45

Most commonly abused narcotic analgesics

Answer 45

Morphine Opium Heroin Codeine

Question 46

A ________ is a drug that increases the central nervous system reaction

Answer 46

stimulant

Question 47

Five stimulants

Answer 47

``` Amphetamine Methamphetamine Cocaine Crack Caffeine ```

Question 48

______ is absorbed through the mucous membranes in the nose or through the blood stream

Answer 48

Cocaine

Question 49

Which drug decreases the activity of the nervous system and temporarily relieves tension and worry?

Answer 49

Depressants

Question 50

Some negative effects of depressants

Answer 50

``` Lack of muscular coordination Respiratory paralysis Memory loss Sluggishness Depression Deep sleep Death ```

Question 51

Two types of depressants

Answer 51

Tranquilizers | Sedatives

Question 52

Most widely used sedative

Answer 52

Barbiturates

Question 53

Taken to relive stress, but also reduce the ability to concentrate?

Answer 53

Tranquilizers

Question 54

Five reasons for the increase in pollution

Answer 54

``` Industrialised Societies Motorised Vehicles Increasing population Increase in waste products "Throwaway attitude" ```

Question 55

Five types of pollution

Answer 55

``` Air Water Noise Land Radiation ```

Question 56

Four classifications of cancer

Answer 56

Sarcoma Lymphoma Carcinoma Leukemia

Question 57

Three groups of carcinogens

Answer 57

Chemicals Radiation Viruses

Question 58

Seven warning signs of cancer

Answer 58

``` Change in bladder habits A sore that does not heal Unusual bleeding or discharge Thickening or lump Indigestion or difficulty swallowing Obvious change in mole or wart Nagging cough or hoarseness ```