B7

Question 1

What is a non communicable disease ?

Answer 1

A disease that cannot be passed from one person to another

Question 2

When does a tumour form ?

Answer 2

When the sequence known as the cell cycle has lost control . When this happens the cells grow abnormal and in an uncontrolled way . This creates a tumour .

Question 3

What are Benign tumours ?

Answer 3

Growths of abnormal cells contained in one place, usually within a membrane . It doesn’t invade any other part of the body .

Question 4

Can a benign tumour grow large ?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What is a malignant tumour ?

Answer 5

These cells can spread around the body , invading neighbouring healthy issues .

Question 6

What is a malignant tumour also known as ?

Answer 6

Cancer

Question 7

What are most cancers the result of ?

Answer 7

Mutations and ionising radiation

Question 8

What are the two ways to treat cancer ?

Answer 8

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Question 9

What is radiotherapy ?

Answer 9

When the cancer cells are destroyed by doses of radiation

Question 10

What is chemotherapy ?

Answer 10

Where chemicals are used to either stop the cancer cells dividing of to make the self destruct

Question 11

What is the drug found in tobbaco smoke ?

Answer 11

Nicotine

Question 12

Is nicotine addictive ?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What is the poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke ?

Answer 13

Carbon monoxide

Question 14

What is a carcinogen ?

Answer 14

Chemicals that cause cancer

Question 15

What can lead to a shortage of oxygen , leaving smokers breathless ?

Answer 15

Carbon monoxide

Question 16

What is anathetisised when people smoke ?

Answer 16

The cilia

Question 17

Where is the cilia ?

Answer 17

In the trachea and bronchi

Question 18

What does the cilia do ?

Answer 18

Moves the mucus , bacteria and dirt away from the lungs

Question 19

What does anethetsised mean ?

Answer 19

If something is paralysed

Question 20

What happens because the cilia is paralysed ?

Answer 20

Allows dirt and pathogens down into the lungs which increases the risk of infection

Question 21

What other toxic compound can be found in cigarretes and tobacco ?

Answer 21

Tar

Question 22

What is tar and what does it do ?

Answer 22

A sticky , black chemical that accumulates in the lungs , turning them from pink to grey

Question 23

What does tar cause ?

Answer 23

Makes smokers more likely to develop bronchitis

Question 24

Are smokers more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease ?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

What else does smoking do , something to do with your blood vessels ?

Answer 25

Narrows the blood vessels

Question 26

If the blood vessels are narrowed , what disease is made more likely ?

Answer 26

Coronary heart disease

Question 27

Worse obesity can lead to serious health problems like ?

Answer 27

Type 2 diabetes , high pressure and heart disease

Question 28

Exercise levels affect the likelihood of developing which disease ?

Answer 28

Cardiovascular disease

Question 29

Exercise reduces the risk of what ?

Answer 29

Developing arthritis , diabetes and high blood pressure

Question 30

What part of the body can remove alcohol before it permanently damages anything ?

Answer 30

Liver

Question 31

Alcohol affects which parts of the body ?

Answer 31

Liver and brain

Question 32

If a pregnant women drinks alcohol what may happen ?

Answer 32

It may lead to a miscarriage , still births , premature births and low birthrate

Question 33

If a mother drinks alcohol before giving birth and the baby is born what sort of problems could the baby have ?

Answer 33

Facial deformities , problems with teeth , jaw or hearing , kidney , liver and heart problems

Question 34

Is ionising radiation a carcinogen ?

Answer 34

Yes