Chapter 1-22 TEST Flashcards
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Heredity
Passing on of biological traits from parent to child
Intoxication
A persons mental or physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance
Blackout
A period of time that the drinker cannot recall
Overdose
Taking an excessively amount of a drug that leads to a coma or death
Enviroment
All of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health.
Addiction
The state of losing control over the use of a drug
Abstinence
The act of refraining from, or not having, sex.
Binge drinking
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting.
Cirrhosis
A disease of the liver in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue
Carcinogen
A substance that is known to cause cancer.
Mainstream smoke
Smoke that is exhaled from a smoker’s lungs.
Sidestream smoke
Smoke that goes directly into the air from a burning tobacco product.
Drug abuse
The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug
Inhalant
A breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects.
Hallucinogen
A drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood
Testosterone
The sex hormone that affects the production of sperm and signals certain physical changes at puberty.
Infertility
The condition of being unable to reproduce.
Semen
The mixture of sperm and fluids produced by the glands of the male reproductive system.
Sperm
The reproductive cells in males.
Fertilization
The process of a sperm cell joining with an egg.
Implantation
The process in which the blastocyst attaches itself to the wall of the uterus.
Menopause
The time of life during which the ovaries slow down their hormone production and no longer release mature eggs
Ovulation
The process during which one of the ovaries releases a ripened egg.
Gene
A section of a chromosome that determines or affects a characteristic, or trait
