Finals Flashcards
(43 cards)
Abnormal response to an ingested substance triggered by the body’s immune system
Food allergy
People who have special training in nutrition and diet and meet the qualifications of the American Dietetic Association
Registered dietitian
Food guidance system developed by the USDA to help people make more healthful food and physical activity choices
My Plate
Pattern of activities repeated at a regular time each day, such as a bed time story
Ritual
Process by which adults help children learn to use the toilet to manage their elimination
Toilet training
Going back to an earlier stage of development
Regression
Garment made of disposable diaper material that helps lessen the mess of accidents during toilet learning
Training pants
Ability to control oneself
Self-restraint
Doing as one chooses rather than what others want
Self-assertion
Acting within the limits set by others
Obedience
Tendency to oppose almost everything others do or say
Contrariness
Decayed places in teeth
Dental carries
The ability to resist infection or illness
Immunity
A professional who specializes in repairing and/or straightening teeth
Orthodontist
Immunities formed as a reaction to receiving antibodies through illness or disease
Naturally acquired immunities
Blood proteins produced in response to counteracting specific antigens
Antibodies
Substances made in a laboratory and transferred to people in the form of an injection to help their bodies form antibodies against disease
Antigens
Injection of antigens given to a person to provide immunity from a certain disease
Immunization
Immunity in which a persons body produces antibodies in response to direct medical care
Artificially acquired immunities
Immunity in which a person obtains antibodies formed by another persons body
Passive immunity
Evidence of an illness or injury
Symptoms
Disease that can be caught from another person
Contagious disease
Condition that results when a persons immune system is very sensitive to a particular allergen and reacts negatively when exposed to it
Allergy
Substance that causes allergic reaction
Allergen