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The 4 domains of wellness and give an example of each

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Physical- exercise
Intellectual- reading
Emotional- listening to music
Social- hanging out with friends

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Self-Esteem

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The confidence that you have

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Illness-wellness continuum

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a scale that measures your overall health (purple is you take care of your health while yellow is you don’t)

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What are some activities that relieve stress?

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Sleep, physical activity, eat nutritious food, and avoid tobacco and other drugs

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stressors

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anything that causes stress

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adrenaline

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a hormone increasing the rate of blood circulation, breathing, and metabolism

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Eustress

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good stress

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distress

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bad stress

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What can you do to help someone considering suicide?

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Tell parents, counselor, or trusted adult

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List the 6 essential nutrients, functions, and food examples

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Fats- add flavor, cushion organs: beef
Water- hydrate regulate temp: fruits
Vitamins- digestion, metabolism: carrots
Minerals- healthy bones and teeth: milk
carbohydrates- energy: candy
Proteins- build and maintain body cells: bacon
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BMI

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A ratio that allows you to assess your body size in relation to your height and weight

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Trans-fat

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Created in an industrial process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid

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Calorie

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Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that food supplies in the body

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Fiber

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Found in the skins of foods that help you poop

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What are HDL and LDL and how do they affect your blood levels?

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LDL is bad cholesterol and it clogs your arteries and HDL is good cholesterol and you always want to increase HDL in your body.

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Metabolism

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The chemical process that occurs inside of the body to digest food

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Bile

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breaks down and absorbs fat

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Indigestion

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stomach ache

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Chyme

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the pulpy acidic fluid that passes from the stomach to the small intestine consisting of gastric juices and digested food

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Absorbtion

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the process of action of sucking up food

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Peristalsis

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muscle contractions to push out the food

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Mechanical digestion

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chewing, mashing, and breaking up food into smaller peices

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Chemical digestion

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digestive juices that change food into smaller substances

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What are diseases associated with obesity

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Type 2 diabetes, and hypertension

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What is the difference between anorexia and bulimia?
Anorexia is when someone starves themselves, while bulimia is when a person eats a ton of food and then forces themselves to throw it back up
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Tars
Form a sticky mixture in the lungs and are found in cigarrettes
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Carcinogens
A substance that causes cancer
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Nicotene
The addictive substance in tobacco
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What are the BAC and legal limits of drinking and driving
.02-.08
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What are the effects of alcohol on the body?
slurred speech, impaired judgement, and slow reflex
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Name all of the categories of drugs and the effects on the body.
Stimulants- raises the level of nervousness, speeds up the body Depressants- slows down the body Marijuana- effects the brain Inhalants- effects all major organs and the brain can kill cells quickly Narcotics- relieve pain Hallucinogens- effect self control Steroids- can affect the main body functions Designer drugs- raises blood flow and dizziness other side effects are possible depending on the dosage and drug can also cause death
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what are 4 medically classified drugs and give an example of each?
Stimulants- Cocaine Depressants- Barbiturates Narcotics- Opium Hallucinogens- LSD
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Illicit drug use and side effects
The use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted. Side effects include loss of control or behavior, heart problems, and brain problems
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Abstinence
Avoid risky or harming behaviors
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What is the difference between viral and bacterial STDs and give an example of each
Viral STDs once you have you can not get rid of: HPV- girls don't know they have the symptoms and turns into cervical cancer,HHD (think of the H's) and bacterial STDs there is a shot of penecilin to get rid of: Ghonnerea
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What STD dot hey call the clap?
Ghonnerea
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What are the 5 forms of transmission?
``` Vaginal sex Anal sex Oral Skin to Skin (friction) Kissing (outbreak of a disease on the mouth you can spread from mouth to mouth) ```
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Fertilization/conception
When the egg and the sperm meet in the fallopian tubes
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menstruation
getting rid of the endometrium or uterine lining
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ovulation
once a month when a mature egg is released into the fallopian tubes
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estrogen
female sex hormone
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testosterone
male sex hormone
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What is the length of time it takes a baby to fully develop
40 weeks
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What is the major function of the uterus
store and hold the baby
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What are the stages of birth and give examples of what is happening during each stage
Dilation: Uterus is contracting while vagina is shortening, water is breaking Passage through the birth canal: After uterus is 10 cm, babies head comes out first and then doctors squeeze shoulders and pull out rest of baby Afterbirth: Nurse takes baby and does an Apgar test, uterus is still contracting to get placenta and umbilical cord out of mom.
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Male chromosome
XY
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Female chromosome
XX
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Name the endocrine glands and the function of each
Thyroid- regulates temp, bone development, and metabolism Pituitary- master controller of all endocrine glands Adrenal- adrenaline Pancreas- insulin Testes- Testosteron Ovaries- Estrogen
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What are the functions of the muscular and skeletal systems
Movement, Support, protection, and mineral storage
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List the three categories/types of muscles
Smooth muscles- act on the lining of the internal organs Skeletal muscles- attached to bone and cause movement Cardiac muscles- forms the lining of the heart
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What is the difference between axial and appendicular?
Axial contains 80 bones and is made up of the upper torso and skull while appendicular contains 126 bones and makes up the upper and lower limbs
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How are Credit cards used?
When you want to purchase an item, you use your credit card. The money that you use does not come from your bank account, it is borrowed. Most likely once a month, you will need to pay back the bank the price of the item you bought plus interest which is added money to the bill.
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What is gross and net income?
Gross is how much money you earn and net is the amount of money left after tax and deductions are withdrawn
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What are three different types of stretching?
Dynamic, Static, and ballistic
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Resting heart rate
best time to take it is right when you wake up from bed
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target heart rate
When you are working out so that you can burn the most calories
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Recovery heart rate
right after exercise to show if you are in shape

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