SCIENCE Flashcards

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Like all other animals, need air to stay alive.

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Human

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Is found in earths atmosphere and is composed of mixture of gases.

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Air

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> Is usually confused with breathing.
is the overall exchange of gases.

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Respiration

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4
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Is just a phase in respiration

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Breathing

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The body system that gets oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body is the

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Respiratory system

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Infectious Diseases of the respiratory tract

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Common cold
Influenza
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis

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Is a contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract and is usually the result of a viral infection by rhinovirus

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Common cold

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Or flu is a contagious illness caused by several influenza viruses called myxovirus

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Influenza

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Refers to any infection of the lungs caused by bacteria

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Pneumonia

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Is caused by the bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through respiration droplets by coughing, sneezing, or spitting phlegm.

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Tuberculosis

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11
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Respiratory disorders

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Asthma
Bronchitis
Emphysema

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Is a chronic and allergic condition that makes the breathing airways narrow and swollen, and causes them to produce extra mucus.

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Asthma

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Is the inflammation or swelling of the breathing passages (bronchial tubes), the pathway between the nose and the lungs.

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Bronchitis

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Is a long-term disease of the lungs caused by prolonged exposure to respiratory irritants like tobacco chemicals and air pollution such as factory fumes or coal.

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Emphysema

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Is associated with a group of lung diseases

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16
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Is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among men and women that can result from uncontrolled growth and proliferation of cells.

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Respire too. They do not have gills or lungs, but they need to exchange gases with the environment.

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are the sites of gaseous exchange in plants.

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This type of waterproof layer would cut off the oxygen supply to the living tissues of the woody plant if not for the presence of groups of parenchyma cells called

20
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That thrive in salty environment, above ground roots called

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Pneumatophores

21
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Releases oxygen as by-product

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Photosynthesis

22
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Disorders of the blood vessels

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Atherosclerosis
Stroke

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Is the disease of the arteries that is associated with cholesterol buildup called plaque inside the walls of the arteries.

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Atherosclerosis

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Is a disorder that results from blockage brought by the hardening of arteries in the brain or in the neck vessels leading to the brain.

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Diseases of the heart
Coronary heart disease Hypertensive heart diseases Rheumatic heart disease
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The inability of the blood to reach the coronary arteries of the heart can lead to a disease known as
Coronary heart disease
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Or elevated blood pressure results from the tightening of the arterioles, the smallest arteries of the body.
Hypertensive heart disease
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This is a heart disease that usually occurs in children.
Rheumatic heart disease
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Disorders of the blood
Hemophilia Anemia Leukemia
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The blood does not clot properly.
Hemophilia
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Is a condition wherein the red blood cell count stays persistently low.
Anemia
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Is a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells.
Leukemia