Health Final Exam Vocab
These are the words Ms. Smith wants me to know for the final exam.
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- bacteria (bacterium)
- Any of a group (as Kingdom Procaryotae or Kingdom Monera) of prokaryotic unicellular round, spiral, or rod-shaped single-celled microorganisms
- minerals
- minute amounts of metallic elements that are vital for the healthy growth of teeth and bones
- stress
- Physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation
- muscle endurance
- the ability to keep exercising even when your muscles reach their maximum performance point
- drug abuse
- breathing/swallowing something not for the body, taking medicine for other than medical, taking a medicine that can harm your healthy self
- protozoa
- A group of microscopic single-celled animals. Most are free-living but some are important disease-causing parasites of man.
- inclusion
- the act of including or the state of being included
- fungi
- A simple organism (formerly regarded as a plant) that lacks the green pigment chlorophyll. Includes the yeasts, rusts, molds, and mushrooms.
- virus
- A minute particle that is capable of replication but only within living cells
- loyalty
- Faithfulness and being true to you, will stand up for you in different kinds of situations.
- vitamins
- enhance the body's use of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. They are critical in the formation of blood cells, hormones, nervous system chemicals known as neurotransmitters, and the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
- training zone
- exercising heart rate between 140 and 180 beats
- health
- a combination of mental/emotional, physical, and social well-being
- emotional abuse
- making someone feel worthless... less obvious than physical
- aerobic exercise
- exercise that increases the cardiorespiratory endurance. This activity needs to last for 20-30 mintues or longer. Ex. jogging 3 miles
- proteins
- powerful compounds that build and repair body tissues, from hair and fingernails to muscles. Also speed up chemical reactions in body
- peer pressure
- A friend trying to put you under a lot of pressure to do something
- drug misuse
- different way than prescribed, not checking about old prescriptions, longer time than prescribed, using someone else's prescritption, not taking for full time, mixing/taking drugs together w/o a doctor
- carbohydrates
- simple...bad, complex...good Provides main source of energy for body
- wellness
- High level of overall health
- harrasment
- to annoy someone repeatedly or persistently
- reliability
- Can be counted on to follow through on what they said they'd do, are dependable
- caring
- concerned about you, wants the best for you, tell things you don't want to hear for your well-being
- fats
- are the most concentrated of the energy producing nutrients, so our bodies need only very small amounts
- verbal abuse
- a regular or repeating pattern of harsh language and behavior
- immune system
- a wonderful mechanism that helps you fight infections and even builds up antibodies which prevent you from getting an infection like measles or mumps twice in a lifetime
- respect
- courteous regard for people's feelings
- sympathetic person
- Someone who is aware of your feelings.
- civility
- courtesy and politeness
- abstinence
- voluntarily avoiding sexual activity