Health Test Out Materials Part 2

An organ or tissue protrudes through an area of weak muscle.

A pigment that gives the skin, hair, and eyes their color.

Injuries to the ligaments around a joint.

The combination of Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social well-being.

Harmful, unwanted sound loud enough to damage hearing.

All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents.

A condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks itself- the cells, tissues, and organs.

A group of neurological disorders that result from damage to the brain early in life.

Overstretching and tearing a muscle.

A strong, flexible, connective tissue.

Choosing the right type of activities to improve a given element of fitness.

Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body with its main source of energy.

Communicable diseases that have increased in the last 2 decades or threaten to increase soon.

Products that supply 1 or more nutrients as a supplement to, not a substitute for, healthy food

Heavier than the standard weight range for your height.

The largest and most complex part of the brain.

High Blood Pressure

A tough complex carbohydrates that the body cannot digest.

A group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems.

Hearing loss so severe that the affected person cannot be aided by mechanical amplification.

Having enough skill to do something.

Drugs that speed up the central nervous system.

Statutes that protect rescuers from being sued for emergency care.

A set of recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for Americans.

A band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another.

A dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself through perspiration.

The various methods for communicating information.

A eating disorder with an irrational fear of weight gain that leads people to starve themselves

The muscle that opens a joint.

The chemical action of yeast on sugars.

Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues

A unit of heat used to measure energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.

The most serious form of skin cancer.

The process of releasing a mature ovum into the Fallopian tube each month.

Below the standard weight range for your height.

The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life.

The inner ear.

An inflammation of the periodontal structures.

The inner layer of the eye wall.

Muscles that act on the lining of the body's passageways and hollow internal organs.

Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system.

A sequence of actions that maximize that victims chance of survival.

A fibrous cord that attaches muscles to the bone.

The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages.

The removal of a small piece of tissue for examination.

Medicines work together in a positive way.

The medical care available to a nation's people, how they receive care & how they pay for it.

Living without alcohol.

A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on alcohol.

A condition where the small airways in the lungs become narrowed, causing difficulty breathing.

A chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert sugar into energy.

Treating a group of people with similar problems & who meet regularly with a trained counselor.

Cancerous.

Nerve cells

All rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for an extended period of time.

The ability of aheart/lungs/blood vessels to send fuel/oxygen to tissues in periods of activity

Noncancerous.

A contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs.

A period of time when symptoms disappear.

Expressing your views clearly and respectfully.

Intense short bursts of activity where the muscles work so hard they produce energy w/o oxygen.

The sale of worthless products/services that claim to help disease or other health problems.

A form of physical stress on the body caused by overheating.

Involving little physical activity.

The white of the eye.

A waxy, fat-like substance.

A transparent tissue that bends and focuses light before it enters the lens.

The area immediately around the tooth.

The tissue that contains blood vessels and nerves of a tooth.

A type of striated muscle that forms the wall of the heart.

Unwilling or unable to express thoughts of feelings in a direct or firm manner.

The muscle that closes a joint.