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Health in Christian Perspective
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61
Health Care
9th Grade
10/30/2012

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Brain Stem
Definition
*Controls involuntary muscles and activities
*Contains nerve fibers that connect the brain and the spinal cord
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Cerebellum
Definition
Coordinates complex movements of skeletal muscles
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Cerebrum
Definition
*controls memory and thought processes
*Interprets sensory information
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Neurologist
Definition
Doctor who treat diseases and disorders of the nervous system
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Dermatologist
Definition
Doctor who treats skin diseases and disorders
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Orthopedist
Definition
Doctor who treats bone and joint injuries and disorders
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Orthodontist
Definition
Doctor who prevents and corrects misalignment of the teeth
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Gastroenterologist
Definition
Doctor who treats diseases and disorders of the digestive system
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Dermatitis
Definition
Inflammation of the skin
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Dehydration
Definition
Serious reduction in the body's water content
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Hypothermia
Definition
Below normal body temperature
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Frostbite
Definition
Freezing of body tissue
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Floods
Definition
Weather phenomenon that kills the most people every year
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Risk Assessment
Definition
Balancing of different risks when considering a decision or policy
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Esophagus
Definition
Muscular tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach
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Liver
Definition
Largest internal organ in the body
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Aorta
Definition
Largest artery in the body
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Rip current
Definition
dangerous surface current formed when large quantities of water recede rapidly into the ocean
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Motor neurons
Definition
Neurons that relay signals from the Central Nerve System (CNS) to pther parts of the body
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Axial Skeleton and appendicular skeleton
Definition
are the two major parts of the skeletal system
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Neurons
Definition
Nerve cells of the body
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The Central nervous system is composed of?
Definition
*Brain
*Spinal cord
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Spinal nervous and cranial nervous
Definition
Are the two types of nervous in the peripheral nervous system
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The most common emergency signal is ?
Definition
3 of everything
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Fetus
Definition
Name for an unborn baby when his is distinctly recognizable as a miniature baby
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Metabolism
Definition
Chemical and physical processes by which the body burns food and generates energy
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Systematic Circulation
Definition
Type of circulation that involves the movement of blood through all parts of the body except the lungs
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Systolic Pressure
Definition
pressure during contraction of the ventricles
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Extensors
Definition
Are muscles that increase the angle between the bones of a joint
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Brain
Definition
The most important and complex part of the nervous system
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Somatic Nervous system
Definition
Responsible for functions that are consciously controlled
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Sclera
Definition
Or white of the eye, is part of the tough outer layer of the eyeball
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Iris
Definition
Colored part of the eye
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Anorexia
Definition
Eating disorder characterized by self induced starvation and being severely underweight
Term
What is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States?
Definition
Traffic accidents
Term
If your clothes catches on fire you should?
Definition
Stop, drop and roll
Term
Never use water on?
Definition
Electrical or grease fires
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Venae Cavae
Definition
Body's largest vein
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Myopia
Definition
Inability of the eyes to focus on distant objects
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Chemoreceptors
Definition
Sensory receptors that are responsible for sensations of smell and taste
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Mechanoreceptors
Definition
Sensory receptors that are responsible for sensations of touch and pressure
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Spinal Cord
Definition
Thick bundle of nerve fibers through which the brain communicates with the body
Term
Parts of neurons
Definition
*Dendrite
*Axon
*Atrophy
Term
Atrophy
Definition
Wasting away of muscle through lack of use
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Tendon
Definition
Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bones
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Pelvic Girdle
Definition
Rigid ring of thick bone that supports most of the body's weight
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Lunges
Definition
Large, spongy organs located inside the thoracic cavity
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Tornado
Definition
Weather phenomenon in which you should seek underground shelter or crouch down next to a wall where there are no windows
Term
Lip-, lipo
Definition
Means fat or fatty
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Hepat-, hepato-
Definition
refers to the liver
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Cardio-
Definition
Refers to the heart
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Osteo-
Definition
refers to the bones
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my-,myo-
Definition
refers to the muscle
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Brachia
Definition
refers to the arm
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an-
Definition
Means without
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Melan-,melano-
Definition
means dark
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-itis
Definition
means inflammation
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-ia
Definition
means condition
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therm-, thermo-
Definition
means heat
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-op,-ops
Definition
refers to the eye
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-cide
Definition
means killing
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