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Health Science final cards
These cards are for a health science final at FBS
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Health Care
8th Grade
01/24/2011

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Accident
Definition
Unexpected event which causes injury or death
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Aerobic Exercise
Definition
Exercise which requires large amounts of oxygen for an extended period of time
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Adrenaline
Definition
Prepares the body for emergeny
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Alveoli
Definition
Air sacs
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Anxiety 
Definition
A fear of dread of threats
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Abuse
Definition
Improper physical or mental treatment of a child
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Anemia
Definition
A condition in which there are too few red blood cells
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Anorexia
Definition
Self imposed starvation
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Appetite
Definition
A desire for food
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Atherosclerosis
Definition
An exercise which requires large amounts of oxygen for an extended period of time
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Anabolic Steroids
Definition
Drugs similar to male horomone
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Anaerobic Exercise
Definition
Intense exercise which causes the body's demand for oxygen to exceed its supply 
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Afflatoxins
Definition
Causes moldy grain and kills far, animals
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Anaphlactic shock
Definition
A violent reaction which can cause death
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Assult
Definition
An attack on a person by another
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Arteries
Definition
Carry blood away from the heart
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Bone
Definition
four times stronger than concrete
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Bronchi
Definition
Division of trachea that leads to the lungs
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Bulimia
Definition
Binge eating; self-induced hurling
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Botulism
Definition
Deadly bacteria that grows in an anaerobic environment
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