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HPRB Test 3
Chap 11, 12, 16 17
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
03/31/2010

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Term
what fraction of us nondrinkers
Heavey?
Light/moderate?
Definition
1/3; 10% of 2/3; 90% of 2/3
Term
moderate drinking
Definition
two drink a day for men; one drink for women
Term
One Drink = ____ oz; _____ oz beer; ____oz wine; _____oz liquor
Definition
5; 12;5; 1.5
Term
binge drinking
Definition
5+ drinks in a row:men
3+ drinks in a row:girls
Term
What parts of the brain does alcohol affect?
Definition
cerebellum: balance and motor; prefrontal cortex: rational thinking problem solving
Term
what kind of drug is alcohol?
Definition
contral nervous system depressant
Term
blood alcohol concentration
Definition
mamout of alchohol i grams in 100 mL of blood
Term
what are the three stages to liver disease?
Definition
fatty liver:swelling --> alcoholic hepatitis: inflammation and function --> cirrhosis: scarring
Term
When is drinking highest?
Definition
highest between 18 and 25 for
Whites and between 26 and 30 for Hispanics and
African Americans.
Term
HBCUs and drinking
Definition
• Students at historically Black colleges and universities
have lower rates of binge drinking.
Term
what percentage of college student drinks
Definition
83%
– About half were binge drinkers
– First year college women binged more than other women
– One in five were frequent binge drinkers
Term
Vomiting may be activated if a BAC reaches .12% or
higher in a rapid method (binge drinking).
Definition
Term
blackout
Definition
a period of time during which a drinker
is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for
events
Term
drug
Definition
substance other than food that affects the structure or function of the body through chemical action
Term
drug of abuse
Definition
mediccal drug used for nonmedical purposes or a drug with no medical uses
Term
pleasure and reward circuit
Definition
pathway in the brain involving 3 structures: ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbers, prefrontal cortex, associated with drug dependence
Term
stimulant
Definition
drugs that speed up the activity in the brain and SNS
Term
cocanie, amphetamines, meth, MDMA Ectasy
Definition
stimulants
Term
depressants
Definition
slow down barin ans SNS
Term
barbituates, hypnotics, rophy, GHB, anti-anxiety
Definition
drepressants
Term
opiods
Definition
natural and synthetic deirivatives of opium
Term
morphine, herion, naurcotics
Definition
opiates
Term
hallucinogens
Definition
durgs that alter your perceptions and thinking, intensyfying and distorting visiual and auditory perceptions and producing hallucinations
Term
LSD, PCP, Shroom
Definition
hallucinogen
Term
4 c's of contraception
Definition
consederation, communication, consistency, correct use
Term
chain of infection
Definition
process in which an infectious agent passes from one organism to another
Term
pathogen
Definition
infectious agent capable of causing disease
Term
virulence
Definition
speend and intensity with which a pathogen is likely to cause an infection
Term
epidemic
Definition
widespread outbreak of a disease that affects many
Term
antigen
Definition
marker on the surgace of a foreign substance that identifies it to immune celles
Term
antibodies
Definition
proteinds that bind to specific antigens and trigger events that destroy them
Term
anaphylatic shock
Definition
hypersensative reaction in which an antigen causes an immediate and severe reaction that can include itching, rash, swelling, shock and breathing probs
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