Health unit test

hyperglycemia

condition of high blood sugar

insulin

hormone that signal cells to move sugar from the blood into surronding produced in the pancrease

systemic

allergies that affect the enitre body

antiviral

reduce the severity of the infection and risk of transmission

vaccination

process of introducing a dead pathogen of nontoxic part of a pathogen into the body to prove an immune responce that prevents a certain disease

non communicable diseases

health conditions that develop overtime as a result of genes environmental and behavoirs dont spread between living things and objects

biospy

procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed and tested for the presences of diseases

homeostasis

bodys internal steady state of balance the bodys maintains homeostasis by regulating body tempature the amount of sugar in the blood blood pressure and oxgyen levels in tissue

pathogens

disease causing microorganisms

signs

someone else can tell about you

symptoms

what and how you feel

benign tumor

mass of abnormal cells that is not cancerous remians in one place and stays small

malignant tumor

mass of abnormal cancerious cells ceels can spread to other areas of the body and tissue

alzheimer's disease

disease of the brain characterized bu dementia an incurable loss of memory and thinking skills

convalescent stage

the immune system successfully destroys the pathogen which symptoms and signs fades

relapse

recurrence of a disease in which signs symptoms returns after a period of remission

veins

bloods vessels that deliever blood from the rest of the body back to the heart

aort a

blood vessels are branches of the largest artey in the body

clinical stage

signs and symptoms of the disease arise

metastasize

to spread from an orginal location to other parts of the body

atherosclerosis

disease in which fatty deposits collects in the walls of arteries restricting blood flow

congestive heart failure

condition in which the heart becomes too weak to circulate blood effecitively through the body

coronsry artery disease

disease affect the coronary arteries that supplies blood to the heart

hypertension

disease charaacterized by high blood preasure

type 1 diabetes

the bodys immune system destroys insulin producing cells decreasing levels of insulin blood flow to a part of the brain

stroke

medical emergancy in which blood vessels in the brain become narrow or blocked or burst disrupting blood flow to a part of the brain

pandemic

diseases that spreads to much of the world

osteoporosis

disease that makes bones weak brittle and prone to features

epidemic

disease that occurs in unexpectedly large numbers over a particular area

rheumatoid arthritis

autoimmune disease in which the bodys immune system attacks the joints causing swelling and pain

respiratory etiquette

behaviors that prevent the spread of disease through droplets

vaccine

substance containing dead pathogens or nontoxic part of a pathogen introduced into the body to provoke the immune responce

histamine

chemical that causes blood vessels to leak fluid into tissue released during an allergic reaction

angina

pain in the chest that often accompanies a heart attack may feel like pressure or squeezing or a dull or sharp pain

antibiotics

medications that target and kill disease causing bacteria

mammogram

procedures that use x-rays to imagine to the breast and screen for breast cancer

hand washing

practice of using soap and water to clean the hands

arteriosclerosis

disease in which the walls of the arteries thicken, haarder, and become inflexible

chemotherapy

use of medications to kill cancer cells and shrink malignant tumors

endemic

disease that naturally occurs at low levels in a particular area

MRSA

dangerous disease caused by a stain of the staphylococcus aureus bacterium that is resistant to the antibiotic methiallin can infect the skin bone lungs and bloodstream