health study guide unit 6
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what does blood remove from cells
carbon dioxide and waste
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what does blood carry to cells
oxygen, nutrients, and hormones
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what is the name of the smallest vessels where gases can be exchanged
capillaries
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molecule that carries oxygen
hemoglobin
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part of the blood that carries blood cells, nutrients, and waste
plasma
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2 functions of WBC
fight infections and form antibodies
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what does nicotine do to blood pressure
increases it
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what does nicotine do to your arteries
narrows them
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healthy amount of exercise is what
30 minutes 5 days a week
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blood pressure to stay under
120 / 80
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lifestyle factors that delay cardiovascular problems after being diagnosed with prehypertension
exercise, weight loss, eating healthy, stopping smoking
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anemia is lack of what molecule
hemoglobin
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and what mineral
iron
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what foods contain iron
leafy green vegetables, dried fruits, and supplements
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explain a heart attack
when the coronary arerties are blocked and heart tissue can't receive enough oxygen and blood
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heart atttack treatment
stent, bypass graft, or balloon angioplasty
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leukemia treatment methods
bone marrow transplants and chemotherapy (radiation)
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blood is made in the
bone marrow
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what airways are inflamed with bronchitis
bronchi
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what airways are inflamed with asthma
bronchioles
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three triggers of an asthma attack
exercise, infections, allergies
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what happens to the alveoli during emphysema
they weaken and rupture to form fewer air sacs
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what causes emphysema
breathing in pollutants over a long period of time, like smoking
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can the condition be reversed
no
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order from top to bottom on the body that the respiratory system is in (also know what they look like)
pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries
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what does cardio mean
heart
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what does vascular mean
vessels
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where does waste go from the RBCs
liver and kidneys
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what makes blood red
hemoglobin
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when are antibodies made
when exposed to a pathogen or vaccine
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make sure to control what
stress
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systole
blood surges through arteries
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diastole
ventricles relax and refill with blood
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in x/y blood pressure what does x represent and what does y
x is systolic and y is diastolic
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what happens to your bodys cells when you have anemia
they dont get enough oxygen
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leukemia does what in your body
abnormal production of WBCs
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what is the pharynx
the throat
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what is the larynx
the voice box
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trachea is also known as
the windpipe
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bronchi
two large airways that connect trachea to lungs
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bronchioles
smaller airways that branches off of the bronchi
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alevoli
air sacs found at the end of bronchioles that are covered in capillaries
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epliglottis
prevents food from being inhaled and is located between the pharynx and the larynx
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what does CPR stand for
cardio pulmonary resuscitation
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what does AED stand for
automated external defibrillator