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Flashcards by grace.hanc, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by grace.hanc
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Malnourished | A person who does not eat a balanced diet may become malnourished |
| Effects of malnourished | Overweight or underweight Deficiency diseases Type 2 diabetes |
| Metabolic Rate | Is the rate at which all chemical reactions are carried out in the body |
| Metabolic Rate effected by humans | - How much muscle you have - How much excerise you do - Inherited factors |
| Slimming products do what? | Help you lose mass Include guidance How to excerise Support |
| The 2 benefits of exercise? | 1) Better weight control 2) Better health |
| What is the microorganisms that cause disease? | PATHOGENS |
| Examples of PATHOGENS | Bacteria and viruses |
| What does bacteria do when in body? | Bacteria makes TOXINS that make us feel ill, it invades and destroys body cells |
| What does a virus do when in the body? | A virus takes over a body cells DNA, causing the cell to make TOXINS. |
| What does a immune system do? | Helps to protect the body against pathogens |
| White blood cells create what.... | ANTIBODIES |
| What does your immune system do? | It remembers how to respond to the pathogen and destroys it |
| What is immunisation? | Means to make someone immune to a disease |
| What do painkillers do? | They only treat the symptoms of a disease and they do not kill pathogens |
| What are antibiotics? | Are medicines that kill bacterial pathogens inside the body |
| A problem with viruses? | Viruses reproduce inside the cells of another organism and damage the cells |
| A stimulant in drugs in sport | Increase the rate of body functions such as heart rate |
| Anabolic steroids in drugs in sport? | Simulate muscle growth |
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