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Question | Answer |
Night-blindness | Deficiency disease caused by lack of Vitamin A. You cannot see very well in dim light. |
Anemia | Deficiency disease caused by lack of iron. Causes tiredness and shortness of breath. |
Rickets | Deficiency disease caused by lack of calcium. It causes weak and poorly shaped bones. |
Drug | Substance that affects the way your body works. |
Medicine | A drug that helps the body to ease the symptoms of a disease or cure the disease. |
Side-effect | Harmful or unpleasant effects caused by a drug. |
Addictive | If something makes you feel that you need to have more of the substance this is said to be addictive. |
Recreational Drug | Any drug used for its mind-altering effect rather than as a medicine. |
Caffeine | A stimulant that increase the speed at which nerves carry impulses. Found in coffee, tea and cola drinks. |
Cannabis | A drug that can cause memory loss. |
Ecstasy | A stimulant that can cause depression, mental illness and even death. |
Cocaine | Very powerful and harmful stimulant that causes blocked arteries and mental problems. |
Herion | A very dangerous depressant drug. Cause vomiting and serve headaches. |
Skeleton | All the bones in the body of a vertebrae. |
Skull | Collection of bones that protect your brain. |
Vertebra | Your 'backbone' is made of many bone called vertebrae. |
Backbone | The series of small bones that provide the main support for the bodies of humans and other vertebrates. |
Biceps | Muscle at the front of the upper arm that can contract and move the lower arm upwards. |
Joints | Part of the body where bones are moved by muscles. |
Contract | When a muscle becomes fatter and shorter. |
Relax | When a muscle stops contracting and becomes thinner and longer, it relaxes. |
Antagonistic Pairs | Two muscles that work a joint by pulling in opposite directions, e.g. biceps and triceps. |
Triceps | Muscle at the back of the upper arm that can contract and move the lower arm downwards. |
Strength | How strong your body is. |
Stamina | How long your body can exercise for. |
Speed | How fast something is moving. Often measured in meters per second (m/s), miles per hour (mph) or kilometres per hour (km/h). |
Organ Systems | Collection of organs working together to do an important job. |
Circulatory | Organ system containing the heart and blood vessels |
Digestive System | The group of organs that carries out digestion. |
Respiratory System | Made up of the trachea, bronchi and lungs. Gets oxygen into the blood and takes carbon dioxide out of the body. |
Aerobic Respiration | Process that uses up oxygen to release energy from food. Carbon dioxide is produced as a waste gas. |
Social Behaviour | How an animal communicates with or reacts other animals of the same species. |
Stroke | When the nerve tissue in the brain starts to die because too little blood is getting to it. |
Heart Attack | When the heart muscles start to die because too little blood is getting to them. |
Fitness | If you are able to do all the things that your lifestyle needs you to do, you are fit. |
Balanced Diet | Eating a variety of foods to provide all the things the body needs. |
Anorexia | Disease in which someone else too little and becomes dangerously thin. |
Deficiency Disease | A disease caused by a lack of a mineral or vitamin. |
Nutrient | A part of your food that is used as a raw material (fat, carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, minerals). |
Kwashiorkor | Deficiency disease caused by lack of protein. |
Scurvy | Deficiency disease caused by lack of Vitamin C. The gums bleed and cuts take a long time to heal. |
Heartbeats Rate | The number of times the heart beats in one minute. |
Ciliated Epithelial Cells | Cells in the tubes leading to the lungs that have microscopic hairs, cilia, growing from them. |
Gas Exchange | Process where oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood. It happens in the alveoli in the lungs. |
Diaphragm | Sheet of muscle underneath the lungs. It helps to work the lungs during breathing. |
Breathing | Moving muscles to make air flow into and out of the lungs. |
Ventilation | The movement of air into and out of the lungs. |
Nicotine | Poisons, addictive drug found in cigarettes. |
Premature | A baby that is born too early and small is said to be premature. |
Tar | A poisonous, black, sticky substance found in cigarette smoke. |
Lung Cancer | A disease when cells in the lungs start to divide and grow uncontrollably. |
S-factors | Four factors that describe how fit you are: Suppleness, Strength, Stamina and Speed |
Suppleness | How easily your body can bend and twist. |
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