WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and Fitness

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42 terms Phant0mDeku Preview c458 p 42 terms abb Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn Biological preparation that provides active required immunity to a particular disease. The administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to the pathogen.AmphetaminesUppers, stimulants. Legitimate and useful medical applications, but often abused.Example Ritalin for ADHD. Adderall for obesity, ADHD and narcolepsy.Choose an answer 1Both Vaccination And Malpractice2Antibiotics 3Vaccination4Isolation Don't know?

EcstasyMDMA. Club drug often used at all night dance parties (raves). Stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure and can lead to heart or kidney failure; regular use produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to your brains ability to think and store memories.HallucinogensSubstances that occur naturally or produce synthetically that distort user's perception of reality; cause sensory illusions that make it difficult to distinguish

fact from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.

BarbituratesHistorically represented one of nations biggest drug abuse problems. Generally known as downers, often taken as a way of escaping problems of daily living.Effects range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, and intoxicated to intoxication and staggering as if drunk, slurred speech, confused.NicotineFound in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant drug, addictive.Associated with cardiovascular disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning.Associated with cancer.SuppositoriesDrug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the bloodstream.DiureticsPromotes production of urine. Used for high blood pressure. Often used by bulimics for weight loss.Intravenous injectionA route of drug administration directly into the bloodstream through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid effact but is most dangerous due to risk of infection, vein collapse, or overdose.Intramuscular injectionA route of drug administration; injected into the muscle.Drug abuseGenerally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May also refer to a person's intent.Drug inhibition (receptor site) THCActive ingredient in marijuana. Connects to nerve cell sites and brain called cannabinoid receptors and influences the activity of those cells. Influences pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of cancer.Can lead to depression anxiety and personality disturbances. Causes birth

defects. Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma, Chemotherapy cause to

nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures, muscle relaxant action.Receptor sites (of a drug)Target cells for drugs.OTC drugsOver-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain medication, allergy medication that don't require prescriptions.ToleranceSome drugs are used frequently, large doses are required to maintain the same effect

Anabolic steroidsSynthetic variant of the male sex hormone testosterone OpioidsSubstances that act on the nervous system, medications that are artificially made, reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus; Morphine, tramadol, oxycodone, methadone EndorphinsEndogenous opioid neuropeptides. Produced by central nervous system and pituitary gland. Released during exercise, interact with the receptors in your brain to reduce perception of pain, trigger positive body feeling, similar to morphine GRASE list (FDA)Generally recognized as safe by the FDA for use in food and drugs EpinephrineSometimes called adrenaline; secreted by the adrenal medulla; stimulation of the meulla by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system causes release of hormones, especially epinephrine, into the blood to initiate short-term fight or flight response to stress SynergismCombined action of drugs is greater than the sum of the effects of anyone drug taking a loan. For example, some drugs potentiate or increase the effects of another drug.Prostaglandin inhibitorsNSAIDs. Medications that act on prostaglandins, compounds that regulate muscle contractions.BenzodiazepinesClass of psychoactive drug; court chemical structure is fusion of benzene ring

and a diazepine ring. Examples: diazepam (Valium), alpazolam (Xanax),

clonazepam (klonopin), Lorazepam (Ativan), MIdazolam NarcoticsAny of a group of drugs such as heroin and morphine that produce numbness and stupor. Commonly used to relieve pain; may cause addiction.Polydrug useRefers to the use of two or more psychoactive drugs in combination to achieve a particular effect.AntagonismInhibition of or interference with the action of one substance organism by another Analgesicspain killer; member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain. acts various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems AntibioticsType of antimicrobial used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection; may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.Route of administrationThe path by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substances taken into the body.Classified by location at which the substances applied, oral an intravenous.Cross tolerancePhenomenon that occurs when someone who is tolerant to the effects of a certain drugs also develop a tolerance to another drug.

LDLLow density lipoprotein's. Bad cholesterol. Put your heart at risk. Collects on the walls of blood vessels working cause blockages.HDLHigh density lipoprotein's. Well behaved good cholesterol removes harmful cholesterol. Reduces the risk for heart disease CarbohydrateBiological molecule consisting of carbon hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Consist of simple sugars and starches. Provides energy for working muscles, fuel for central nervous system, enables fat metabolism, prevents protein from being used as energy.ProteinLarge biomolecules or macromolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Does most of the work in cells required for the structure function and regulation of the bodies tissues and organs.consist of eight essential and 12 nonessential amino acids.LipidsStore energy, signal and act as structural components of cell membranes.Molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells; a group of naturally occurring molecules that includes fats, waxes sterols and fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, K) monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids.TriglyceridesMain constituents of natural fats and oils. High concentrations in the blood indicate elevated risk of stroke. 9 calories per gram - most concentrated source of energy in diet.Water-soluble vitaminsCan dissolve in water. Carried to the body's tissues but not stored in the body.Found in plant and animal foods or dietary supplements and must be taken daily.Vitamin C and B.Fat-soluble vitaminsVitamins that are soluble in fats or lipids, usually absorbed in fat globules that travel through the lymphatic system of small intestine and into general blood circulation within body. Stored in body tissues. Vitamins a and E.RDA of sodiumRecommended dietary allowance for sodium is average intake level of what you should be getting from your diet daily. No more than 2300 mg daily or 1500 if you're older than 51 or black or have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease Amino acidsCreate protein molecules. Eight essential provided by diet, 12 nonessential synthesized by body. All 20 required for proper nutrition Basal metabolismMinimum amount of energy required by body to maintain essential body functions (temperature, muscle tone, respiration) CholesterolA compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues, including blood and nerves. Important constituent of cell membranes. High concentrations in blood promote atherosclerosis GlycogenPolysaccharide that is principal storage form of glucose in cells