personal health and wellness: chapters 9-14
nicotine gum, nicotine patch, nicotine lozenge
3 smoking cessation products
metastasis
the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another
3 primary ways of transmitting HIV
1. specific kinds of sexual contact 2. direct exposure to infected blood 3. HIV-infected women to fetus or to infant during breastfeeding
3 major STDs
HIV/AIDS, herpes, HPV
malignant tumor
a tumor that is capable of spreading and is thus cancerous
benign tumor
a tumor that is not cancerous
68%
according to the national institutes of health, about ____ percent of american adults are overweight
higher
compared to white americans, the incidence of cardiovascular disease among african american is
systole
contraction of the heart
3 psychological and social factors that can increase risk of CVD
depression, social isolation, anxiety
four
how many chambers does the heart contain
mammogram
low-dose x-ray of the breasts used to check for early signs of breast cancer
esrogen may protect premenopausal women from heart disease
men have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke than women do because
diastole
relaxation of the heart
hypertension
sustained abnormally high pressure
cancer
the abnormal, uncontrolled multiplication of cells
cardiovascular disease
the collective term for various forms of disease of the heart and blood vessels
aorta
the largest artery in the body is the
13-15
the number of years adults lose to smoking
cardiovascular system
the system that circulates blood through the body; consists of the heart and blood vessels
heart disease
what is the number-one killer of american women
PID
when the initial infection by chlamydia or gonorrhea travels upwards into reproductive organs
heart attacks
which of the following kills most Americans every year
atherosclerosis
a form of CVD is wich the inner layers of artery walls are made thick and irregular by plaque deposits, arteries become narrow, and blood supply is reduced