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