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College Health Vocab

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1. Branch of the nervous system that is responsible for initiating the stress response.






2. Controls emotional responses and instinctual - 'gut' reactions. Adolescents appear to rely more heavily on this part of the brain to interpret situations than adults do.






3. Newborn.






4. Clear physiological experience of apprehension or intense fear in the absence of a real danger.






5. Long know to be invollved in moter activity and physical coordination; now understood to coordinate thinking processes - including decision mkakin and social skills .Undergoes dynamic growth and change during adolescence.






6. Long term - low level stress in which the stress response continues without resolution






7. Set of birth defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy.






8. An extreme or rapid change in mood






9. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






10. An odorless gas that interferes with the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to vital body organs.






11. Taking a drug for a specific purpose other than getting high.






12. Surgical removal of the contents of the uterus to terminate a pregnancy.






13. Abnormal condition of the lungs characterized by decreased respiratory function and increased shortness of breath.






14. The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood - expressed as a percentage.






15. A feeling of apprehension and dread - with or without a known cause; accompanied by physical symptoms.






16. A pregnancy in which a fertilized egg implants or attaches itself outside of the uterus - usually in a fallopian tube.






17. A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal






18. Events or agents in the environment that cause stress.






19. Eating disorder marked by distortion of body image and refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight.






20. How a drug get in your body ex. injection - inhalation - absorption - etc.






21. Abnormal eating patterns (for example - vomiting - use of laxatives - extreme dieting) that may not fit the rigid diagnostic rules for anorexia or bulimia but affect quality of life.






22. Respiratory disorder characterized by mucus secretion - cough - and increasing difficulty in breathing.






23. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






24. Condition in which the liver swells with fat globules as a result of alcohol consumption.






25. Infant death before or at the time of expected birth.






26. Transmission of an infection or disease from mother to child during pregnancy and delivery.






27. Selyes classic model used to describe the physiological changes associated with the stress response. The three phases are alarm - resistance - and exhaustion.






28. Series of physiological changes that activate body systems - providing a burst of energy to deal with a percived threat or danger.






29. Brain chemicals thta conduct signals from one brain cell to the next.






30. Small polyurethane foam device presaturated with spermicide that is inserted in the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy.






31. Surgical delivery of the infant through the abdominal wall.






32. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






33. Disorder in which a person peceives his body to be underdeveloped no matter how highly developed his muscles really are.






34. A mood disorder in which a person - for no apparent reason - experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods - feelings of worthlessness - and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities






35. Use of a pharmaceutical agent to terminate a pregnancy.






36. Technique for testing fetal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.






37. Birth defects.






38. Consumption of five or more drinks in a row by a man or four or more drinks in a row by a woman.






39. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






40. Combination of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol - characterized by abnormal facial apperance - slow growth - mental retardation - and social - emotional - and behavioral problems.






41. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






42. Structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy and links the circulatory system of the fetus with that of the mother.






43. Technique for producing a visual image of the fetus using high-frequency sound waves.






44. Technique for testing feal cells for chromosomal abnormalities by removing cells from the chorionic villus - part of the placenta in the uterus.






45. The general state of the body - mind and emotions when an environmental stressor has triggerred the stress response.






46. Controls planning - organizing - rational thinking - working memory - judgment - moood modulaiton. Undergoes rapid growth just before puberty - followed by pruning and consolidation during adolescence.






47. Perception of one's ability to perform certain tasks successfully.






48. Thick - sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn - containing hundreds of chemical compounds and carcinogenic substances.






49. Mental state characterized by a depressed mood - loss of interest or pleasure in activities and several orther related symptoms.






50. Altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting other substances.