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College Health Vocab

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1. Substances that can cause physical damage or defects in the fetus - especially if they are present during the first trimester - when rapid development of body organs is occuring.






2. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






3. Small T-shaped deivce that when inserted in the uterus prevents conception.






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






5. Chemical agent that killls sperm.






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






7. Primary addictive ingredient in tobacco; a poison and a psychoactive drug.






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






9. Drugs that slow down activity in the brain and sympathetic nervous system.






10. Infection that is not currently active but could reactivate at a later time.






11. The sympathetic branch starts your stress response while the parasympathetic branch-ends your stress response






12. 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.






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






14. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Birth defects.






22. Involuntary termination of a pregnancy - or miscarriage.






23. Relays information between the two hemispheres of the brain and is believed to play a role in creativity and problem solving. Grows and changes significantly during adolescense.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Dangerous condtion that can occur during pregnancy - chatacterized by high blood pressure - fluid retention possible kidney and liver damage - and potential fetal death.






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






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






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






31. Newborn.






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






33. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






34. In Maslow's work - the state attained when a person has reached his or her full potenial.






35. Newborn.






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






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






38. Period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia for events.






39. The part of the brain where the executive functions of planning - organizing - and rational thnking are controlled.






40. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.






41. Contraceptive method based on abstinence during the window of time around ovulation when a woman is most likely to conceive.






42. Eating disorder marked by binge-eating behavior without the vomiting or purging of bulimia.






43. Short term stress - produced by the stress response.






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






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






46. 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.






47. A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood






48. Interrelated conditions of disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis.






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






50. Ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger.