Health & Disease (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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Lifestyle risk factors: definition
Lifestyle risk factors: definition
Choices people make that increase chances of non-communicable diseases
Type of alcohol in alcoholic drinks
Type of alcohol in alcoholic drinks
Ethanol
Short-term alcohol effects (3)
Short-term alcohol effects (3)
Blurred vision, slow reactions, lowered inhibitions
Long-term alcohol effect on brain
Long-term alcohol effect on brain
Brain damage
Long-term alcohol effect on liver
Long-term alcohol effect on liver
Liver cirrhosis (scarring)
Alcohol in pregnancy: effects on baby
Alcohol in pregnancy: effects on baby
Poor growth, abnormal facial features, behaviour/learning problems
Substance making smoking addictive
Substance making smoking addictive
Nicotine
Gas in smoke reducing oxygen in blood
Gas in smoke reducing oxygen in blood
Carbon monoxide
What tar in cigarettes contains
What tar in cigarettes contains
Carcinogens
What carcinogens cause
What carcinogens cause
Cancers (esp. mouth & lungs)
Heart & blood vessel diseases from smoking
Heart & blood vessel diseases from smoking
Cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, strokes)
Smoking effect during pregnancy
Smoking effect during pregnancy
Low birth weight babies
Positive correlation: definition
Positive correlation: definition
As one factor increases, another also increases