B1 - Health 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealthy livingGCSEOCR Created by: JDalby12345Created on: 08-05-17 20:19 Where do you get malaria? Infected Female Mosquitos. 1 of 31 How do they give the disease? They drink the blood of the host. 2 of 31 What is malaria? Malaria is a parasite. 3 of 31 What does malaria do in the liver? Malaria reproduces in the liver. 4 of 31 What does the malaria then do? The malaria gets into the bloodstream. 5 of 31 What does the malaria do to cells in the bloodstream? Malaria makes the cells in the bloodstream burst. 6 of 31 What is the bodies defence mechanism against pathogens? The body produces white blood cells to produce antibodies that attach to the pathogens allowing WBCs to locate and destroy the pathogens. 7 of 31 What is a symptom of heart disease? High cholesterol is a symptom of heart disease. 8 of 31 What causes heart disease? High salt intake causes heart disease. Carbon Monoxide also causes heart disease. 9 of 31 Why does high salt intake cause heart disease? High salt intake causes you to hold more water which dilutes the blood flow. 10 of 31 How does carbon monoxide cause heart disease? Red blood cells have a greater affinity for CO than for O2 so they carry carbon monoxide instead of oxygen. 11 of 31 How does smoking cause heart disease? The nicotine in cigarettes causes arteries to get narrower. 12 of 31 What determines a healthy diet? BMI can determine a healthy diet, EAR, and sugar level too. 13 of 31 How does BMI determine a healthy diet? BMI is a measure of weight to height ratio against a national average showing what the normal weight is. 14 of 31 How is BMI not totally accurate? BMI does not take muscle mass into account therefore scewing the judgement. 15 of 31 How is BMI calculated? BMI is calculated using the formula weight in kilograms over height in meters squared. Weight/Height^2. 16 of 31 How does sugar determine a healthy diet? Sugar turns to fat which turns to proteins. 17 of 31 What causes high blood pressure? Stess, Age, Weight, Lots of alcohol, Lots of salt, genetics, lack of exercise, and drugs can cause a high blood pressure. 18 of 31 What is blood pressure? Normal pressure = systolic/diastolic. 19 of 31 How does the blood cause a higher blood pressure? Pressured blood pushes against the sides of the blood vessel walls causing high blood pressure. 20 of 31 What can determine sugar levels? Diabetes and glucose levels can determine sugar levels. 21 of 31 Diabetes comes in two types, which two? Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are the two types of diabetes. 22 of 31 What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is when not enough insulin is produced. 23 of 31 What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is when too much insulin is made. 24 of 31 What does glucose lead to? Glucose leads to fat, and insulin found in the pancreas and glycogen in the liver. 25 of 31 How do alcohol levels affect a healthy diet? Alcohol levels affect the liver, the brain, depression, and the inflamation of the gullet. 26 of 31 How does alcohol affect the liver? It causes cirrhosis, it becomes fat and inflames. 27 of 31 What damage does alcohol do to the brain? Alcohol causes brain damage. 28 of 31 How does smoking affect a healthy diet? Smoking contains nicotine and tar. 29 of 31 What does tar do? Tar solidifies in the alveolus. 30 of 31 What happens when it solidifies? The tar builds up leaving less of a surface area, therefore less diffusion, and thus, less oxygen. 31 of 31
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