StudyGuide for Health Science MIDTERM 1 This is a guide for the first exam To study for this exam you should 1 Reread the associated chapters and your lecture notes and PowerPoint notes 2 Answer the following questions below using these notes Try without notes first If you can t go back to the notes and or text and try to find the answer Also the digestive system is also PowerPoint and not found in the text I did not write questions for that one as I felt it didn t require Please don t skip it Bring a long green 100 Scantron for this exam The number of questions will be no more than 75 but no less than 60 Chapter One Health and Wellness How has our concept of Wellness changed over the past century List some differences in health care medicine that have resulted in longer lifespans What was the Age of Environment Age of Medicine Age of Lifestyle What are the leading causes of death in America today 100 years ago What constitutes a healthy lifestyle today The components Chapter two Psychological Health What does it mean to be psychologically healthy Maslow s Hierarchy Understand the Pyramid What is a Self Actualized Person Eric Erickson s Lifelong Developmental Stages and Conflicts KNOW EACH CONFLICT WELL Be familiar with the definition of a mental disorder and the following Mental disorders What are the major categories of mental disorders Be familiar with the symptoms of these specific disorders Bipolar Schizophrenia Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Be familiar with the parts of the brain Know the diagram in your text its straightforward Give a brief function for each part What is a NEURON Know the basic parts Revisited again in the Nervous System PowerPoint What is a SYNAPSE Know basicially how an impulse moves from one neuron to the next What is a NEUROTRANSMITTER What are some of the theories of why we sleep What are the stages of sleep Compare and contrast REM with NREM sleep What are some sleep disorders Chapter STRESS Define Stress and Stressor Compare and contrast Eustress and Distress When do we feel each of these Know the parts of the nervous system How does the word SOMATIC differ from AUTONOMIC What is your Autonomic Nervous System What does the term HOMEOSTASIS mean How does the Hypothalamus affect the pituitary gland during stress What does it secrete hormone What does the Pituitary gland secrete during stress hormone What hormones are released by the adrenal glands during short term stress Long term stress The Sympathetic Nervous system s stress response is often termed FIGHT OR FLIGHT why The Parasympathetic Nervous System s response is termed REST and DIGEST why What happens to pupils during fight or flight Do you digest food What about your heartbeat REVIEW THE PowerPoint slide that shows man with both sympathetic and parasympathetic responses Who was Hans Selve What is the General Adaptation Syndrome or GAS Know what happens at each stage What is meant be allosteric load How can one lower his her stress What is Cushing s Disease How does it relate to Stress What does stress do to the brain THE DIGESTIVE and NERVOUS SYSTEM FOLLOW THE POWERPOINT What Are the parts What does Each do Just a little in text Chapter Nutrition Read the chapter its very good What is the purpose of CELLULAR RESPIRATION BRIEFLY know what happens to glucose in the cell during this process What is a carbohydrate Its subunit Basic function in body Food sources Why should you eat complex carbohydrates rather than simple ones What s the difference What is a glycemic index Significance Foods Simple sugars names for What s a protein Subunit Functions in body Essential amino acids Complete Vs Incomplete Do we get enough Vegatarians what are the kinds How do vegans get complete proteins What happens to excess protein in the body What are consequences of a high protein diet Sources of complete protein What are the benefits of being a vegetarian Lipids Fats What are these Sources Functions in body Saturated Vs Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Essential fatty acids What about the fish Trans fat How much How can you lower saturated bad fat in your diet Vitamins Function in the body Where do they come from Phytochemicals antioxidents Why do we want them What is a free radical Minerals Focus on a few We talked only of Calcium in class there are other like Iron to make hemoglobin in your blood Read about minerals there function in your text Know about CALCIUM in some detail Function for strong bones blood clotting muscle contraction nerve conduction Sources AND WEIGHT BEARING exercise Why are cola drinks bad Fiber Sources Why do we need it Salt Why bad The culprits here Research Slide on Vitamins What are the fat soluble vitamins Should you take vitamins or eat them Why or why not Why do we need vitamin D Which foods are rich in Vitamin A Folic Acid important for pregnant ladies