B3 - Health and Disease (Y8) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

what is an antibody?

substance that fights off a pathogen

what are vaccines made of?

dead / weakened pathogens

what is a vaccine

type of medicine that trains the immune system to fight a disease it has not come into contact with yet

what are the 4 categories of drugs called?

stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, painkillers

how much DNA does the average person share with the person next to them?

99%

what percentage of humans have green eyes?

2%

on average, how many miles of blood vessels does the human body contain?

100,000

which fruit is radioactive?

bananas

what is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in any of the elements on the periodic table?

J

what is the only mammal to lay eggs?

(perry the) platypus

what is the name of the largest desert in the world?

antarctica

which is better - cats or dogs?

cats

name 3 types of wellbeing

social, mental, physical

mucus, nose hairs, skin, and eyelashes are all types of what?

natural barriers of defence

what is a human's largest organ?

skin

what is the name of the drug organ transplant patients take after their transplant?

anti-rejection drug

what type of pathogen do antibiotics treat?

bacteria

how do you calculate BMI?

mass / height2

what does 'ethical' mean?

if something is right or wrong

is type 2 diabetes reversible?

yes

name 2 risk factors of type 2 diabetes

poor diet and lack of exercise

what does mucus do in your respiratory (breathing) system?

traps pathogens

what type of pathogen is HIV?

viral

what is a non-communicable disease?

something that is not contagious / is genetic

what is a communicable disease?

something that is easily transmitted / contagious