Physical Health Review

3. The stages of alcoholism are abuse, dependence, and ___________.
7. Cells in the blood that cause blood clots to form.
9. Cancerous tumor.
10. Non-cancerous tumor.
14. Nerve cells.
16. Another name for high blood pressure.
17. The spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body.
19. _____________ dependence is when a drug user believes that a drug in needed in order to feel good or function normally.
20. The main muscle of respiration.
22. Characterized by the accumulation of plaque on artery walls.
23. The fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended.
24. Thin-walled air sacs within the lungs that are covered in capillaries.
26. Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks.
28. The process of learning to live alcohol free.
29. Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart.
30. _________________ respiration is when oxygen moves from the blood into the cells, and carbon dioxide moves from the cells into the blood.

1. The __________ Nervous System is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
2. The acronym used to help recognize a stroke.
4. Activates a person’s immune system to recognize specific cancers and destroy them.
5. Alcohol __________ is a potentially fatal reaction to an alcohol overdose.
6. The removal of a small piece of tissue for examination.
8. Nicotine patches and gums are examples of nicotine ______________.
11. A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.
12. The second step in treating alcoholism.
13. Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.
15. One symptom of alcohol poisoning is _________ breathing.
18. Someone who is addicted and dependent on alcohol.
20. A drug that slows the central nervous system.
21. BAC stands for Blood Alcohol _______________.
23. ___________ circulation is the process by which blood moves between the heart and the lungs.
25. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
27. Living without alcohol.
31. The mind altering chemical found in marijuana.