Health: Chapter 4

1. Health: Chapter 4 Taking Care of Your Health

2. Which of the following is not a sign of gum disease? • A. fillings • B. bad breath • C. gums that bleed when teeth are brushed • D. sore gums

3. Which of the following is not a sign of gum disease? fillings

4. Light passes into your eye through the ___. • A. optic nerve • B. pupil • C. iris • D. retina

5. Light passes into your eye through the ___. pupil

6. When the outer ear catches sound, where is the sound guided? • A. the Eustachian tube • B. the cochlea • C. the ear canal • D. the auditory nerve

7. When the outer ear catches sound, where is the sound guided? ear canal

8. Which part of the tooth causes a toothache? • A. pulp • B. enamel • C. root • D. dentin

9. Which part of the tooth causes a toothache? pulp

10. The idea that putting butter on a burn is helpful is a ___. • A. health tip • B. myth • C. advertising • D. gingivitis

11. The idea that putting butter on a burn is helpful is a ___. myth

12. How can you correct pressure in your Eustachian tube? • A. put your finger in your ear • B. floss • C. sneeze • D. yawn or swallow

13. How can you correct pressure in your Eustachian tube? yawn or swallow

14. A unit of measure for the loudness of sound is a ___. • A. stirrup • B. decibel • C. cornea • D. pinna

15. A unit of measure for the loudness of sound is a ___. decibel

16. The main purpose of advertising is to get consumers to ___. • A. buy a product • B. sell the product for the cheapest price • C. watch the commercials on TV • D. be healthy

17. The main purpose of advertising is to get consumers to ___. buy a product

18. The image formed on the retina is ___. • A. bent • B. wavy • C. right-side up • D. upside down

19. The image formed on the retina is ___. upside down

20. Flouride is a substance that ___. • A. protects the inside of the eye from harmful dust and sand • B. blocks out the sun’s strong rays • C. helps keep your ears clean • D. helps tooth enamel stay hard & protects against tooth decay

21. Flouride is a substance that ___. helps tooth enamel stay hard & protects against tooth decay

22. The sunscreen that would give the most protection from the sun is a ___. • A. SPF 11 – 15 • B. SPF 0 - 3 • C. SPF 7 – 8 • D. SPF 9 - 10

23. The sunscreen that would give the most protection from the sun is a ___. SPF 11 - 15

24. Which of the following are ways the body protects your eyes from harm? • A. the blink reflex • B. release of tears from the tear glands • C. eyelashes • D. all of the above

25. Which of the following are ways the body protects your eyes from harm? all of the above (blink reflex, eyelashes, release of tears from tear glands)

26. Your hair and nails are made of live cells. • A. true • B. false

27. Your hair and nails are made of live cells. false

28. Which of the following is not a sign of a hearing problem? • A. an earache • B. feeling as if your ears are stuffed up • C. a watery liquid in your ear • D. hair growing from your ears

29. Which of the following is not a sign of a hearing problem? hair growing from your ears

30. What does the gum do? • A. sends messages to the nerves • B. keeps the teeth straight • C. helps hold the tooth in place & protects the roots from disease • D. stops cavities

31. What does the gum do? helps hold the tooth in place & protects the roots from disease

32. What part of the tooth can be damaged by plaque? • A. enamel and gum • B. enamel and root • C. dentin and nerve • D. dentin and anvil

33. What part of the tooth can be damaged by plaque? enamel & gum

34. A source you could trust to receive information for safe & useful dental care products is • A. the American Red Cross • B. the American Dental Association • C. a commercial on TV • D. an advertisement in magazines

35. A source you could trust to receive information for safe & useful dental care products is American Dental Association

36. What causes the hairs in the cochlea to move? • A. the optic nerve • B. hair follicles • C. the auditory nerve • D. vibrations in the liquid in the cochlea

37. What causes the hairs in the cochlea to move? vibrations in the liquid in the cochlea

38. What must be present in order for you to see? • A. vibrations • B. cones • C. light • D. rods

39. What must be present in order for you to see? light

40. A person may form both healthful habits AND risky habits because of peer influence. • A. true • B. false

41. A person may form both healthful habits AND risky habits because of peer influence. true

42. The lens in your eye can change shape because of ___. • A. the optic nerve • B. the rods and cones • C. little muscles connected to it • D. the amount of light let in by the pupil.

43. The lens in your eye can change shape because of ___. the amount of light let in by the pupil

44. Your hair grows more slowly than your nails. • A. true • B. false

45. Your hair grows more slowly than your nails. false

46. What would happen if a cavity went all the way down to the nerves? • A. You would have gingivitis. • B. You would need to go to an orthodontist. • C. You might lose the entire tooth. • D. You would have plaque.

47. What would happen if a cavity went all the way down to the nerves? You might lose the entire tooth.

48. The part of the tooth that could be helped by flossing is the ___. • A. gum • B. root • C. pulp • D. nerve

49. The part of the tooth that could be helped by flossing is the ___. gum