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Edexcel Biology Gcse - Non-Communicable Diseases Part 2

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This deck covers key concepts and definitions related to non-communicable diseases, including heart conditions, immune system functions, and medical treatments.

What is a heart attack?

When the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked.
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
What is a heart attack?
When the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked.
heart disease | definition
A wide range of conditions that affect the heart.
heart failure | definition
A condition where the heart is failing to pump sufficient blood around the body at the appropriate pressure.
What is a heart transplant?
An operation to replace a damaged heart with a healthy heart from a donor.
What is hepatitis?
Inflammation or swelling of the liver, for example because of infection by a virus or drinking too much alcohol.
What is a histogram?
A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data.

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TermDefinition
What is a heart attack?
When the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked.
heart disease | definition
A wide range of conditions that affect the heart.
heart failure | definition
A condition where the heart is failing to pump sufficient blood around the body at the appropriate pressure.
What is a heart transplant?
An operation to replace a damaged heart with a healthy heart from a donor.
What is hepatitis?
Inflammation or swelling of the liver, for example because of infection by a virus or drinking too much alcohol.
What is a histogram?
A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data.
immune system | definition
The body's defence system against entry of any foreign body, including pathogens and agents such as pollen grains. The role of the immune system is to prevent disease.
immunosuppressant drug | definition
A type of drug that prevents a patient's immune system from rejecting a transplant.
What is insulin?
A hormone that regulates the level of sugar in the blood and can be produced by genetically modified bacteria.
ionising radiation | definition
Radiation that is able to remove electrons from atoms or molecules to produce positively charged particles called ions.
lipid | definition
Fat or oils, composed of fatty acids and glycerol.
What is the liver?
The large organ, beside the stomach, which has many functions, including processing substances absorbed by the digestive system and a role in the storage of the body's carbohydrate.
monoclonal antibody | definition
Identical copies of an antibody produced by fusing a spleen cell with a cancerous white blood cell which can be designed to bind to many different substances.
mucus | definition
Slimy white protein, which lines the respiratory tract and alimentary canal.
neurological | meaning
To do with the nervous system.
What is nicotine?
The addictive substance found in tobacco and tobacco smoke.
non-communicable disease | definition
A disease that is not transferred between people or other organisms.
obesity | definition
The medical term for being very overweight, owing to the excessive accumulation of body fat.
organ | definition
A group of different tissues that work together to carry out a particular function, eg heart and lungs.
oxygen | definition
Gaseous element making up about 20% of the air, which is needed by living organisms for respiration.
palliative care | definition
Health care that focuses on relieving and preventing suffering, typically near the end of a patient's life when they are terminally ill.
qualitative | definition
Results that are not expressed as numbers or numerical data, eg they can be expressed as present or absent, or as colours.
quantitative | definition
Results that can be expressed using numerical values.
radioactive | definition
When unstable atoms give off particles that can be harmful to humans.
radiotherapy | definition
Using ionising radiation to treat cancer by targeting cancerous cells.