Health and Human Biology Trivia

1. Why do many people vomit after heavy drinking?

From Quiz Joy to the Hurled

Answer: Alcohol poisoning

Vomiting is the body's way of protecting itself once the drinker has drunk too much alcohol. Alcohol is a mild poison that slows the speed of messages along the nervous system. This is the reason that people may have problems walking and talking correctly and have slow reaction times. The brain realizes what is going on and attempts to protect itself by forcing the body to expel the remaining poison that is still sitting in the stomach.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Body?

Answer: AB

Persons with the 'AB' group can accept blood from persons with AB as well as all other blood groups in the ABO system. O- is the universal donor.

From Quiz Joy to the Hurled

Answer: Hydrochloric acid

Gastric acid is composed of hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride and sodium chloride. Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid that is strong enough to eat through many types of metal. Your stomach has a lining for protection, but your throat does not. Frequent vomiting can cause significant esophageal damage. It can cause inflammation, burning, and tears. It can also increase the risk of esophageal cancer.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Body?

Answer: 5 liters

An average heart pumps 70 milliliters per heartbeat. An average heartbeat is 72 beats per minute. Therefore the heart pumps 5 liters per minute.

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Answer: Retching

The main difference between retching and vomiting is whether or not the stomach contents are forcefully expelled. In some parts of the world, retching is also known as having the dry-heaves. It can be caused by many of the same reasons vomiting is, but usually (not always), means the stomach is empty. It can occur before actual vomiting starts, or after all the stomach contents have been expelled. It can also occur alone, without vomiting occurring, just a feeling of intense nausea.

From Quiz What's the Matter?

Answer: Bell's palsy

Bell's palsy results when a facial nerve becomes inflamed, thus becoming unable to function properly. No one knows what causes it. It can suddenly come on a person, usually in the morning when they awaken. Bell's palsy can go away after a few weeks all by itself. When it lasts longer, doctors will use electrical stimulation in an attempt to stop permanent damage to the facial muscles from atrophy. Corticosteroids may also be used. "There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house." And that man's name was Bell Palsy.

From Quiz The Fifth Vital Sign

Answer: Nociceptors

Baroreceptors sense pressure, chemoreceptors sense chemical substances, and sensory receptors sense touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Body?

Answer: Antidiuretic hormone

The antidiuretic hormone (also known as vasopressin) maintains the blood pressure, blood volume and tissue water content by controlling the concentration of urine produced by the kidneys.

From Quiz What's the Matter?

Answer: Red and green

A color blind person sees two colors as the same. Red may appear the same as green. Emerson Moser was blue-green color blind. Another form, monochromacy, means people can only see shades of brightness. Someone applying for a pilot's certificate has to pass the red-green vision test. I passed mine with flying colors.

From Quiz The Fifth Vital Sign

Answer: Dolorimeter

The first dolorimeter was developed in the 1940s in New York, and used to measure the effectiveness of various analgesics. The method involved using heat lamps focused on an area of skin to establish what level of pain the patient could tolerate. An oximeter measures oxygen levels in the blood, a dosimeter measures exposure to radiation and a glucometer measures the levels of glucose in the blood.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Body?

Answer: Ciliary movement

The passage of ova through the female reproductive tract is facilitated by the ciliary movement. The ova are moved from the ovaries to the uterus during this process.

From Quiz The Fifth Vital Sign

Answer: Referred pain

Referred pain is pain that is perceived as coming from an area other than where the actual pathology is occurring.

From Quiz Joy to the Hurled

Answer: Ulcer

"Coffee-ground" emesis is the term used for when someone has episodes of vomiting that resembles used coffee grounds. The most common cause is an ulcer in the stomach or upper part of the small intestine. The ulcer, which is an open sore, leaks blood into the stomach causing nausea. The gastric juices mix with the iron in the blood, oxidizing it, and causing it to turn dark brown.

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Answer: Endless bouts of binging and purging

Bulimia nervosa, usually called bulimia, is an eating disorder. It is characterized by bouts of eating large amounts of food (binging) followed by periods of vomiting (purging). The use of laxatives and over-exercising may also take place. Bulimia is an eating disorder usually seen in younger women, but is occasionally seen in men. Long-term effects of this disorder include severe throat and esophageal damage. Tooth loss, ulcers, anemia, are also often seen.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Body?

Answer: Semicircular canals

The semicircular canals consist of three tiny, fluid-filled tubes inside the inner ear that help us to keep our balance.

From Quiz Joy to the Hurled

Answer: Hematemesis

Hematemesis is the proper term for the vomiting of blood. The color of the vomit is dependent upon the amount of blood, the freshness of the blood and the stomach contents at the time the blood is vomited. Fresh blood will come out bright red, while older blood often becomes a brownish-red color. The most common causes of hematemesis are ulcers, gastritis, esophageal varices or lesions, which can all be caused by frequent bouts of vomiting. It is also one of the most common warning signs of stomach cancer.

From Quiz The Fifth Vital Sign

Answer: Nerve

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation works by sending a low level electrical impulse to the area of pain, which can reduce the signals being sent to the brain. Its effectiveness varies according to the area of pain and the patient, and may only last for as long as the machine is in use.

From Quiz The Fifth Vital Sign

Answer: Each of these

Many patients, both young and old, are unable to speak and these are just a few of the behaviors that we can use to assess pain.

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