1. Personal Health and Hygiene

3. What is the main cause of freckles?

4. Freckles
Lentigines
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin.
Ephelides
2 Types
Ephelides: lighter brown, genetic trait, fade in winter
Lentigines: darker, don’t fade in winter
Known as sunburn freckles
Causes
Genetics
Sun
Lentigines

6. Moles
Melanocytes (cells in the skin) grow in a cluster with tissue surrounding them.

7. Skin Cancer Types Basal cell carcinomas Squamous cell carcinomas
Malignant melanoma
Cancer of the melanocyte cells

8. What to Look for - Skin Cancer

9. List 5 ways to protect yourself from the sun.

10. Protection from Skin Cancer (sunburn, wrinkles)

11. Do True / False

12. 1. What is the main cause of acne?

13. Acne Causes? Types Hormones! Blackheads &Whiteheads Androgen
Poor diet
Heredity
Gender
Types
Blackheads &Whiteheads
Pimple/Zits
Cysts

14. Acne Where does it occur? What is it? Face (T-zone)
Back
Neck
Shoulders
Upper arms
Chest
Buttocks
Groin
What is it?
Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection.

15. List 5 things that contribute to acne?

16. What contributes to Acne?
Too much washing or scrubbing
Picking or popping
Tanning
Sweating
Touching skin
Clothing
Cosmetics
Hair
Environment
Medication

18. What causes warts?
Do True / False

19. Warts A virus!! Causes Types Human Papillomavirus
Through a crack in the skin.
Types
Common
Plantar
Filiform
Flat
Genital

20. How are warts treated? Go away on their own OTC medication Freezing
Electrified needle to cut it away
Burning with laser or chemicals

22. List 2 ways you can protect your feet from foot fungus.

23. Fungal Infections Protection Types Wear flip flops in locker rooms
Open toed shoes
“dry off”
Don’t share shoes
Types
Ring worm
Athletes foot
Jock itch

25. Eye Infections Prevention Pink Eye??
Avoid touching or rubbing your eyes.
Transferring germs from fingers to eyes.
Pink Eye??
Also known as conjunctivitis
Highly contagious
Don’t share personal items

27. Tooth Disease Most common type… cavities Causes
Bacteria that dissolves the minerals that protect and make up teeth.

28. List 2 ways to protect your teeth and gums.

29. Tooth Disease Prevention
Eating fewer sugary foods
Cleaning well
Genetically prone

30. Gum Disease Prevention What is it? Eat healthy
Brush
Floss
Describe how should you floss your teeth?
What is it?
A condition where bacteria that live in plaque infect and destroy the gum and bones that hold the teeth.

31. Hair and Scalp Problems
Lice
Insects that live on human hair and feed on the blood from the scalp
Don’t share personal items.
Dandruff
Flakes of dry skin from the scalp.
Causes: fungus, stress, hormones, genetics, illness, infrequent shampooing, unsure

32. Define Calorie

33. Calorie A unit of heat energy – or – the amount of energy in food.
Energy: the ability for the body to function.
3,500 calories = 1 lb. of body weight
1 GRAM = about the weight of a raisin.
1 GRAM of protein or carbs = 4 calories
1 GRAM of fat = 9 calories
1 GRAM of alcohol = 7 calories

34. Energy Requirements of the Body
SIZE - The bigger you are, the more calories are necessary to maintain weight.
AGE - The older you are, the less energy you need.
ACTIVITY LEVEL - The more active you are, the more energy you need.
GENDER - Based on body size, males need more energy.

35. Energy Requirements of the Body
RATE OF GROWTH - How fast you grow indicates how much energy you need to grow.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES - Basic Metabolism - The rate at which the body uses energy.
EFFICIENCY IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENT - The colder it is, the more calories you use. *Extreme temperatures
PHYSIOLOGICAL - Illness can change calorie use.