Health Section 1 Vocabulary Quiz

All the traits that are passed from parent to child; the biological process of passing on, or transmitting, those traits.

• Heredity

• Gender

• Environment

• Culture

Term that refers to whether you are male or female.

• Culture

• Habit

• Gender

• Media

All of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person's health.

• Heredity

• Risk Factor

• Environment

• Advocacy

Beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation.

• Media

• Health

• Quality of Life

• Culture

Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment.

• Media

• Goal

• Continuum

• Wellness

A behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic.

• Culture

• Goal

• Health

• habit

Any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome.

• Risk Factor

• Mental health

• Social Health

• Prevention

Any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome.

• Life Expectancy

• Quality of Life

• Health

• Goal

Number of years a person can expect to live.

• Quality of life

• Wellness

• Life Expectancy

• Continuum

The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

• Action Plan

• Values

• Health Literacy

• Quality of Life