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works cited for some definitions-dictionary.com** **__COLD AND FLU!__**  1)  __T__ or F: One of the most effective ways to prevent catching a cold of flu bug is to wash you hands.
 * MY WONDEROUS BIOLOGICAL VOCABUALRY!!**
 * 1) **Epidemiology-**the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.
 * 2) **Histology-**Study of the tissue
 * 3) **Epithelial tissue-** tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity
 * 4) **Pseudostratified-**being an epitheliumconsisting of closely packed cells which appear to be arranged in layers but all of which are in fact attached to the basement membrane
 * 5) **Axial skeleton-**the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
 * 6) **Appendicular skeleton-**the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
 * 7) **Coccygeal-**a small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column in humans
 * 8) **Acetylcholine-**a neuro transmitter that stimulates a muscle contraction
 * 9) **Isometric-**a not changing contraction (muscle length does not change)
 * 10) **Isotonic-**a dynamic(constant change) contraction (muscle length shortens)
 * 11) **Hemoglobin-**chmical in the blood that carries oxygen to the body
 * 12) **Vestibulocochlear nerve-**In charge of interpreting hearing and maintaining equilibrium
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// ~ Studies have proven that frequently washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best ways to protect yourself from cold and flu germs. //  2)  T or __F__: When you are already sick it is too late to use Echinacea to help. // ~ Echinacea not only tames cold and flu symptoms, but it can actually prevent you from catching them again. //  3)   T or __F__: A flu virus and cold are the same thing just different names. // ~They do in fact have some of the same symptoms, but a cold and the flu are quite different things and have different severities. //  4)  T or __F__: Constant sneezing, watery eyes, congestion, and a runny nose are symptoms of the flu.

// ~Symptoms of the flu are as follows: fever, headache, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, severe fatigue, weakness, body aches, and muscle pain. //  5)  __T__ or F: The flu is more severe than a cold. // ~The flu has the ability to really knock people on their feet. Symptoms start suddenly and escalate rapidly in number and severity, where as a cold generally takes a week or so to resolve. //  6)   T or __F__: Colds are actually caused by cold and wet weather alone. // ~Cold are viruses and not caused from weather alone. Although the weather does play a big roll because in the fall and winter schools are in session, and people are spending more time inside, which increases the ability for the virus to spread. //