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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For other infectious diseases - however - the reservoirs in which the agents are maintained are the bodies of animals. Another type of reservoir in which disease-causing agents can reside is on or in __________ environments - such as the soil.
3
Nonliving
Healthy
Love
2. When arteries to the brain constrict as a result of stress - the supply of blood to parts of the brain may decrease and cause temporary vision problems or other symptoms. Then the arteries _______ (expand) again and pressure on the nerve endings in t
Fever
Dilate
Primary
Elderly
3. When pathogens enter the body - they are sometimes able to resist body defense systems - flourish - and produce an illness. We commonly call this an __________. Because of their small size - pathogens are sometimes referred to as microorganisms - mic
Addictive
Infection
BMR
Autoimmune
4. A wellness-oriented lifestyle including sound nutrition - effective _______ management - and regular exercise oversees the important division of the immune system.
Metabolism
Suicide
Stress
Paraphilia
5. Poor health is highly related to the way we live; many diseases can be ________.
Sigmund Freud
Avoided
Parents
Cervix
6. The endometrium is flushed out of the woman's body once a month during the __________ cycle - assuming that the woman does not become pregnant.
22.5
Different
Menstrual
Radioactive
7. Embalming helps preserve the body and return it to a ________ look.
Nicotine
Natural
Commit
Bypass
8. This is the initial ________ stage of the sexual response pattern. Each of the stages involves predictable changes in the structural characteristics and physiological function in both the male and the female.
Anorexia nervosa
Arousal
Third
Spinal cord
9. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of General Adaptation Syndrome - known as the __________ stage.
Exhaustion
Hallucinogen
Concentric
Abortion
10. ________ increases blood platelet adhesiveness.
Alarm
Nicotine
Controlling
Assault
11. During the third trimester - when the fetus is judged capable of surviving if born - any state may regulate or even prohibit abortion except where abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the _______.
Mother
Bargaining
New host
Inflammation
12. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of ____________.
Streptococcal
Stimulants
Fermentation
40
13. Sexuality experts prefer to view intimate behavior as sharing deep feelings and experiences with a partner or sharing profound physical __________ with a partner.
Emphysema
Winter
Embarrassment
Pleasures
14. In the fifth link of the chain of infection - pathogenic agents enter the bodies of uninfected people through the _____ ___ _____.
Rubella
Entombment
OTC
Portal of entry
15. The process whereby gender __________ is transmitted to the child is usually more obvious than the practices observed during the gender identity period.
Public speaking
Hereditary
Abortion
Preference
16. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.
Alcoholism
Love
Condom
Embryo
17. Found in cereal - fruits - and vegetables - fiber consumption is essential for good health. Fiber isn't _________ - but instead moves through the digestive tract and out of the body.
Treatment
Nerve
Cervix
Digested
18. The resistance will move only at a preset speed regardless of the ______ applied to it.
Similars
Force
Cheated
Egg
19. Radiation is capable of killing cancer cells by altering their genetic material while it is in an exposed state during ____ _________.
Body fat
Cell division
Neighboring
Neurotransmitters
20. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.
Eighteenth
Blood
Digested
D
21. A chronic problem that affects women more than men is osteoporosis - a condition in which _____ become weak and brittle.
Bones
Autoimmune
Progressive
Positive
22. Blood's functions - which are performed continuously - include the following: transportation of nutrients - oxygen - wastes - hormones - and enzymes; regulation of water content of body cells and fluids; buffering to help maintain appropriate pH bala
Coagulating
Deaths
Secretory
Process
23. Stressors can be both positive and negative. Positive use of stress is called ________.
Septum
Eustress
Symptoms
60
24. Once the extent of heart attack damage is identified - a physician or team of physicians can decide on a medical course of action. Currently popular is an extensive form of surgery called coronary artery ______ surgery.
8
Acceptance
Bypass
Allergens
25. The word subconscious refers to a part of the brain that is not accessible to ________.
Five
Ovary
Roe v. Wade
Thought
26. Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness that causes severe exhaustion - fatigue - aches - and depression and mostly affects _____ in their thirties and forties.
Cardiac
75
Women
Heterosexual
27. A person's growth and development can be associated with some _______________ - which may lead to feelings of rejection and failure that could reduce a person's overall productivity and satisfaction.
Self-esteem
Break
Vulnerability
Withhold
28. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.
Womb
Reality
Women
Thermal
29. The ANS is divided into two systems that generally work in opposition to each other--the sympathetic and the _______________ nervous systems.
Most important
Fourth
Immune
Parasympathetic
30. According to this theory - as we age - our _______ system becomes defective; it's less capable of fighting foreign - invading organisms and it's less capable of distinguishing between foreign tissue and the body's own tissue (which results in the bod
Sigmund Freud
Ovary
Immune
Four
31. Muscular strength is increased by overloading or gradually increasing ___________ your muscles must move.
Resistance
Respect
Mother
Vulnerability
32. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person.
Bypass
Carcinogenic
Modeling
Sympathetic
33. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
Damage
Nerves
Neurotransmitters
More
34. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.
Concentric
Joints
DPM
Exhaustion
35. The most vulnerable female victims are African-American and __________ - live in large cities - are young and unmarried - and are from lower socioeconomic groups.
Condom
Type 2
Neurotransmitters
Hispanics
36. Partner abuse refers to violence committed against a ________ partner.
Immune
Waste
Drug
Domestic
37. Also known as the '____ cholesterol' - HDL transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body.
Good
Arousal
Absorption
Force
38. Depression is an emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness - melancholy - dejection - worthlessness - emptiness - and hopelessness that are _____________ and out of proportion to reality.
Inappropriate
Cup
Ninth
Lower
39. Just as love is expressed in many different ways - there are many different ______ of love.
Passively Acquired
Types
Eccentric
Drug
40. Although it actually means any close - mutual - verbal or nonverbal ________ within a relationship - when most people hear the word intimacy - they think about shared touching - kissing - and even intercourse.
Gender
Behavior
Self-concept
Amniotic fluid
41. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - _______ _______ disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Bias
Coronary heart
Bypass
Ketamine
42. Cancer of the testicle is among the least common forms of cancer; however - it represents the most common _____ tumor in men between the ages of 20 and 34 years.
Probable
Self-esteem
Solid
Parenting
43. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.
Chlamydia
40
Epidemic
Immunity
44. All risks have possible _________ outcomes.
Type 1
Diet
Herpes
Negative
45. The extremely _____ secondary stage of the disease is seen 6 to 12 weeks after initial infection.
Final
Control
Colostomy
Contagious
46. The emotional ________ that people experience after the death of a friend or relative are collectively called grief.
Kubler-Ross
Feelings
Family
Biological
47. The term ________ system refers to the body's blood vessels.
23
Absorption
Four
Vascular
48. It's estimated that 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable through weight loss - healthy diet and _________.
Contaminate
Cup
Testosterone
Exercise
49. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.
Pancreas
Metabolic
Type B
Mechanical
50. AAI (artificially acquired immunity) occurs when the body is exposed to weakened or _______ infectious agents introduced through vaccination or immunization.
Blood
Digested
3
Killed