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DSST Health - 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. ______________ heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a streptococcal infection of the throat (strep throat)






2. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______






3. S. Supreme Court case _______ v. Wade - the United States joined many of the world's most populated countries in legalizing abortions within certain guidelines.






4. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects






5. _________________ is a specific term for any procedure used to prevent the fertilization of an ovum






6. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _________________.






7. A __________________ occlusion is a blockage to arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain






8. ____________ is a traditional Indian medicine based on herbal remedies






9. The fifth developmental task of developing __________ usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and midlife - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships






10. The principal cause for the development of coronary heart disease is ________________ - which is a buildup of plaque on the inner walls of arteries






11. The second stage of infection is referred to as the ______________ stage






12. ____________ abuse refers to violence committed against a domestic partner






13. The _________ is the external - cylinder-shaped organ through which urine and sperm pass out of the body






14. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the ______________ stage






15. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.






16. The _______________ phase is the portion of tobacco smoke composed of small suspended particles.






17. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare Part _____






18. ___________ is the refusal to recognize reality.






19. Two upper chambers - called _________ - and two lower chambers - called ventricles - form the heart






20. ______________ is the insertion of fine needles into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease






21. For a disease to be transferred - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or ___________ - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus






22. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome known as the _____________ stage






23. The __________ monitors and regulates the quality of municipal drinking water supplies






24. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) ______________ drug






25. The fifth stage of infection is known as the _______________ stage - also called the convalescence stage - and is characterized by apparent recovery from the invading agent






26. Birth occurs in three stages. The process of birth is called _________.






27. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain






28. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the _____________ of tissue suspected to contain cancerous cells






29. The process of teaching behavior based on the beliefs and habits of the family and community is called ________________






30. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called ____________ - occurs






31. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ___________.






32. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age 40 is sometimes called a mid-life ____________






33. ________ is used in the digestion and absorption of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body






34. Physically - emotionally - socially - and occupationally - elderly people must accept at least some decline. For areas of decline in which some measure of reversal is possible - the elderly have an opportunity to seek ________________.






35. Hans Selye coined the word ____________ for harmful - unpleasant stress.






36. When an illness is __________ - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire life






37. Burning tobacco forms ___________ ____________ gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco smoke






38. In men - ____________ dysfunction is the inability to achieve an erection






39. A _______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease






40. ___________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body






41. Sexual _______________ refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual interests






42. Health ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs






43. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of _________________






44. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information






45. ________________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being






46. ______________ of training refers to the number of times per week a person should exercise






47. ______________ drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important materials or carry out cell division in a normal manner






48. The ________________ effect is the warming of the Earth's surface that is produced when solar heat becomes trapped by layers of carbon dioxide and other gases






49. The first tube that the sperm cells enter is the vas deferens - which connects the testes to the _____________ gland.






50. Food _____________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture