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DSST Health - 2
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health-fitness-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. ________ 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
Fetus.
Coronary.
Water.
Community
2. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________
Durable.
Speeding.
Naturopathy.
Codependence.
3. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called ____________ - occurs
Overload.
Menopause.
Pancreatic.
Integrity.
4. Pulmonary ____________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed
Emphysema.
Ozone.
Psychoanalytic.
Frequency.
5. In K
Rectum.
Entry.
Endometrium.
Anger.
6. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants
Social phobia.
Fiber.
Alcoholism.
STD (sexually transmitted diseases).
7. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the _____________ system
Immune.
Set point.
Rectum.
Vasocongestion.
8. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - ____________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today
AAI (artificially acquired immunity).
Chlamydia.
Grief
Piaget.
9. The _________ layer is a layer of triatomic oxygen that surrounds the Earth and filters much of the sun's radiation before it can reach the Earth's surface
Deductible.
Carcinoma.
Contraception.
Ozone.
10. Because cancerous cells do not possess the ____________ inhibition (a control mechanism that influences the number of cells that can occupy a particular space) of normal cells - they can accumulate and eventually alter the structure of a body organ o
Insurance.
Intrinsic.
Ground.
Contact.
11. The process of teaching behavior based on the beliefs and habits of the family and community is called ________________
Home.
Responsibility
Flexibility.
Socialization.
12. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ____________ represents a governmental form of health insurance
Medicare.
Cessation
Hypercellular
Risk.
13. The bacterium of ___________ - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through intimate contact
BMI (body mass index).
Ground.
Syphilis.
Empowerment.
14. ________________ is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of plants
Rheumatic.
Socialization.
Heredity.
Eutrophication.
15. The _______________ phase is the portion of tobacco smoke composed of small suspended particles.
Exercise.
Particulate.
Abortion.
Pap.
16. A lack of _____________ is a significant risk factor for heart disease
Carbohydrates.
Urinary
Exercise.
Pneumonia.
17. In men - ____________ dysfunction is the inability to achieve an erection
Atherosclerosis.
Dependence.
Erectile.
Amniotic
18. One example of an ____________ relationship is controlling behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner
Unhealthy.
Progressive.
Penis.
Hate.
19. _______ _________ is a genetically programmed range of body weight beyond which a person finds it difficult to gain or lose additional weight
Set point.
Coitus.
Codependence.
Epitaph.
20. _____________ - or murder - is the intentional killing of one person by another
Homicide.
Homeopathy.
Denial.
Pap.
21. In the context of health - _______________ refers to a process in which individuals or groups of people gain increasing measures of control over their health
Gastroplasty.
Depression.
Emotional.
Empowerment.
22. ____________ is a traditional Indian medicine based on herbal remedies
Ayurveda.
Incubation.
Atria.
Contraception.
23. Withdrawal - or ___________ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen
Coitus.
Testicle.
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Aerobic
24. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of _________________
Fermentation.
Pathogen.
Transmission.
Self-esteem.
25. Physicians orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of _____________ or passive euthanasia
Indirect.
Flight.
Grief
Pneumonia.
26. _____________ - or the blending of both feminine and masculine qualities - is more clearly evident in our society now than ever before
Diabetes.
Androgyny
CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).
Bargaining.
27. Synonymous with abstinence - ____________ can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy
Eutrophication.
Celibacy.
Kubler-Ross.
Portal.
28. ______________ is capable of killing cancer cells by altering their genetic material while it is in an exposed state during cell division
Flight.
Scrotum.
Helper T.
Radiation.
29. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and rice or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are ______________ proteins
Complementary.
Fiber.
Urethra.
Empowerment.
30. A ______________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time
Gender.
Rectum.
Synergistic.
Portal.
31. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information
Lung.
Muscle mass.
Stalking
Mutations
32. Spiritual health includes one's __________ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs
Morals.
Embalming.
STD (sexually transmitted diseases).
Prodromal.
33. Two major classes of lipoproteins exist. _________ is the type of lipoprotein that transports the largest amount of cholesterol in the blood stream.
Deductible.
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Global warming.
Herpes.
34. After ovulation - the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle starts when the remnants of the graafian follicle restructure themselves into a corpus ____________
Love.
Urethra.
Luteum.
OTC (Over the counter).
35. ____________ is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Fetal.
Uterus.
Insulin.
36. An ___________ is an inscription on a grave marker or monument
Carbon monoxide.
Contraception.
Epitaph.
Mutations
37. ________________ refers to the use of a variety of substances to trigger a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from becoming activated
Fermentation.
Immunotherapy.
Men.
Mutations
38. Such methods are called defense mechanisms. ______________ is the most basic of all defense mechanisms.
Dehydration.
Repression.
Deductible.
Fear.
39. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Gardasil - the first vaccine developed to prevent ___________ cancer
Anaerobic.
Contraception.
Intellectual.
Cervical.
40. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.
Plateau.
Pneumonia.
Post traumatic.
Scrotum.
41. __________ gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium
Radon.
AAI (artificially acquired immunity).
Pathogen.
Menarche
42. People with ___________ __________ fear humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by others
Impedance.
Bulimia.
Social phobia.
Pathogen.
43. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type ___ and type B.
A.
Removal.
Isometric.
Medicare.
44. Jean ___________ - a Swiss psychologist - was influenced by Freud's work as he worked on his own theories of development
Recovery.
Piaget.
Orgasmic
Celibacy.
45. Sexual _______________ refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual interests
Entombment.
Entry.
CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).
Orientation.
46. In K
40
Endurance.
Denial.
Intimacy.
47. By _________ adulthood - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance
Home.
Additives.
Older.
Bulimia.
48. Health ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Gateway.
Insurance.
Clinical.
49. If a relationship progresses - passionate love is replaced by _____________ love
Companionate.
Ground.
Anorexia.
Depressant.
50. Empowerment is the key to successful ______________ based health promotion
Community
Compulsion.
Carcinogens.
Cardiovascular.