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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. An ___________________ is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of eggs and dairy products






2. Pulmonary ____________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed






3. COLD is made up of two separate - but related diseases. Chronic ____________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung






4. Studies indicate that a smoker's risk of ________________ disease decreases quickly after quitting regardless of how long they smoked






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






6. ____________ classified human needs into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs






7. _______________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.






8. _________________ - which are the body's primary source of energy - are chemical compounds composed of sugar units






9. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information






10. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the vulnerability to alcoholism is ___________






11. An irrational - repetitive - forced action - usually associated with an obsession is called a ______________






12. _____________ radiation is a form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms






13. Electrical _______________ is a method to test for the percentage of body fat using resistance to the flow of electrical current






14. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality






15. The American Cancer Society recommends the letters A -B -C -D and E to help people remember the symptoms of _____________






16. The uterus is lined with a thick spongy tissue called the ______________ - which provides a fertilized egg with nourishment during the early stages of development






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






18. Because joints are less flexible - some older people develop ________________ - a condition in which joints become painful






19. Muscular training exercises in which traditional barbells and dumbbells with fixed resistances are used are referred to as as _______________ resistance exercises






20. Smoking ________ therapies are available in a variety of forms - including nicotine gum - trans dermal patches - nicotine inhalation devices - and oral medications that affect neurotransmitters






21. ______________ heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a streptococcal infection of the throat (strep throat)






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






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






24. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






25. The weight range deemed appropriate for people of a specific gender - age - and frame size is referred to as _______________ weight






26. ________ _____ __________ refers to the tendency of addicted people to continue undesirable behavior regardless of overwhelming negative consequences






27. ______________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion






28. ________________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function






29. Also known as the 'good cholesterol' - _________ transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body






30. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the second developmental task of establishing _______________.






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






32. The testes are originally formed inside the body near the abdomen. However - just before birth - they descend into a pouch of loose skin called the ____________.






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






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






35. Also known as the common cold - acute ____________ is the sudden onset of nasal inflammation






36. Elder abuse can take many forms - but the most common is _____________






37. _________s are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money






38. The bacterium of ___________ - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through intimate contact






39. Direct _______________ usually involves the administration of large amounts of depressant drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop






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






41. In general - ______________ excite or increase the activity of the central nervous system






42. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or _____________ - is a state of extreme absorption in another






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






44. Increasing physical activity stimulates the release of ________________.






45. It consists of four stages. The first is the ____________ stage.






46. The fourth developmental task is developing _________ skills






47. A ______________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time






48. __________ is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the vagina that enter the general blood circulation






49. The passage of nutrients or alcohol through the walls of the stomach or intestinal tract into the bloodstream is known as _______________






50. The fourth link in the chain of infection is the mode of ________________ - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts