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DSST Health - 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Empowerment is the key to successful ______________ based health promotion






2. Inorganic materials - called ____________ - make up nearly 5% of the body






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






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






5. One example of an ____________ relationship is controlling behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner






6. Criminal acts directed at a person or group solely because of a specific characteristic - such as race - religion - ethnic background - or political belief are referred to as bias and _________ crimes






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






8. Because of its vague symptoms - ____________ cancer has been referred to as a silent cancer






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






10. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a __________






11. Pathological changes to the liver resulting from chronic - heavy alcohol consumption are known as _____________






12. ____________ energy production is the body's means of energy production when the respiratory and circulatory systems are able to process and transport a sufficient amount of oxygen to muscle cells






13. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the _____________ system






14. Some physical disorders that result from stress are ________________.






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






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






17. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________






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






19. Cancer of the colon and __________ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer






20. __________ gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium






21. Body _______________ is the makeup of the body in terms of muscle - bone - fat - and other elements






22. Alcohol abuse by college students usually takes place through a drinking pattern called __________ drinking.






23. A numerical expression of body weigh based on height and weight is referred to as the __________






24. A ______________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs






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






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






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






28. _______________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners






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






30. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ___________ and grows into a fetus






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






32. ____________ should never be considered a first-line - preferred form of fertility control






33. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants






34. _________ is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the extremities - especially the legs and feet






35. The least common form of asthma is ___________ asthma






36. Fertilization occurs in a narrow tube called the _____________ tube that connects an ovary and the uterus






37. The final stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the ______________ stage






38. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Gardasil - the first vaccine developed to prevent ___________ cancer






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






40. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or _________' response.






41. ________________ health care includes acupuncture - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda






42. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs - _______________ needs are the most basic needs






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






44. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _____________ stage






45. _________ is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from blood vessel damage in the brain






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






47. Sperm cell development starts at about age 11 in boys and is influenced by the release of the hormone ________ from the pituitary gland






48. _______ is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through immunizations






49. _____________ is an inflammatory process in the liver and can be caused by several viruses






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