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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. An ___________________ is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of eggs and dairy products
Ovolactovegetarian.
Harassment.
Pancreatic.
Cardiovascular
2. _________ is temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen
SLE (Systemic lupus erythematosus).
Unintentional.
PAI (passively acquired immunity).
Inhalants.
3. In the fourth stage - or the ____________ stage - the first signs of recovery occur
Removal.
Paraphilia.
Decline.
Infatuation.
4. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Gardasil - the first vaccine developed to prevent ___________ cancer
Contact.
Gastroplasty.
Cervical.
Morals.
5. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as ____________
Bisexuals
Intrinsic.
Directives.
Vasocongestion.
6. ___________ burial is the most common method.
Desirable.
Coping.
Ground.
Alzheimer's.
7. ____________ is a traditional Indian medicine based on herbal remedies
Hate.
Acceptance
Ayurveda.
Testicle.
8. __________ ________ is a state of well-being of the mind
Homicide.
Mental health.
Penis.
Progressive.
9. 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
Occupational.
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Pathogen.
Psychologists.
10. ______________ is a system of treatment that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents to correct underlying imbalances
Compulsion.
Psychosomatic.
Agent.
Naturopathy.
11. ________ 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
Water.
Homeopathy.
Testicle.
Progressive.
12. Nicotine increases blood _____________ adhesiveness
Platelet.
Muscle mass.
Hypercellular
Tolerance.
13. It consists of four stages. The first is the ____________ stage.
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Excitement.
Progressive.
Cerebrovascular.
14. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects
Anorexia.
Tolerance.
Abraham Maslow.
Contraception.
15. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________
Mental health.
Speeding.
Adulthood.
Integrity.
16. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.
Cholesterol.
Androgyny
Six. Blood's functions -
Post traumatic.
17. _______________ is a system of medical practice that combines allopathic principles with specific attention to postural mechanics of the body
Fetal.
Morals.
Osteopathy
Psychoactive.
18. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a __________
Contact.
Intimacy.
Harassment.
Fetus.
19. _____________ exercises are muscular strength exercises in which the resistance is so great that the object cannot be moved
Harassment.
Isometric.
Social phobia.
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20. The ability to process and act on information - clarify values and beliefs - and exercise decision making skills is part of the _______________ dimension
Benign.
Anaerobic.
Intellectual.
Paraphilia.
21. The second stage is called ________________.
Abortion.
Endorphins.
Smoking.
Resistance.
22. About 75% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to _________
Depression.
Gastroplasty.
Home.
Prodromal.
23. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect euthanasia - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical _____________
HMO (Health Maintenance Organizations).
Directives.
Chlamydia.
Morals.
24. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person
Herpes.
Impedance.
Euthanasia.
Modeling.
25. A __________________ occlusion is a blockage to arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain
Cerebrovascular.
Psychologists.
Carbon monoxide.
Love.
26. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality
Hallucinogenic
Urinary
Cervical.
Chemotherapy.
27. Two major classes of lipoproteins exist. _________ is the type of lipoprotein that transports the largest amount of cholesterol in the blood stream.
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Indirect.
Urinary
Home.
28. _________ is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from blood vessel damage in the brain
Companionate.
Stroke.
Emphysema.
Osteoarthritis.
29. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as __________ alcohol intoxication
Exercise.
Impedance.
Particulate.
Acute.
30. This process is called ____________ identification.
Homicide.
Oxidation.
Gender.
Binge.
31. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants
Fiber.
Cardiovascular
. Lower.
Remediation.
32. _________ is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled air
BAC (Blood alcohol concentration).
Thermal.
Kubler-Ross.
Cannabis.
33. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the _______ ________
Isometric.
Denial.
New host.
Testicle.
34. The third link in the chain of infection is the ____________ of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.
Portal.
Particulate.
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Home.
35. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke
Men.
Hypercellular
Chronic.
22.5%.
36. The ___________-______ virus is believed to cause chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - mononucleosis - and multiple sclerosis (MS)
Ayurveda.
Epstein-Barr.
Acid.
Men.
37. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain
Mutations
Radon.
PPA (phenylpropanolamine).
Acid.
38. ______________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure
Hypertension.
Practitioners.
Removal.
Ozone.
39. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)
Intellectual.
LDL (Low-density lipoprotein).
Herpes.
Social phobia.
40. __________ is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the vagina that enter the general blood circulation
Incubation.
TSS (Toxic shock syndrome).
Progressive.
Repression.
41. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information
Absorption.
Mutations
Responsibility
Agent.
42. ______________ heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a streptococcal infection of the throat (strep throat)
Homeopathy.
Rheumatic.
Insulin.
TSS (Toxic shock syndrome).
43. _____________'s theories about the importance of the subconscious in personality development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality
Heterosexuality.
Sigmund Freud.
Chest.
Dyspareunia.
44. A ___________ is a contraceptive device that also helps to protect against STDs
Water.
Depression
Compulsion.
Condom.
45. Electrical _______________ is a method to test for the percentage of body fat using resistance to the flow of electrical current
Currently popular is an extensive form of surgery called coronary artery ___________ surgery. Bypass.
Impedance.
OTC (Over the counter).
Preference.
46. COLD is made up of two separate - but related diseases. Chronic ____________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung
Chlamydia.
Helper T.
. Bronchitis.
Naturopathy.
47. _____________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis
PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Carbon monoxide.
Pancreatic.
Urethra.
48. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _________________.
Practitioners.
Mental health.
Dependence.
Bisexuals
49. Muscular strength can be improved best by training activities that use the _____________ principle
Binge.
Overload.
Atria.
Durable.
50. The first link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing _________.
Thermal.
Agent.
Breast.
Greenhouse.