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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The embryo is wrapped in a __________ covering called the amniotic sac.
Pneumonia
Self-esteem
Exposed
Protective
2. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Respect
Needs
Women
Activated
3. The ideas - ___________ and feelings one has about oneself is called self-concept.
Perceptions
23
Addictive
Pneumonia
4. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.
Rectum
Physically
Probable
Breathing
5. _____________ is a viral infection characterized by weakness - fatigue - swollen glands - sore throat - and low-grade fever.
Mononucleosis
Chlamydia
Arousal
Cancer
6. For a fixed ________ fee - enrollees are given comprehensive health care with an emphasis on preventive health care.
Pollutant
Nutritional
Monthly
Marriage
7. As soon as you recognize a ________ - your body reacts. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or flight' response.
Post traumatic stress
Fat
Amniotic
Stressor
8. Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability of the _____ - lungs - and blood vessels to process and transport oxygen required by muscle cells over a period of time.
Swelling
BMR
Heart
Minimum
9. Nicotine may also stimulate the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland. In response to the ACTH - beta ___________ are produced in specific areas of the brain - leading to the mild feelings of euphoria.
Digestion
Endorphins
Womb
Parasympathetic
10. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.
Hormones
Dying
Physical
Estrogen
11. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.
Cardiac
Storm
Goals
Immunity
12. In urban areas located in ______ climates - sulfur oxides and particulate matter combine with moisture to form a grayish haze known as smog.
Damage
Contaminate
Positive
Cooler
13. TSS is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the ______ that enter the general blood circulation.
Cirrhosis
Inorganic
Vagina
Responsible
14. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.
Resistance
Cerebrovascular
Preexcitement
Helper T
15. ________ may occur if the person overextends themself. In HIV and AIDS - this is almost always the last stage before death.
Cheated
Relapse
Community
Pollutant
16. The ability to _______ and act on information - clarify values and beliefs - and exercise decision making skills is part of the intellectual dimension.
Process
Same
Aerobic
Certification
17. The fifth developmental task of developing intimacy usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and _______ - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships.
Midlife
Resistance
Gum
Detection
18. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.
Family
Hydrogen
Exhaustion
Storm
19. Hepatitis is an inflammatory process in the _____ and can be caused by several viruses.
Sexual
Process
Modeling
Liver
20. The emotional ________ that people experience after the death of a friend or relative are collectively called grief.
Plaque
Suicide
Testes
Feelings
21. The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in water indicates contamination by _______.
Sewage
Ovary
Glucose
Danger
22. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.
Bronchitis
Colostomy
Clot
Religious
23. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause _______ pollution.
Blending
Pneumonia
Thermal
Social
24. In the exhaustion stage - the body's _________ against stress are used up.
Resistance
Defenses
Amino acids
Naturally
25. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.
Vasocongestion
Nutritional
Hypercellular
Gardasil
26. People are labeled '___________' if their weight is between 1% and 19% above their desirable weight.
Uterine
Mother
Homosexuality
Overweight
27. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.
Swelling
Pandemic
Morals
Animal
28. Personalities can be healthy or unhealthy. Usually - society regards _________ healthy people as those who accept themselves.
Excitement
Eccentric
Mentally
New host
29. Recent studies indicate that __________ media such as ATM machines - video games - voice mail - faxes and email may be causing shyness rates in the US to rise.
Electronic
Removed
Difficult
Intentional
30. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as _____ alcohol intoxication.
Chinese
Kidney
Sober
Acute
31. Examinations done on the first people with CFS revealed antibodies to the Epstein-_____ virus.
Third
Immunizations
Health
Barr
32. Because _____ of a person's growth and development occurs in the presence of others - this dimension of health may be a critically important factor in a person's life.
Fission
Emphysema
Most
Menarche
33. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.
Pathogenic
Physical
Self-care
Ground burial
34. Angioplasty - an alternative to bypass surgery - involves the surgical insertion of a doughnut-shaped '_______' directly into the narrowed coronary artery.
Balloon
Amniotic
40
Released
35. For a disease to be ___________ - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or pathogen - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus.
7 -500
Hispanics
Circulatory
Transferred
36. The body returns to a _______________ state during this stage.
Dilate
Egg
Preexcitement
Heterosexuality
37. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.
Parents
Minimum
Flexibility
Pectoris
38. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.
Immune
Urinating
Adulthood
Interaction
39. Women are more likely to _______ suicide.
Marijuana
Attempt
Monthly
Protection
40. The thin-walled atrial chambers are considered collecting chambers - whereas the thick-walled muscular ventricles are considered the ________ chambers.
Pumping
Intoxicated
Time
Cardiac
41. Depression is an emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness - melancholy - dejection - worthlessness - emptiness - and hopelessness that are _____________ and out of proportion to reality.
Water
Dying
Addictive
Inappropriate
42. Through _________ - some pathogenic agents - particularly viruses - become more virulent than they once were.
75
Pleasures
Pancreatic
Mutation
43. AAI (artificially acquired immunity) occurs when the body is exposed to weakened or _______ infectious agents introduced through vaccination or immunization.
Gardasil
Most important
Killed
Type 2
44. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.
Inorganic
Pain
Blood vessel
Rubella
45. Melanoma is a cancer which arises from the _______-containing cells of skin.
Droplet
Bread
Melanin
DPM
46. The body resists the effects of insulin - which means that the cells don't absorb a lot of the sugar (________) that's in the blood - resulting in high blood sugar levels.
Older adulthood
Gluocose
Passionate
Child abuse
47. ___ is the most familiar of a class of chronic conditions known as autoimmune disorders
SLE
3 - 5
Selye
Emphysema
48. Drunk driving - physical violence - property destruction - date rape - police arrest - and lowered academic performance are all highly associated with ______ _________.
Low
Physical
Heterosexual
Binge drinking
49. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.
Rash
Reverse
Gardasil
Radical
50. Mental __________ - however - are not a normal part of aging.
Disorders
Rubella
SIDS
Chlamydia