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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. An epitaph is an ___________ on a grave marker or monument.
Homicide
Indian
Inscription
Post traumatic stress
2. Additionally - the absence of cellular ______________ (a property seen in normal cells that 'keeps them at home') allows cancer cells to spread through the circulatory or lymphatic system to distant points via metastasis.
Detection
Cohesiveness
Marrow
Netherlands
3. Prolonged periods of silence or _______ are normal components of the depression stage.
Plants
Girth
Crying
Wellness
4. A strong affection or deep concern for another person is ____.
Unwanted
Love
Womb
Controlling
5. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.
Self-care
Probable
Artery
Radical
6. The term ________ system refers to the body's blood vessels.
Nerve
Emphysema
Vascular
300
7. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.
Immunizations
Stressors
Depressant
Treatment
8. There are three stages to General Adaptation Syndrome. The second stage is called __________.
Stressor
Risk factor
Resistance
Isometric
9. Similar to coronary ___________ - a cerebrovascular occlusion can be started by a clot that forms within an artery - called a thrombus - or by a clot that travels from another part of the body to the brain - called an embolism.
Allergens
Occlusions
PAI
20
10. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.
Needs
Exposed
3
Cerebrovascular
11. Set point is a ___________ programmed range of body weight beyond which a person finds it difficult to gain or lose additional weight.
Genetically
Empathy
Fat
Chinese
12. ___________ sedate the user - slowing down central nervous system function.
Interest
Reverse
Metabolism
Depressants
13. The emotional ________ that people experience after the death of a friend or relative are collectively called grief.
Male
Indirect
Feelings
Light weights
14. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.
20
Process
Exhaustion
Time
15. Most of the exercises you do are ________ exercises - in which the muscle shortens and contracts and results in movement.
300
3 - 5
Septum
Isotonic
16. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.
Blood
Acupuncture
Homicide
Undescended
17. Fertilization occurs in a narrow tube called the Fallopian tube that connects an _____ and the uterus.
Similars
Ovary
Interests
Practitoners
18. Three common aspects of addictive behavior are exposure - compulsion - and loss of _______.
Control
Addictive
Good
Helper T
19. About 80% of men with chlamydia show signs and symptoms - including painful urination and a whitish pus discharge from the penis. Most _______ report no overt signs or symptoms.
Opiates
Women
Helper T
Behavior
20. Fear can make a person break into a _____ - it can cause their hands and feet to go cold - and it can speed up their heart beat.
3
Blood
Mentally
Sweat
21. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as _____ alcohol intoxication.
Down
Grows
Acute
Indirect
22. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.
Male
Emphysema
Egg
Different
23. An increase of only ____ degrees since 1860 - resulting from increased trapping of industrial gases - has resulted in a shift of the world's hydrologic cycles.
Activated
1.5
20
3
24. Muscular ________ can be improved best by training activities that use the overload principle.
Nourishment
D
Strength
Inorganic
25. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a _____.
Fetus
Protective
Urethra
4
26. Heart muscle tissue begins to die when it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients; this has the potential to result in myocardial ___________ or heart attack.
Accept
Vein
Infarction
Lifetime
27. A ________ headache is a very severe headache that can be triggered by stress.
Migraine
Pleasures
Lifetime
Women
28. Ayurveda is a traditional ______ medicine based on herbal remedies.
Indian
Bronchitis
Menopause
Withhold
29. There are five developmental tasks that reflect the broad undergraduate college student age range of 18 to 40 years of age. Forming an ______ _____ _______ is the first developmental task of this age group and is important in order to have a producti
Eggs
Initial adult identity
Portal of entry
Stressors
30. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
Majority
Coitus
Third
More
31. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.
Community
Post traumatic stress
Family
Relapse
32. Alcohol is _______ from the bloodstream principally through the process of oxidation.
Gardasil
Removed
7 -500
Leukocytes
33. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.
Frequency
Love
Fertility
Cardiovascular
34. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - _________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today.
Fat-free
Chlamydia
Neonate
Abstinence
35. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Interaction
Sympathetic
Heterosexual
Needs
36. In Kubler-Ross' stages of _____ - denial is the stage of disbelief.
Dying
300
Hormones
Clot
37. Vitamins can be classified as water-soluble or _____________.
Attachment
Fat-soluble
Physical
Violent
38. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.
Heart
Self-care
Chronic
Early
39. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Hereditary
D
Allergens
Withhold
40. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ________ represents a governmental form of health insurance.
Immune
Medicare
Cup
Nicotine
41. An irrational - repetitive - forced ______ - usually associated with an obsession is called a compulsion.
Negative
Action
Barr
Saliva
42. Alcoholism is characterized by impaired control over drinking - preoccupation with alcohol - use of alcohol despite adverse consequences - and distortions in thinking - most notably _______.
Imbalances
Menarche
Physical
Denial
43. A variety of factors including aging - free ________ formation - radiation - and an array of carcinogens that are associated with the miscopying of the complex genetic information that comprises the genes found within the cell - including those inten
Military
Hereditary
Radical
Self-esteem
44. Direct euthanasia usually involves the administration of large amounts of __________ drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop.
Blood
Bones
Stimulants
Depressant
45. Many parents begin to control the child's exposure to experiences traditionally reserved for children of the opposite gender. This is particularly true for _____. Many parents will stop play activities that they think are too feminine.
Ionizing
Allergens
Boys
Incubation
46. Genetic mutations develop when dividing cells _______ genetic information.
Highest
Aerobic
Miscopy
Ground burial
47. High levels of LDL (_____________ lipoprotein) are a significant cause of atherosclerosis.
Needs
Infection
Marrow
Low-density
48. Sexual harassment consists of ________ attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress.
Infarction
Circulatory
Stress
Unwanted
49. __________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis
Post traumatic stress
Amniotic
Chiropractic
Pancreatic
50. Facts about STD: (1) more than one STD can exist in a person at a given point in time (2) the symptoms of STDs can vary over time and from person to person (3) little _________ is developed for STDs (4) STDs can predispose people to additional health
Immunity
Negative
Recovery
Condom