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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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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. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.
Lifetime
Genetic
Electronic
Chronic fatigue
2. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.
20
Occlusions
Caffeine
Dehydration
3. Fertilization occurs in a narrow tube called the Fallopian tube that connects an _____ and the uterus.
Stress
40
Sexual
Ovary
4. Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive - chronic disease of the brain which attacks ______ and brain cells.
Violent
Nerves
Community
Break
5. In addition to the living will - the durable power of attorney for health care is another important _______ medical directive that can assist terminally ill or incapacitated patients.
Advance
Abortion
Behavior
Deductible
6. Women are more likely to _______ suicide.
Vulnerability
Attempt
Religious
Taxol
7. How you feel about yourself is known as your ___________.
Vein
Headaches
Self-esteem
Pancreas
8. The only real concern is when a _________ mother gets infected with rubella - in which case it may cause major problems in the developing child.
Crypts
Body fat
Pregnant
Society
9. Many experts state that the spiritual dimension of health is a valuable resource during periods of personal _______.
Blending
Compromise
Heart
Stress
10. Stress is your body's response to physical or mental demands or pressures. The physical or mental demands that cause the stress are called _________.
Parents
Stressors
Gender
Good
11. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - _______ _______ disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Coronary heart
T
Cohesiveness
3
12. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.
Elder
Marrow
Bronchitis
Lower
13. Although cohabitation may seem to imply a vision of _______ intimacy between male and female roommates - several forms of shared living arrangements can be viewed as cohabitation.
Vascular
Lipoproteins
Sexual
Fights
14. In an isotonic exercise - there are two contractions. The concentric contraction is when your muscle shortens in length and develops tension. The _________ contraction is when your muscle lengthens and develops tension.
Electrical
Eccentric
Heart
Opportunity
15. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.
Biological
Electrical
Neonate
Highest
16. The ability of joints to function through an intended range of motion is known as ___________.
Selye
Flexibility
Peripheral
Hydrocarbons
17. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.
Radiation
Blood
Uterine
Smoke
18. By the __________ month - typical children have both the language and the insight to correctly identify their gender. They have established a gender identity.
Hydrocarbons
Eighteenth
Fever
Only
19. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.
Gluocose
Each
Plateau
Absorption
20. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of __________.
Uterus
Blindness
Dependence
Sewage
21. Physicians who _________ lifesaving techniques or drug therapy treatments or who disconnect life support systems from terminally ill patients are practicing indirect euthanasia.
Counseling
Cooler
Depressant
Withhold
22. The Wear and Tear Theory of Aging states that aging happens due to the ______ done to our body's cells over time.
Damage
Composition
Mind
Unknown
23. A __________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs.
Recovery
Deductible
Caffeine
Parasympathetic
24. The first danger signal of acute alcohol intoxication is signs of shock - when a person cannot be aroused from a deep stupor where the person has a weak - ______ pulse.
Six
Down
Rapid
Protection
25. ________ may occur if the person overextends themself. In HIV and AIDS - this is almost always the last stage before death.
Certification
Urinating
Cell division
Relapse
26. __________ tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute asthma attacks that require hospital emergency care.
Water
Detection
Secondhand
Inappropriate
27. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
More
Counseling
Marijuana
Mental
28. the combined use of ________ and tranquilizers produces a synergistic effect greater than the total effect of each of the two drugs taken separately. In this instance - a much-amplified - perhaps fatal sedation will occur.
Radioactive
22.5
Clot
Alcohol
29. 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.
Infarction
Synergistic
Inscription
Rehabilitation
30. As soon as you recognize a ________ - your body reacts. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or flight' response.
Adulthood
Stressors
Addictive
Stressor
31. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.
Society
Engineering
Netherlands
Bias
32. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause _______ pollution.
Ventricles
Exercise
Binge drinking
Thermal
33. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.
Cup
D
Eggs
Girth
34. 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.
Intentional
Homes
Endorphins
Control
35. People are labeled '___________' if their weight is between 1% and 19% above their desirable weight.
Released
Nervous
Overweight
Judgmental
36. Saturated fats - including those found in animal sources and in vegetable oils to which _________ has been added - becoming trans-fatty acids - need to be carefully limited in a modern healthy diet.
Social
Hydrogen
Malignant
Autonomic
37. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a _________.
Five
Self-esteem
Pesticide
Bisexuals
38. Symptoms of prostate disease include difficulty in __________ - frequent urination - continued wetness - blood in the urine - low back pain - and an ache in the upper thighs.
90
Urinating
Vitamins
Respect
39. Harm that is committed against a child is referred to as _____ _____.
Positive
Excitement
Sewage
Child abuse
40. Loss of control refers to the tendency of addicted people to continue undesirable behavior regardless of overwhelming ________ consequences.
Adrenaline
Symptoms
Negative
Pumping
41. During early childhood - children learn that boys and girls are _________. This process is called gender identification.
Different
Deadly
Hispanics
D
42. The bones of people with osteoporosis tend to ______ easily - and vertebrae of the spine can collapse.
Scrotum
Distress
Break
Egg
43. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.
Tobacco smoke
Acupuncture
Depressants
Elder
44. Cannabis - or marijuana - has been labeled a mild ____________ for a number of years - and some experts now consider it to be a drug category in itself.
Hallucinogen
Clitoris
Lower
Fitness
45. Intimacy may stem from a _________ relationship or close friendship.
Marriage
Inorganic
Skin
Stomach
46. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Metabolic
Plants
Not available
Cohesiveness
47. The EPA monitors and regulates the quality of municipal ________ ______ supplies.
Indian
Drinking water
Nutrition
20
48. _____________ is a viral infection characterized by weakness - fatigue - swollen glands - sore throat - and low-grade fever.
Mononucleosis
Intoxicated
Ammonia
Third
49. Chronic stress can occur when someone is not able to respond immediately to a threat (real or imaginary). It involves the body remaining in a high state of _______ for a long time.
Five
Arousal
Treatment
Uterus
50. An obsession is a recurrent - irrational thought - while a ___________ is a recurrent - irrational action.
Body fat
Deaths
Homeopathy
Compulsion