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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. Water is used in the digestion and __________ of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body.






2. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and ____ or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are complementary proteins.






3. _________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.






4. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.






5. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.






6. Through experiences in achieving an adult identity - young people will eventually be capable of answering the central question of ______ ___________: 'Who am I?'






7. Denial is the refusal to recognize _______.






8. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called _________ - occurs.






9. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.






14. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke.






15. Social _____________ contributes to one's total health and is an important aid in helping a person have a productive and satisfying life.






16. 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.






17. In compulsion - ___________ is seen as rewarding oneself for aligning with a particular group or behavior pattern.






18. Because tobacco use is a ________ behavior - it is reasonable to accept that modeling acts as a stimulus to experimental smoking.






19. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the removal of tissue suspected to contain _________ cells.






20. Supported by the ___________ and circulatory system - muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to function over time.






21. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.






22. People with bulimia lose or maintain weight not because they stop eating - but because they eat and then purge their digestive system by vomiting - using __________ - or taking syrup of ipecac - a dangerous drug used to stimulate vomiting after an ac






23. According to Maslow's _________ of needs - physiological needs are the most basic needs.






24. ________ is frequently a significant contributing factor in these rape situations.






25. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.






26. After paying a ________ to an insurance company - the policyholder is covered for specific benefits.






27. A __________ is a preference for unusual sexual practices






28. The development of aneurysms is not fully understood - although there seems to be a relationship between aneurysms and ______________.






29. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.






30. 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.






31. TSS is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the ______ that enter the general blood circulation.






32. Usually - people have positive feelings about their employment situation if their jobs provide both _________ rewards such as adequate salary and benefits and internal rewards such as positive social interactions and the opportunity for creative inpu






33. Most doctors still recommend that people restrict their dietary intake of cholesterol to ____ mg or less per day.






34. There are many kinds of psychosomatic illnesses such as sleep disorders - _____ disorders - and digestive problems.






35. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.






36. Also known as impotence - erectile dysfunction may be caused by chronic diseases such as diabetes - vascular problems - or numerous psychogenic factors including anxiety - guilt - fear - and poor ______________.






37. Research has shown ayurveda to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis - __________ - and chronic sinusitis.






38. ________ begin the process of socialization from the time a child is born; school and the community add their influence as the child grows.






39. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.






40. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.






41. Men ______ the most suicides.






42. 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.






43. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.






44. ______ transmission occurs between infected and uninfected people when infectious agents travel by means of nonhuman materials such as water - food items - soil - towels - clothing - and eating utensils.






45. People in their forties often ask themselves whether or not they have accomplished their ______.






46. The potency of marijuana's hallucinogenic effect is determined by the percentage of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (____) present in the product.






47. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.






48. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.






49. Immunotherapy refers to the use of a variety of substances to trigger a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from becoming _________.






50. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.






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