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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.






2. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.






3. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.






4. This stage starts when the body _______ or flees.






5. The Food Pyramid describes five food groups. The base of the pyramid is made up of the _____ - Cereal - Rice - and Pasta group - with a recommendation of 6 to 11 servings per day.






6. Food _________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture.






7. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.






8. 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 ______________.






9. By the end of young adulthood - most people are ready to accomplish the ______ developmental task of establishing independence.






10. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ________.






11. Radon gas is a naturally occurring ___________ gas produced by the decay of uranium.






12. Once referred to as venereal diseases - ____ are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact.






13. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.






14. The most common sexual orientation throughout the world is known as _______________ - which refers to an attraction to opposite-gender partners.






15. Like the particulate phase - the gaseous phase of tobacco smoke is composed of a variety of physiologically active compounds - including carbon monoxide - carbon dioxide - _______ - hydrogen cyanide - isoprene - acetaldehyde - and acetone.






16. both males and females - the ____ is relatively high at birth and continues to increase until the age of 2.






17. A __________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs.






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






19. Physicians who _________ lifesaving techniques or drug therapy treatments or who disconnect life support systems from terminally ill patients are practicing indirect euthanasia.






20. Diaphragms and other vaginal barrier methods provide some ___________ against sexually transmitted diseases.






21. Radiation is capable of killing cancer cells by altering their genetic material while it is in an exposed state during ____ _________.






22. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.






23. Tests conducted on homes in various parts of the country suggest that 20% of all homes have higher than normal levels and ___% have dangerously high levels.






24. Once the extent of heart attack damage is identified - a physician or team of physicians can decide on a medical course of action. Currently popular is an extensive form of surgery called coronary artery ______ surgery.






25. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.






26. Direct euthanasia usually involves the administration of large amounts of __________ drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop.






27. Blood's functions - which are performed continuously - include the following: transportation of nutrients - oxygen - wastes - hormones - and enzymes; regulation of water content of body cells and fluids; buffering to help maintain appropriate pH bala






28. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.






29. It's estimated that 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable through weight loss - healthy diet and _________.






30. This stage has also been called a silent stage. Transmission of the pathogen to a new host is possible - but not _________ during this state. During this stage - it's possible for a host to be infected - but not be infectious.






31. Approximately 85% of all __________ tumors are classified as carcinomas.






32. An obsession is a recurrent - irrational - ________ thought or impulse.






33. According to this theory - as we age - our _______ system becomes defective; it's less capable of fighting foreign - invading organisms and it's less capable of distinguishing between foreign tissue and the body's own tissue (which results in the bod






34. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.






35. Menarche is usually preceded by a growth spurt that includes the budding of ________ and the growth of pubic and underarm hair.






36. Studies indicate that a smoker's risk of ______________ disease decreases quickly after quitting regardless of how long they smoked.






37. A type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to _________ occurring pathogens is called NAI.






38. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.






39. Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape that involves ______ sexual intercourse by a dating partner.






40. __________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing.






41. Siblings - the media - and the __________ also play important roles in gender development.






42. 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type 2. Generally - it affects people older than __ years of age - but in the last twenty years - it has become a lot more common in children.






43. The placenta also serves as a filter - screening out many harmful substances. In addition - the placenta receives the ______ products from the embryo and passes them into the mother's bloodstream.






44. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.






45. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.






46. Angioplasty - an alternative to bypass surgery - involves the surgical insertion of a doughnut-shaped '_______' directly into the narrowed coronary artery.






47. Energy production requires that oxygen and nutrients be delivered by the _____________ system to the muscles.






48. Dr. Hans _____ coined the word distress for harmful - unpleasant stress.






49. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.






50. 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.