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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two upper chambers - called atria - and two lower chambers - called __________ - form the heart.
Different
Ventricles
Assault
Hypertension
2. People with chronic illness must eventually find a balance between day-to-day function and the continuous presence of their condition. _______ is usually an illness that is chronic in nature
Excitement
Cancer
Vein
Preoperational
3. Although during a given repetitive exercise the _______ resistance remains the same - the muscular contraction effort required varies according to the joint angles in the range of motion.
Chronic
Heart rate
Cerebrovascular
Weight
4. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) __________ drug.
Depressant
Diabetes
Physician
Absorption
5. To honor this set point for desirable weight - the body adjusts its baseline use of energy - the basal __________ rate - upward or downward to accommodate an excessive intake of calories or an inadequate intake of calories.
Parasympathetic
Lipoproteins
Metabolic
Metabolism
6. The second developmental task of the elderly is to ________ the highest level of physical function possible.
Harm
Cirrhosis
Maintain
Development
7. Certain lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking - reducing obesity - increasing physical activity - and decreasing dietary _____ help many people increase their level of HDLs.
Vulnerability
Goals
Fats
Pandemic
8. This is a midlife developmental task in which one begins repaying society for its support through contributions associated with __________ - creativity - and occupation.
Parenting
Injury
Marriage
STDs
9. Factors include the strength of the beverage - the number of drinks consumed - speed of consumption - presence of food - body chemistry - and gender of the user. ______ tend to absorb alcohol more quickly.
Pollutant
Chronic fatigue
Young adulthood
Women
10. On the basis of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case ___________ - the United States joined many of the world's most populated countries in legalizing abortions within certain guidelines.
Chinese
Cirrhosis
Roe v. Wade
Pleasures
11. 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
Socialization
Radical
Wellness
Negative
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.
Withhold
4
Hallucinogen
1 million
13. One of these medical directives is the ________ _____ - which confirms a dying person's desire to be allowed to die peacefully and with a measure of dignity if a time should arise when there is little hope for recovery from a terminal illness or seve
Living will
Cerebrovascular
40
3
14. 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
External
Healthy
150 -000
2006
15. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
Mental
Absorption
Engineering
Immunizations
16. Melanoma is a cancer which arises from the _______-containing cells of skin.
Pumping
Melanin
Drug
Stronger
17. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.
Pectoris
Cancerous
Early
Feeling
18. During the third trimester - when the fetus is judged capable of surviving if born - any state may regulate or even prohibit abortion except where abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the _______.
Satisfied
Third
Mother
Pollutant
19. When a new host is assaulted by a pathogenic agent - a reasonably predictable sequence of events takes place. This is known as the ____ stages of infection. The first stage of infection is the incubation stage.
Five
Girth
Inorganic
Commit
20. During this stage - neuromuscular tension is _________.
Colostomy
STDs
Released
Barr
21. Getting rid of an ailment is only the first step toward correcting the underlying __________ that allowed the ailment to take hold.
Imbalance
DPM
Homosexual
Information
22. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.
Physician
Risk factor
Nerves
Third
23. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Hereditary
Cirrhosis
Nerve
Anorexia nervosa
24. When they reach age 65 - some of their health care expenses are covered by Medicare. Regardless of their age - people who require _______ dialysis or transplants are covered by Medicare.
Urinating
Sulfur
Kidney
Allergens
25. The name systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reflects the widespread destruction of fibrous connective tissues and the appearance of a reddish _____ that imparts a characteristic 'mask' to the face.
Anger
Smokeless
Rash
Judgmental
26. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.
Portal of entry
Five
Vitamins
Arteries
27. ________ is frequently a significant contributing factor in these rape situations.
Global warming
Health
Alcohol
Biological
28. ________ may occur if the person overextends themself. In HIV and AIDS - this is almost always the last stage before death.
Nine
Unknown
Headaches
Relapse
29. It is estimated that about __________ children are victims of child abuse and neglect each year
1 million
Fertility
Vein
Electronic
30. The current emphasis is on the successful prevention and treatment of STDs rather than on the...
Ethics of sexuality. :
New host
Different
Most
31. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.
Plateau
Balloon
Materials
Synergistic
32. Regular aerobic exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle - maintain healthy blood vessels - and improve the ability of the ______ system to transfer blood and oxygen to all parts of the body.
Digestion
Ethics of sexuality. :
Acceptance
Vascular
33. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.
Similars
Artery
300
Nutritional
34. An average of only ____ workouts per week does not seem to produce a measurable improvement in cardiorespiratory conditioning.
Homosexual
Throat
Two
Unwanted
35. Alcoholism is characterized by impaired control over drinking - preoccupation with alcohol - use of alcohol despite adverse consequences - and distortions in thinking - most notably _______.
Denial
Effort
Crowd
ICSH
36. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the ____ ____.
Transfusion
Hemoglobin
New host
Skin
37. The most common example of social phobia is fear of _______ __________.
Five
Diminishing
7 -500
Public speaking
38. Embalming helps preserve the body and return it to a ________ look.
Natural
Empathy
Cardiovascular
Stress
39. When an illness is chronic - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire ____.
Time
Life
Parasympathetic
Family
40. Of particular concern are the effects of radiation on egg and sperm production - embryonic development - and dangerous or irreversible changes to the _____ and skin.
Heterosexuality
Unwanted
Eyes
Kubler-Ross
41. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.
Drunklike
Smoke
Nerves
Most important
42. A causative agent for genital warts - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing ____________ changes in the cervix.
Precancerous
OTC
Probable
Vagina
43. Menarche is usually preceded by a growth spurt that includes the budding of ________ and the growth of pubic and underarm hair.
Chinese
Postural
Breasts
Emphysema
44. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Chlamydia
Needs
Down
Social
45. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.
Mild
Society
Nourishment
Alcoholism
46. These practitioners will have passed state _______________ examinations that allow them to offer health services to the public.
Defense
Liver
Certification
Gardasil
47. Acid rain is rain that has a _____ pH than that normally associated with rain.
Precancerous
Autonomic
Alcohol
Lower
48. Men commit suicide _____ times more often than women do and 72% of all suicides are committed by white men.
Four
Financial
40
Digested
49. The development of aneurysms is not fully understood - although there seems to be a relationship between aneurysms and ______________.
Morals
Allergens
Marijuana
Hypertension
50. 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.
Reality
Bypass
Coordination
Sexual response