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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. Noncancerous - or benign tumors do not ______.






2. This narrowing fosters the development of chronic ______________ of the airways - which is the most damaging aspect of asthma.






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






4. HPV is the most common _________-transmitted infection in the United States






5. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.






6. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the ______ system.






7. Each year Americans dispose of paper - newspaper - cardboard - clothing - yard waste - wood pallets - food waste - cafeteria waste - glass - metal - disposable tableware - and an endless variety of other types of MSW (municipal _______ ______).






8. Users of inhalants may also have some delusions and hallucinations. Some users may become quite ___________.






9. Saturated fats are fats that are _________ for the body to use.






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.






15. Although people have attempted to sober up by drinking hot coffee - taking cold showers - or exercising - the oxidation rate of alcohol is unaffected. Passage of time remains the _____ effective remedy for diminishing alcohol's effects.






16. The sixth dimension of health is the occupational dimension - which reflects the fact that __________ satisfaction is directly related to many aspects of a person's health.






17. Type B (HBV) is spread in various ways including sexual contact - intravenous drug use - tattooing - and though medical and dental practice. Chronic HBV infection has been associated with liver __________ and liver cancer.






18. The letters to help remember the symptoms are A for asymmetry - B for border irregularity - C is for color change - and D for _________ and E for elevation.






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






20. This self-induced starvation is life-threatening in 5% to ___% of cases.






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






22. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.






23. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.






24. BAC is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled ___.






25. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.






26. Carbon monoxide is a colorless - odorless - tasteless gas that possesses a very strong physiological attraction for ___________ - the oxygen-carrying component of each red blood cell.






27. Using a coping mechanism such as humor or _______ may help you to control certain symptoms of stress.






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






29. __________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis






30. As soon as a person feels fear - their adrenal glands release ___________ and the heart rate and breathing rate speed up.






31. By _______ ________ - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance.






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






33. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.






34. Nitrous oxides and materials containing chlorofluorocarbons (_____) can destroy this protective ozone layer within the stratosphere.






35. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.






36. Smoking cessation therapies are available in a variety of forms - including nicotine ___ - trans dermal patches - nicotine inhalation devices - and oral medications that affect neurotransmitters.






37. Diseases associated with _________ tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and urinary systems.






38. The Psychoanalytic Approach - developed by ______ _______ - focuses on a person's development during childhood and how this relates to their subconscious motivations.






39. A process of self-adjustment has been observed in people who have a terminal illness. The stages in this process have helped form the basis for the modern movement of death education. Perhaps the most widely recognized name in the area is ___________






40. Some research suggests that as much as 50 to ___% of a person's risk of becoming an alcoholic are determined by genetic factors.






41. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.






42. The __________ effect is the warming of the Earth's surface that is produced when solar heat becomes trapped by layers of carbon dioxide and other gases.






43. Sexuality experts prefer to view intimate behavior as sharing deep feelings and experiences with a partner or sharing profound physical __________ with a partner.






44. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare ______.






45. The process of how a disease spreads is broken down into a 'chain of infection' consisting of six links. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing agent.






46. Pulmonary _________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed.






47. The death rate from ________ cancer has dropped greatly since 1950 - largely because of the use of the Pap test.






48. A __________ is required in 15% of the cases of colon and rectal cancer.






49. As a result - patients feel _____ quickly after eating a small meal.






50. A related term is _________ - which refers to widespread (worldwide) epidemics which affect a large segment of the population.







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