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1. Muscular ________ can be improved best by training activities that use the overload principle.
Strength
Carcinoma
Probable
First
2. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke.
22.5
Elder
Endorphins
Fights
3. Recent studies indicate that __________ media such as ATM machines - video games - voice mail - faxes and email may be causing shyness rates in the US to rise.
Silent
Preference
Electronic
Frightening
4. Once referred to as venereal diseases - ____ are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact.
STDs
Composition
Ethics of sexuality. :
Adrenaline
5. The _____________ nervous system has an arousal effect; it's associated with the 'fight or flight' response - and stimulation of sympathetic nerves result in effects such as increased heart beat or blood pressure.
Plants
Sympathetic
Roe v. Wade
Scrotum
6. Nitrogen and _______ compounds are pollutants produced by a variety of industrial processes - including the burning of high sulfur content fuels.
Sulfur
Death
Fertility
Alcohol
7. The process of teaching behavior based on the beliefs and habits of the family and community is called _____________.
THC
Control
Death
Socialization
8. Platelets are the components of blood that causes it to _____ - or coagulate - after an injury.
Most
Needs
Vascular
Clot
9. In urban areas located in ______ climates - sulfur oxides and particulate matter combine with moisture to form a grayish haze known as smog.
Thermal
Male
Lower
Cooler
10. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.
Bypass
Homicide
Plants
Grows
11. The emotional dimension of health includes the degree to which a person is able to cope with stress - remain flexible - and __________ to resolve conflict.
Breathing
Ionizing
Compromise
Released
12. Direct euthanasia usually involves the administration of large amounts of __________ drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop.
Ninth
Part D
Resistance
Depressant
13. Anger usually causes a physiological reaction. Besides an increase in ______ _____ - a person may tremble or their face may become warm.
Heart rate
Intensity
Recovery
Low-density
14. The bacterium of syphilis - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through ________ contact.
Intimate
Full
Self-concept
Stress
15. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Diabetes
Genetic
Pneumonia
Military
16. About __% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to home.
Transferred
Fever
Second
75
17. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Not available
Undescended
Passively Acquired
Preference
18. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.
Low-density
Type 1
Embarrassment
Enabling
19. Physician's orders of do not resuscitate (DNR) is an example of ________ or passive euthanasia.
Indirect
CFC
Resistance
Not available
20. College students who fit the category of '______ drinkers' rarely consume small amounts of alcohol each day - but instead binge on 1 or 2 nights a week.
Carcinoma
Passively Acquired
Urinating
Heavy
21. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.
Bipolar
Balloon
Tobacco smoke
Eggs
22. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through _____ weeks of pregnancy are generally done through vacuum aspiration of the uterine contents.
Young adulthood
Ninth
Hallucinogen
Nerves
23. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.
Sweat
Dependence
Clitoris
Male
24. A person gets this type of diabetes when their _______ system inadvertently destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in response to a viral infection.
Synergistic
Sweat
Sexually
Immune
25. 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.
Risk factor
Embryo
Bargaining
Coronary heart
26. 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
Control
Inscription
Energy
External
27. Members of AA are encouraged not to be ___________ about the behavior of other members. They support anyone with a problem caused by alcohol.
Judgmental
Perceptions
Parents
Occlusions
28. Research continues to focus on virus-induced autoimmune mechanisms in which the body's own __ cells attack viral-infected myelin-producing cells.
Women
Isometric
Herpes
T
29. Smog contributes to respiratory problems that are common in these areas during the _______ months.
Similars
Most
Winter
Indian
30. Alcoholism is characterized by impaired control over drinking - preoccupation with alcohol - use of alcohol despite adverse consequences - and distortions in thinking - most notably _______.
Denial
Mechanical
Nine
Behavior
31. Vegans often have trouble maintaining adequate intakes of iron - zinc - and calcium. In addition - vitamin __ deficiencies can occur.
D
Intimate
Bladder
Connective
32. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that healthy adults exercise at an intensity level of between 60% and __% of their maximum heart rate. This level of intensity is called the target heart rate.
Caffeine
Menopause
Rectum
90
33. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.
Homosexuality
Sewage
Sigmund Freud
External
34. Proteins are found in every living cell. Of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids - the body can synthesize all but _____ essential amino acids which come from the foods we eat.
Community
150 -000
Risk factor
Nine
35. By _______ ________ - the aging process has changed a person's physical appearance.
Inappropriate
Older adulthood
Pregnant
Dehydration
36. When used on a routine basis - ___ medications should be carefully discussed with a physician or pharmacist.
Eggs
Religious
Harm
OTC
37. African-Americans have a ___% greater risk of stroke than white Americans do - probably because African-Americans have a greater likelihood of having hypertension than white Americans
Life
Feelings
60
Colostomy
38. When patients realize that bargaining can only postpone their fate - they may begin the __________ stage.
Depression
Chiropractic
Fermentation
Fission
39. The sense of taste diminishes - causing some people to neglect __________.
Metabolism
Saliva
Nutrition
Colostomy
40. The potency of marijuana's hallucinogenic effect is determined by the percentage of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (____) present in the product.
THC
Community
Naturally
Chronic
41. For pathogenic agents to cause diseases and illnesses in others - it is necessary that they leave their reservoirs. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the portal of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.
Diet
Third
Social
Dilate
42. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as _____ alcohol intoxication.
20
Pathogenic
Rash
Acute
43. 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.
Stressor
Rapid
Bread
Third
44. __________ heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump out all the blood that returns to it - which can lead to dangerous fluid accumulations in veins - lungs - and kidneys.
Reality
Congestive
Acupuncture
Autonomic
45. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.
Anorexia nervosa
Medicare
Hypertension
Genetic
46. _______ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.
Bipolar
Diminishing
Binge
Information
47. After the baby is born - the muscles of the uterus continue to contract - causing the ______ to separate from the lining of the uterus.
Health insurance
Secretory
Placenta
Bipolar
48. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.
BMI
Fat-free
Radiation
Clot
49. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.
Interaction
Fever
T
Military
50. With ______ diabetes - the problem is insulin resistance--the pancreas produces insulin - but the body doesn't respond to it properly.
Productive
Sober
Type 2
Blood
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