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1. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Progressive
Menopause
Pancreas
Radiation
2. A lack of exercise is a significant ____ _______ for heart disease.
Risk factor
Selye
Empowerment
Drug
3. ______ may be the most essential nutrient.
Tobacco smoke
Water
Attachment
2006
4. Nutritional needs change as adults age. ________ of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the primary factor that causes older adults to require lower calorie intake.
Pectoris
3 - 5
Lowering
Information
5. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.
Resistance
Dilate
Fever
Adulthood
6. Since the decay of vegetation requires ________ bacterial action - the biochemical oxygen demand will be high.
Aerobic
Depressant
Young adulthood
Genital warts
7. After paying a ________ to an insurance company - the policyholder is covered for specific benefits.
Gluocose
Fats
Premium
Pain
8. 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.
Life
Balloon
Hemoglobin
Fourth
9. This self-induced starvation is life-threatening in 5% to ___% of cases.
23
Effort
20
Preexcitement
10. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.
Learned
Nerves
Leukocytes
Time
11. 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.
Public speaking
Perceptions
Dilate
90
12. Genetic mutations develop when dividing cells _______ genetic information.
Rectum
Immunity
Menstrual
Miscopy
13. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.
Maintain
90
Opiates
Acupuncture
14. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that _______ use by pregnant women can result in birth defects in unborn children.
Physical
Menarche
Cervix
Alcohol
15. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.
Chlamydia
Five
Deductible
Stressors
16. ____ syndrome is a genetic disorder causing mental retardation and other problems. It results from having an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Domestic
Amniotic
Down
Six
17. Abraham Maslow classified human _____ into different levels such as self-actualization - esteem - and safety needs.
Grows
Probable
Hair
Needs
18. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.
Amino acids
Metabolism
Pectoris
Barr
19. 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
Low
Compromise
External
Similars
20. How you feel about yourself is known as your ___________.
Self-esteem
Biological
Balloon
Two
21. The BMI does not reflect body _____________ or consider the degree of fat accumulated within the central body cavity - nor is it adjusted for age.
Nerves
Naturally
Composition
DPM
22. A strong affection or deep concern for another person is ____.
Two
Love
More
Health
23. Included among these are the _____ - the mucous membranes that line the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts - earwax - the tiny hairs and cilia that filter incoming air - and even tears.
Skin
Attempt
Smoke
Ketamine
24. The withdrawal method is said to be ineffective as the clear __________ fluid can contain viable sperm - which may get deposited near the cervical opening before withdrawal of the penis.
Preejaculate
Perceptions
Portal of entry
Dilation
25. Over an extended period - carcinogens - such as chemicals found in tobacco smoke - polluted air and water - toxic wastes - and even the high ____ content of foods - may convert protooncogenes into oncogenes.
Heart
Fat
Autoimmune
Autonomic
26. An increase of only ____ degrees since 1860 - resulting from increased trapping of industrial gases - has resulted in a shift of the world's hydrologic cycles.
Fats
Removed
1.5
Social
27. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Hereditary
Erectile dysfunction
Smokeless
Indirect
28. Proteins - which are the primary components of muscle and __________ tissue - are compounds composed of chains of amino acids.
Fourth
Hair
Connective
Miscopy
29. __________ tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute asthma attacks that require hospital emergency care.
Goals
Fever
Adulthood
Secondhand
30. Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive - chronic disease of the brain which attacks ______ and brain cells.
Spermicides
Nerves
Glucose
Autoimmune
31. HIV is known to be spread only by direct sexual contact involving the exchange of body fluids - the sharing of hypodermic needles - _____________ of infected blood - and perinatal transmission.
Alcohol
Second
Transfusion
Neurotransmitters
32. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.
Allergens
Coronary heart
Biological
Imbalance
33. When pathogens enter the body - they are sometimes able to resist body defense systems - flourish - and produce an illness. We commonly call this an __________. Because of their small size - pathogens are sometimes referred to as microorganisms - mic
Anoxia
Infection
Diameter
Marriage
34. For alcoholics - this might mean continuing to drink even after losing their job - family - and health. The same would apply to any __________ behavior; for example - illicit drug use - overeating - smoking - etc.
Elderly
Lower
Anger
Addictive
35. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.
Responsible
Fat-free
Absorption
Pathogenic
36. Communities with sewage treatment systems designed around a combined sanitary and ______ system can - during heavy rain or snowmelt - allow untreated sewage to rush through the processing plant.
Marijuana
Storm
Damage
Flexibility
37. The testes are originally formed inside the body near the abdomen. However - just before birth - they descend into a pouch of loose skin called the _______.
Extremities
Fat
Electrical
Scrotum
38. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.
Epidemic
Attachment
BMI
Second
39. The thin-walled atrial chambers are considered collecting chambers - whereas the thick-walled muscular ventricles are considered the ________ chambers.
Fermentation
Nine
Pumping
Danger
40. _________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.
Anoxia
90
Carcinoma
Silent Spring
41. Withdrawal - or ____ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen.
Injury
10
Coitus
Anger
42. These practitioners will have passed state _______________ examinations that allow them to offer health services to the public.
300
Certification
Male
Early
43. Whether it's called social graces - skills - or insights - ______ ability is the third dimension of total health.
Social
Pathogens
Saliva
Embryo
44. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
Self-esteem
Immunizations
Circulatory
Hypertension
45. Insulin helps to activate the glucose transport mechanism. In addition to its role in the transport of ________ into sensitive cells - insulin is also required for the conversion of glucose into glycogen in the liver and the formation of fatty acids
Spiritual
Glucose
Resistance
Saliva
46. The ability of joints to function through an intended range of motion is known as ___________.
Flexibility
Activated
Water
Love
47. 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
Lipoproteins
Domestic
Naturally
Cancer
48. 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 _________.
90
Types
Silent
Activated
49. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.
Adulthood
Withhold
Congestive
Physical
50. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.
Stomach
Clot
Smokeless
Pathogenic
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