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1. Insulin is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar). It's release from the ________ corresponds to the changing levels of glucose within the blood.
Pancreas
Indirect
Selye
Third
2. An aneurysm is a ballooning or outpouching on a weakened area of an ______.
Crypts
Diabetes
Artery
8
3. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.
Homicide
Grows
Concentric
Compulsion
4. __________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing.
Danger
Greenhouse
Homeopathy
CFC
5. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.
Joints
Public speaking
Goals
Fourth
6. People in ____ societies have emotions.
All
Cervix
Chinese
Streptococcal
7. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.
Two
Imbalance
Drunklike
Unwanted
8. __________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion.
Chronic fatigue
Carbon dioxide
Isokinetic
Opiates
9. Because of its vague symptoms - ovarian cancer has been referred to as a ______ cancer.
Reverse
Silent
Social
Kubler-Ross
10. Direct transmission methods are observed in human-to-human transmission. These include contact between body surfaces such as touching - kissing - and sexual intercourse; ________ spread - which is inhalation of contaminated air droplets; and fecal-or
Low-density
Droplet
Negative
Bias
11. According to the Food Pyramid - the second greatest proportion of your diet should come from the Vegetable group with a recommended _______ servings per day.
Removed
3 - 5
Smoke
Spinal cord
12. 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 _______.
Religious
Mother
Digestion
Cerebral
13. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.
Chlamydia
23
Homosexuality
Health insurance
14. Body ___________ is the makeup of the body in terms of muscle - bone - fat - and other elements.
Third
Composition
Blending
Type 1
15. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.
Intensity
Euthanasia
Five
Employment
16. Similar to coronary ___________ - a cerebrovascular occlusion can be started by a clot that forms within an artery - called a thrombus - or by a clot that travels from another part of the body to the brain - called an embolism.
40
Occlusions
Elder
Placenta
17. In compulsion - ___________ is seen as rewarding oneself for aligning with a particular group or behavior pattern.
Condom
Fission
Indulgence
Amniotic fluid
18. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.
Medicare
Deadly
Vein
Cardiovascular
19. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ________ represents a governmental form of health insurance.
Depressant
Sexually
Medicare
CFC
20. In urban areas located in ______ climates - sulfur oxides and particulate matter combine with moisture to form a grayish haze known as smog.
Biological
Rapid
Cooler
Reverse
21. 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.
Flexibility
Blood vessel
Abortion
Addictive
22. Research continues to focus on virus-induced autoimmune mechanisms in which the body's own __ cells attack viral-infected myelin-producing cells.
Genital warts
T
Atherosclerosis
Kubler-Ross
23. Treatment could include individual and couple ___________ with a focus on relaxation and communication.
Pollutant
Social
Counseling
Ovary
24. About 80% of men with chlamydia show signs and symptoms - including painful urination and a whitish pus discharge from the penis. Most _______ report no overt signs or symptoms.
Controlling
Reality
Women
140
25. In an isotonic exercise - there are two contractions. The concentric contraction is when your muscle shortens in length and develops tension. The _________ contraction is when your muscle lengthens and develops tension.
Hair
Type 1
Heterosexuality
Eccentric
26. The second developmental task of the elderly is to ________ the highest level of physical function possible.
Forced
Reverse
Maintain
Cholesterol
27. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.
Extremities
Inorganic
Ethics of sexuality. :
Parents
28. A __________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs.
Crypts
Vas deferens
Break
Deductible
29. Vitamins can be classified as water-soluble or _____________.
Stress
4
Fat-soluble
Bypass
30. The purpose of this surgery is to detour or bypass areas of coronary artery obstruction by using a section of a _____ from the patient's leg or an artery from the patient's chest and grafting it from the aorta to a location just beyond the area of ob
Pathogens
Vein
Cup
Social
31. The least common form of asthma is _________ asthma.
Malignant
Frequency
Intrinsic
Testes
32. The Psychoanalytic Approach - developed by ______ _______ - focuses on a person's development during childhood and how this relates to their subconscious motivations.
Occlusions
Fat-free
Coagulating
Sigmund Freud
33. ________ are the strong - immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience.
Cell division
Abstinence
Adrenaline
Emotions
34. At least 43 of these compounds have been determined to be ______________ (cancer causing).
Secretory
Carcinogenic
Winter
Certification
35. The word neonate is usually used to refer to a baby that is less than _____ weeks old.
Four
Fourth
75
Heavy
36. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a _________.
40
Pesticide
Resistance
Solid waste
37. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.
Self-concept
Pain
Full
Resistance
38. Symptoms of prostate disease include difficulty in __________ - frequent urination - continued wetness - blood in the urine - low back pain - and an ache in the upper thighs.
Urinating
Peripheral
Solid waste
Hair
39. According to the FBI - there are ______ hate crime incidents in the United States per year.
7 -500
Rationalization
Homicide
Empowerment
40. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.
40
Plants
Self-esteem
Composition
41. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.
Circulatory
Mononucleosis
Distress
Alcoholism
42. Earthquakes - floods - fires - serious accidents - or physical assaults are obvious _________.
Fermentation
Stressors
40
Healthy
43. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.
Bias
Dyspareunia
Helper T
Dilate
44. The autonomic nervous system (____) is also called the involuntary nervous system because it controls involuntary actions such as your heart beat or the narrowing and widening of your blood vessels.
2
Mild
ANS
First
45. During congestive heart failure - the heart continues to work - but it cannot function well enough to maintain appropriate circulation. Venous blood flow starts to 'back up.' _________ occurs - especially in the legs and ankles.
Controlling
Incubation
Swelling
Immune
46. Members of AA are encouraged not to be ___________ about the behavior of other members. They support anyone with a problem caused by alcohol.
Prodromal
Unwanted
1.5
Judgmental
47. 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.
Diameter
Nicotine
Menstrual
Skin
48. ______ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others).
Postural
Silent
Herpes
Exhaustion
49. 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.
Unintentional
Uterus
Electronic
Difficult
50. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.
Engineering
Injury
Smoking
Physician
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