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DSST Health
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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.
Grows
Diabetes
Uterine
Nine
2. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.
Self-esteem
Amino acids
Amniotic
Sperm
3. Celibacy may be short-term or last a _________ - and no identified physical or psychological complications appear to result from a celibate lifestyle.
Plateau
Lifetime
Cholesterol
Parasympathetic
4. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.
Adrenaline
Wellness
Essential
Women
5. The thin-walled atrial chambers are considered collecting chambers - whereas the thick-walled muscular ventricles are considered the ________ chambers.
Elastic
Pumping
Exercise
Eyes
6. Mammograms are the best tool for the early __________ of breast cancer.
Detection
Bladder
Gender
Forced
7. Androgyny - or the ________ of both feminine and masculine qualities - is more clearly evident in our society now than ever before.
Marrow
Society
Blending
Autonomic
8. In Kubler-Ross' stages of dying - _____ is a common emotional reaction after denial.
Suicide
Cardiovascular
Anger
Eccentric
9. Also known as the '____ cholesterol' - HDL transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body.
Good
Respiratory
Deaths
Parents
10. 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.
Women
OTC
Menarche
23
11. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Probable
Half
Engineering
Military
12. Heart muscle tissue begins to die when it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients; this has the potential to result in myocardial ___________ or heart attack.
Infarction
Miscopy
Reproductive
Droplet
13. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a _____.
Fetus
Arousal
Negative
Labial
14. ___________ injuries are injuries that are committed on purpose.
Vulnerability
Acute
Intentional
D
15. Greater muscle mass makes possible a higher rate of __________ which helps to maintain a healthy body weight.
Metabolism
Bias
40
Third
16. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.
Anorexia nervosa
Contagious
Homeopathy
Trusting
17. Saturated fats are fats that are _________ for the body to use.
Difficult
Avoided
ANS
Pandemic
18. ___ is a temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen.
Heavy
PAI
Speeding
Productive
19. Food _________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture.
Procedures
Amino acids
Intensity
Additives
20. The best way to add muscle mass is through __________ training such as weight training.
Uterus
Depressant
Sexual
Resistance
21. This type of love is less intense than passionate love. It is characterized by friendly affection and a deep ___________ that is based on extensive familiarity with the loved one.
Testosterone
Attachment
Monthly
Progressive
22. Intimacy may stem from a _________ relationship or close friendship.
Absorption
Risk factor
Marriage
Rash
23. Energy production requires that oxygen and nutrients be delivered by the _____________ system to the muscles.
Domestic
Circulatory
Sexually
Natural
24. Although religious beliefs and practices could be included in the _________ dimension of health - the category could be extended to include a person's relationship with other living things.
Older adulthood
Stressors
Negative
Spiritual
25. Beyond its biological roots - heterosexuality has significant cultural and __________ support in virtually every country in the world.
Fission
Responsible
Withhold
Religious
26. The bacterium of syphilis - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through ________ contact.
Grows
Coronary heart
Intimate
OTC
27. The diaphragm is a soft rubber ___ with a springlike metal rim that - when properly fitted and inserted by the user - rests in the top of the vagina.
Heterosexuality
Compromise
Cup
Physically
28. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.
Eyes
1.5
Monthly
Fat-free
29. Harm that is committed against a child is referred to as _____ _____.
Stress
Child abuse
Type 2
Streptococcal
30. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.
Abortion
Neurotransmitters
Diagnosed
Physical
31. 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.
90
Generativity
Ventricles
Fever
32. Everyone feels 'down' or 'blue' at times - but depression is characterized by a more ________ state of feeling low.
Chronic
Depression
Alcoholism
Bipolar
33. The fifth stage of infection is known as the ________ stage - also called the convalescence stage - and is characterized by apparent recovery from the invading agent.
Recovery
Amino acids
Drunklike
Rehabilitation
34. _____________ is a specific term for any procedure used to prevent the fertilization of an ovum.
Contraception
Engineering
Womb
CFC
35. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Vulnerability
Transferred
Ephedrine
Attempt
36. Research continues to focus on virus-induced autoimmune mechanisms in which the body's own __ cells attack viral-infected myelin-producing cells.
Gardasil
T
Chiropractic
Chronic
37. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.
Emotions
Mind
Financial
Caffeine
38. Homicide is the leading cause of death for _____ African-Americans ages 15 to 44.
Protection
Composition
Circulatory
Male
39. Although not MDs or Dos - doctors of podiatric medicine (____) treat a variety of conditions related to the feet - including corns - bunions - warts - bone spurs - hammertoes - fractures - diabetes-related conditions - athletic conditions - and struc
DPM
Alcohol
Inorganic
Force
40. Alcohol - tobacco and _________ are often called gateway drugs.
Modeling
Inorganic
Marijuana
Colostomy
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.
Autonomic
Excitement
Third
Only
42. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.
Chinese
Depressants
Exit
T
43. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Mammograms
Deadly
Counseling
Joints
44. Like the particulate phase - the gaseous phase of tobacco smoke is composed of a variety of physiologically active compounds - including carbon monoxide - carbon dioxide - _______ - hydrogen cyanide - isoprene - acetaldehyde - and acetone.
Plants
Ammonia
Withhold
Immune
45. In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - or ______ diabetes - the body produces little or no insulin.
Diabetes
Ionizing
Type 1
Vas deferens
46. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the ______ system.
Ovary
Stressors
Marijuana
Immune
47. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)are produced by fossil fuel combustion in vehicles and home furnaces and from second hand ________ _______.
Waste
Hydrocarbons
Tobacco smoke
Moved
48. The reduction in blood flow is responsible for leg pain or cramping during exercise - numbness - tingling - coldness - and loss of _____ in the affected limb.
Women
Hair
Mind
Indulgence
49. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.
Homicide
Self-esteem
Hypertension
Interests
50. One subgroup called herpes simplex 1 virus (HSV 1) produces an infection called _______ herpes.
Nerves
Marriage
Labial
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