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DSST Health
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health-fitness-nutrition
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. A ______ is a contraceptive device that - when used properly with every act of sexual intercourse - helps to protect against STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).
Deadly
Bread
Condom
Pathogens
2. Withdrawal - or ____ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen.
Biological
Glucose
Community
Coitus
3. Usually - _______ is felt when the patient becomes stressed or exercises too strenuously.
Arousal
Preference
Suicide
Angina
4. Abortion should never be considered a first-line - preferred form of _________ control.
Radiation
Materials
Fertility
7 -500
5. 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.
Cirrhosis
Removed
Overweight
Behavior
6. Cholesterol is attached to structures called ____________.
Miscopy
On Death and Dying
Netherlands
Lipoproteins
7. A wellness-oriented lifestyle including sound nutrition - effective _______ management - and regular exercise oversees the important division of the immune system.
Stress
60
Crowd
Salivary
8. The _________ nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system and consists of the nerves that are not under conscious control.
Pathogenic
Exhaustion
Autonomic
Feelings
9. Each year - unintentional injuries account for over ________ deaths and millions of nonfatal injuries.
Infection
Protection
150 -000
Diet
10. The idea behind this theory is that people's bodies age because the body 'wears out' as damage accumulates from __________ - toxins - and many other sources.
T
Diabetes
Radiation
Parents
11. ___ is the most familiar of a class of chronic conditions known as autoimmune disorders
Radiation
Biological
Disorders
SLE
12. _______ - also known as German measles - is characterized by a pink rash which starts on the face and spreads all over the body.
Rubella
10
Relapse
Headaches
13. Assuming responsibility is the _____ developmental task that younger people are expected to progress in.
Third
40
Unwanted
Avoided
14. The body resists the effects of insulin - which means that the cells don't absorb a lot of the sugar (________) that's in the blood - resulting in high blood sugar levels.
Sulfur
Gluocose
SIDS
Gardasil
15. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.
Self-esteem
Initial adult identity
Protection
Monthly
16. Proteins - which are the primary components of muscle and __________ tissue - are compounds composed of chains of amino acids.
Connective
Medicare
Spinal cord
Plateau
17. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Crypts
Mother
Vulnerability
Majority
18. Anger usually causes a physiological reaction. Besides an increase in ______ _____ - a person may tremble or their face may become warm.
Homosexual
Heart rate
More
Circulatory
19. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.
Cerebrovascular
Depressed
Metabolism
Third
20. 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.
60
Lowering
Diabetes
Third
21. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.
SIDS
Sperm
Depression
Down
22. When they reach age 65 - some of their health care expenses are covered by Medicare. Regardless of their age - people who require _______ dialysis or transplants are covered by Medicare.
Radical
Kidney
Stressors
Counseling
23. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.
Global warming
Leukocytes
Testes
Pathogenic
24. For other infectious diseases - however - the reservoirs in which the agents are maintained are the bodies of animals. Another type of reservoir in which disease-causing agents can reside is on or in __________ environments - such as the soil.
Joints
Metabolism
Bladder
Nonliving
25. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.
OTC
Cerebrovascular
Blending
Reproductive
26. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.
Nerves
Mind
Bargaining
Thought
27. The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in water indicates contamination by _______.
Sewage
Sexual response
Mind
Ovary
28. The word neonate is usually used to refer to a baby that is less than _____ weeks old.
Abstinence
Smoke
Four
Heart
29. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Drug
Third
Autoimmune
Hereditary
30. ______________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality.
Hallucinogenic
Ninth
Unwanted
Self-concept
31. High levels of LDL (_____________ lipoprotein) are a significant cause of atherosclerosis.
Cohesiveness
Ground burial
Low-density
Radioactive
32. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.
Passively Acquired
Digestion
Morals
Spinal cord
33. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.
Adrenaline
Marriage
Plants
Four
34. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.
Cardiac
Anger
Judgmental
Highest
35. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).
Death
More
Alcohol
Excitement
36. The _____ stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the resolution stage.
Ephedrine
Final
Acute
Unknown
37. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.
Perceptions
Skin
Bronchitis
Activated
38. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.
Depressants
Generativity
Abortion
Chiropractic
39. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.
D
Heredity
Fetus
Emphysema
40. ________ are the strong - immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience.
Force
Stress
Dehydration
Emotions
41. Body ___________ is the makeup of the body in terms of muscle - bone - fat - and other elements.
BMR
Carcinoma
Composition
Accept
42. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.
Half
Elastic
Materials
Diagnosed
43. This is the initial ________ stage of the sexual response pattern. Each of the stages involves predictable changes in the structural characteristics and physiological function in both the male and the female.
Avoided
Interest
Arousal
Male
44. Regular aerobic exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle - maintain healthy blood vessels - and improve the ability of the ______ system to transfer blood and oxygen to all parts of the body.
Vascular
Financial
Depressants
2
45. Because of its vague symptoms - ovarian cancer has been referred to as a ______ cancer.
Placenta
Physician
Information
Silent
46. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.
Hypercellular
Euthanasia
Death
DPM
47. Abused drugs work by acting on the central nervous system - which includes the _____ and the spinal cord.
Needs
Intensity
Resistance
Brain
48. Carbohydrates - which are the body's primary source of ______ - are chemical compounds composed of sugar units.
Energy
Hypertension
Pancreatic
Uterine
49. Among the cells most susceptible to this influence are those that make up bone _______ - the lining of the intestinal tract - and the hair follicles.
Marrow
Sewage
Tar
Nicotine
50. Risk can be defined as the degree of ______ that goes along with a situation.
Danger
Attempt
Pancreas
Joints