Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Health

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.






2. The _______ stage is the second stage in the sexual response pattern of males and females.






3. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)are produced by fossil fuel combustion in vehicles and home furnaces and from second hand ________ _______.






4. At the capillary level - exchanges of oxygen - food - and waste occur between cells and the blood. Blood pressure is highest in _________ and lowest in veins.






5. The Epstein-Barr virus is believed to cause _______ ________ syndrome (CFS) - mononucleosis - and multiple sclerosis (MS).






6. According to the FBI - there are ______ hate crime incidents in the United States per year.






7. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause _______ pollution.






8. ______ transmission occurs between infected and uninfected people when infectious agents travel by means of nonhuman materials such as water - food items - soil - towels - clothing - and eating utensils.






9. Usually - _______ is felt when the patient becomes stressed or exercises too strenuously.






10. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.






11. The more lean muscle mass you have - the higher your ___________ will be.






12. Men commit suicide _____ times more often than women do and 72% of all suicides are committed by white men.






13. The word neonate is usually used to refer to a baby that is less than _____ weeks old.






14. Amniocentesis is also referred to as an _________ _______ test because it involves using a needle to extract some of the fluid from the amniotic sac.






15. People who are codependent often find themselves denying the addiction and _________ the alcohol dependent person.






16. 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






17. Although people have attempted to sober up by drinking hot coffee - taking cold showers - or exercising - the oxidation rate of alcohol is unaffected. Passage of time remains the _____ effective remedy for diminishing alcohol's effects.






18. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.






19. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ________ represents a governmental form of health insurance.






20. The health effects of radiation exposure depend on many factors including the duration - ____ - dose of exposure - and individual sensitivity.






21. In urban areas located in ______ climates - sulfur oxides and particulate matter combine with moisture to form a grayish haze known as smog.






22. The first tube that the sperm cells enter is the ___ _______ - which connects the testes to the prostate gland.






23. The word subconscious refers to a part of the brain that is not accessible to ________.






24. The alcohol content in distilled beverages such as whiskey - gin - rum - and vodka - is expressed using the term _____.






25. Since the decay of vegetation requires ________ bacterial action - the biochemical oxygen demand will be high.






26. There are three stages to General Adaptation Syndrome. The second stage is called __________.






27. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.






28. Although cohabitation may seem to imply a vision of _______ intimacy between male and female roommates - several forms of shared living arrangements can be viewed as cohabitation.






29. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.






30. Secondhand tobacco smoke is an indoor air __________ widely recognized as a major health risk - especially for children.






31. One possible explanation for the conversion of protooncogenes into oncogenes involves the presence of environmental agents known as ___________.






32. 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 _______.






33. Body ___________ is the makeup of the body in terms of muscle - bone - fat - and other elements.






34. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.






35. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.






36. In addition to increasing the risk of developing kidney disease - __________ - and nerve damage - diabetes increases the likelihood of developing heart and blood vessel disease.






37. Three cardiovascular risk factors that can't be changed are increasing age - _____ gender - and heredity.






38. Examples of sexual harassment include unwanted physical contact - excessive pressure for dates - sexually explicit humor - sexual innuendos or remarks - offers of job advancement based on sexual favors - and overt sexual ________.






39. In terms of infectious diseases that involve human reservoirs - the principal portals of exit are the digestive system - urinary system - respiratory system - ______________ system - and the blood.






40. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.






41. Being average to slightly below average weight relates positively with ______ levels of premature death.






42. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.






43. Having established this sense of __________ - the elderly believe that their lives have had meaning and fullness and that they have helped society.






44. With about 50 -000 practitioners in the US - chiropractic health care is the ______-largest health profession and is used by 15 to 20 million people.






45. The right and left sides of the heart are divided by a partition called the ______.






46. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.






47. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.






48. Thus when we catch an infectious disease - we fight the infection and in the process become _______ from developing that illness again should reinfection occur.






49. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.






50. Bodies are disposed of in one of four ways. _____________ is the most common method.







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests