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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality.
Radiation
150 -000
Hallucinogenic
Fat
2. 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
Fever
Netherlands
60
3. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.
Egg
Artery
Stomach
Parents
4. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.
Sexual response
Needles
Radical
Uterine
5. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.
ICSH
Dependence
Radiation
Cerebral
6. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.
Biological
Pain
Cup
Stressors
7. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.
Selye
20
Engineering
Pesticide
8. ________ begin the process of socialization from the time a child is born; school and the community add their influence as the child grows.
Parents
Bronchitis
Hemoglobin
Metabolism
9. In the fourth stage - or the decline stage - the first signs of ________ occur.
Mechanical
Reproductive
Protection
Recovery
10. both males and females - the ____ is relatively high at birth and continues to increase until the age of 2.
BMR
B
Attachment
Male
11. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.
Mother
Ephedrine
2006
Exit
12. Beyond its biological roots - heterosexuality has significant cultural and __________ support in virtually every country in the world.
Feelings
Homes
Religious
Depression
13. BAC is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled ___.
Air
22.5
Intensity
Dyspareunia
14. Humans react to stress with the fight or flight response. The heart and breathing rates speed up - sweating increases - the muscles become tense and __________ stops.
Heart
Acute
Danger
Digestion
15. In water that is raised only ___ degrees Celsius - entire species of fish can disappear and aquatic plants can proliferate out of control.
10
Learned
Opiates
Dying
16. People who stop smoking can ________ chronic bronchitis.
Good
Reverse
Male
Genetic
17. Examinations done on the first people with CFS revealed antibodies to the Epstein-_____ virus.
Sober
Immune
Barr
Cancerous
18. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - _______ _______ disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle.
60
Eyes
Infarction
Coronary heart
19. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.
Arousal
Fourth
Atherosclerosis
Bias
20. Positive mental health is an important part of wellness. In order for a person to function at the highest level - they must feel good mentally as well as ___________.
Unknown
Type
Physically
Ovary
21. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.
Pesticide
Blood
Materials
Sober
22. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.
Drinking water
Self-concept
Mild
1 million
23. In the exhaustion stage - the body's _________ against stress are used up.
Cardiovascular
Defenses
Preexcitement
Distress
24. Symptoms of Post-abortion syndrome include difficulty with personal relationships - drug abuse - nightmares - sexual problems - difficulty communicating - problems with self esteem and ________.
Urethra
Suicide
Women
Cup
25. Sexual harassment consists of ________ attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress.
Third
Kidney
Unwanted
Metabolism
26. During exercise - the level of endorphins circulating in the blood is higher than at other times. These chemicals are thought to be responsible for the strong feeling of well-being and relaxation experienced by long distance ________..
Behavior
Unwanted
Runners
Uterus
27. Sexual orientation refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual _________.
Metabolic
Interests
Infarction
Arousal
28. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.
23
Selye
PAI
Diagnosed
29. Cancer of the prostate is the _____ most common form of cancer in men and a leading cause of death from cancer in older men.
Ammonia
Third
40
Accept
30. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.
Indirect
Exhaustion
Cerebrovascular
Unwanted
31. Although used interchangeably with contraception - birth control is an umbrella term that refers to all of the __________ you might use to prevent the birth of a child.
Basal metabolic
Amino acids
Acceptance
Procedures
32. _____ abuse can take many forms - but the most common is neglect.
Suicide
Elder
Greenhouse
Pesticide
33. ______ may be the most essential nutrient.
Water
Time
Practitoners
Nicotine
34. The weight range deemed appropriate for people of a specific ______ - age - and frame size is referred to as desirable weight.
Fat
10
Immune
Gender
35. A ________ headache is a very severe headache that can be triggered by stress.
Boys
Sexual
Migraine
Silent Spring
36. ________ radiation is a form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms.
Infection
Ionizing
Alcohol
2006
37. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Vulnerability
Women
Water
Generativity
38. Abortion should be used only when _____________ control of one's fertility could not be achieved.
Responsible
Vasocongestion
Intensity
Needles
39. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.
Diminishing
Hierarchy
Uterus
Pumping
40. Lasting 1 to 5 weeks - the _______ stage of syphilis is associated with the formation of a small - raised - painless sore called a chancre.
Womb
Primary
Intensity
Homes
41. In his studies of stress - Dr. Hans _____ found that a person's body adapts to a stressor through a set pattern of physical reactions. He termed this adjustment as the General Adaptation Syndrome.
Unintentional
Selye
Incubation
Homosexual
42. Smog contributes to respiratory problems that are common in these areas during the _______ months.
Inappropriate
Skin
Winter
Electronic
43. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.
CFC
Most
Fat-free
Type 2
44. When an illness is chronic - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire ____.
Life
Selye
Proof
Down
45. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.
Low
Embarrassment
Eyes
Gardasil
46. A cancer screening procedure in which cells are removed from the ______ and examined for precancerous changes is known as a Pap test.
Cervix
Migraine
Second
Moved
47. The _______ stage is the second stage in the sexual response pattern of males and females.
Plateau
150 -000
Immune
Vitamins
48. For example - in a bicep curl - as you curl up the dumbbell - your bicep is shortening--this is the ___________ contraction.
Concentric
Fetus
Eyes
2006
49. There are four cardiovascular risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle choices. Smoking is the major risk factor associated with sudden _______ death.
Cardiac
Mind
Acupuncture
Throat
50. Approximately 85% of all __________ tumors are classified as carcinomas.
Deaths
Probable
Energy
Malignant
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