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1. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.
Selye
Depressed
External
Needles
2. About __% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to home.
Condom
Nerve
75
Highest
3. Withdrawal - or ____ interruptus - is the contraceptive practice in which the erect penis is removed from the vagina just before ejaculation of semen.
Health
Compromise
BMR
Coitus
4. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.
Types
Cohesiveness
Melanin
Gardasil
5. Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape that involves ______ sexual intercourse by a dating partner.
Type B
Responsible
Forced
Occlusions
6. The average-sized adult has approximately 6 quarts of blood in his or her ___________ system.
Circulatory
Bronchitis
Asprin
Personality
7. __________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion.
Roe v. Wade
Acme
Cooler
Isokinetic
8. An obsession is a recurrent - irrational - ________ thought or impulse.
Pancreatic
Unwanted
Nervous
Indian
9. This type of diet provides the body with the essential _____________ and limits the high intake of fats seen in more conventional diets.
Drunklike
Radioactive
Amino acids
Fermentation
10. ___________ is the key to successful community based health promotion.
Deaths
Carcinogenic
Empowerment
Process
11. It is estimated that about __________ children are victims of child abuse and neglect each year
Kidney
Acute
1 million
Absorption
12. ______ 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.
Runners
Cerebrovascular
Disorders
Indirect
13. _____________ injuries are injuries that have occurred without anyone intending that any harm be done.
Rice
Unintentional
Physically
Opportunity
14. Cohabitation - or the sharing of living quarters by unmarried people - represents another alternative to ________.
Emotions
Nutrition
Marriage
Cholesterol
15. Minerals function primarily as structural elements in teeth - muscles - hemoglobin - and hormones. They are also critical in the regulation of body processes - including muscle contraction - heart function - blood clotting - protein synthesis - and _
Fourth
Lipoproteins
Blood
Connective
16. The __________ Theory of Aging states that aging occurs as a result of a gradual decline in the body's autoimmune system.
Isotonic
Kidney
Bypass
Autoimmune
17. Bodies are disposed of in one of four ways. _____________ is the most common method.
Society
Helper T
Similars
Ground burial
18. 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.
Commit
90
1 million
Manipulation
19. Immunotherapy refers to the use of a variety of substances to trigger a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from becoming _________.
Behavior
Unity
Activated
Family
20. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.
Stimulants
Nine
Cough
Animal
21. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.
Mind
Marriage
10
Pain
22. The Wear and Tear Theory of Aging states that aging happens due to the ______ done to our body's cells over time.
Minimum
Selye
Circulatory
Damage
23. Factors such as overall health - acquired _________ - health care services - and health-related behavior can influence susceptibility to infectious diseases.
Immunity
Acute
Waste
Amino acids
24. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the ______ system.
D
Carcinogens
Immune
Cell division
25. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine __________ at age 40.
Type 1
Occlusions
Mammograms
Isokinetic
26. Chronic stress can occur when someone is not able to respond immediately to a threat (real or imaginary). It involves the body remaining in a high state of _______ for a long time.
Removed
Placenta
Arousal
Storm
27. More than _____ of our body weight comes from water.
Testes
Asprin
Intimate
Half
28. Alcoholism is characterized by impaired control over drinking - preoccupation with alcohol - use of alcohol despite adverse consequences - and distortions in thinking - most notably _______.
Resistance
Synergistic
Denial
Aerobic
29. College students who fit the category of '______ drinkers' rarely consume small amounts of alcohol each day - but instead binge on 1 or 2 nights a week.
Heavy
Probable
Diabetes
Cancerous
30. Since _____________ cells also divide - they are exposed to the damaging effects of radiation as well
Vitamins
Neighboring
Urinating
Physical
31. In Kubler-Ross' stages of _____ - denial is the stage of disbelief.
Circulatory
Dying
Stressor
Parasympathetic
32. ______________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality.
Homes
Hallucinogenic
Atherosclerosis
Crying
33. 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.
Rice
Animal
Eccentric
Synergistic
34. The more lean muscle mass you have - the higher your ___________ will be.
Opportunity
Women
Metabolism
Ketamine
35. This third type of immunity - which stands for _________ __________ Immunity - results when antibodies are introduced into the body.
Amniotic
Anger
PAI
Passively Acquired
36. Melanoma is a cancer which arises from the _______-containing cells of skin.
Heterosexuality
Melanin
Spermicides
Six
37. The health effects of radiation exposure depend on many factors including the duration - ____ - dose of exposure - and individual sensitivity.
Initial adult identity
Radiation
Type
Mechanical
38. The bodies of famous church leaders are sometimes entombed in vault-like spaces called _______.
Living will
Crypts
More
Isometric
39. Pulmonary _________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed.
Hydrogen
Emphysema
Elderly
Gluocose
40. Hepatitis is an inflammatory process in the _____ and can be caused by several viruses.
Defense
Liver
Break
Injury
41. The process of how a disease spreads is broken down into a 'chain of infection' consisting of six links. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing agent.
Death
Sigmund Freud
First
Flexibility
42. Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness that causes severe exhaustion - fatigue - aches - and depression and mostly affects _____ in their thirties and forties.
Gender
Diameter
Depressant
Women
43. The emergence of the _________ movement is the trend toward individuals taking increased responsibility for prevention or management of certain health conditions.
Anger
Glucose
Winter
Self-care
44. A person gets this type of diabetes when their _______ system inadvertently destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in response to a viral infection.
Immune
Elastic
Health insurance
Gluocose
45. Embalming is the process of using formaldehyde-based fluids to replace the _____ components.
Sleep
Blood
Crying
Withhold
46. Testicular cancer has a tendency to run in families and is more common in men whose testicles were _____________ during childhood.
Physically
Undescended
Released
Anger
47. Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary support group of recovering alcoholics who meet regularly to help each other get and stay _____.
Sober
Secretory
Winter
Metabolic
48. ________ increases blood platelet adhesiveness.
Mammograms
Socialization
Nicotine
Fat
49. The second developmental task of the elderly is to ________ the highest level of physical function possible.
Pandemic
Opportunity
Ketamine
Maintain
50. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.
Composition
Ninth
Cardiovascular
Immune
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