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1. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.






2. _________ of training refers to the number of times per week a person should exercise.






3. ___ is a temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen.






4. Today's food manufacturers add chemical compounds to the food supply for several reasons such as: (1) to maintain the _____________ value of the food; (2) to maintain the food's freshness by preventing changes in its color - flavor - and texture; (3)






5. Prolonged periods of silence or _______ are normal components of the depression stage.






6. The extremely _____ secondary stage of the disease is seen 6 to 12 weeks after initial infection.






7. Inadvertently swallowed _______ contains dissolved carcinogens - which creates cancer risks for both the digestive and urinary systems of the body.






8. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ______.






9. 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.






10. The withdrawal method is said to be ineffective as the clear __________ fluid can contain viable sperm - which may get deposited near the cervical opening before withdrawal of the penis.






11. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.






12. A person's growth and development can be associated with some _______________ - which may lead to feelings of rejection and failure that could reduce a person's overall productivity and satisfaction.






13. Men ______ the most suicides.






14. Just as love is expressed in many different ways - there are many different ______ of love.






15. 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.






16. The _________ nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system and consists of the nerves that are not under conscious control.






17. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.






18. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) __________ drug.






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 _________.






20. Physical activity helps lower overall blood _____________ levels for most people - encourages weigh loss and retention of lean muscle mass - and allows people to moderate the stress in their lives






21. The resistance will move only at a preset speed regardless of the ______ applied to it.






22. Because cancerous cells do not possess the contact __________ (a control mechanism that influences the number of cells that can occupy a particular space) of normal cells - they can accumulate and eventually alter the structure of a body organ or bre






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






24. There are five developmental tasks that reflect the broad undergraduate college student age range of 18 to 40 years of age. Forming an ______ _____ _______ is the first developmental task of this age group and is important in order to have a producti






25. By the __________ month - typical children have both the language and the insight to correctly identify their gender. They have established a gender identity.






26. Osteopathy is a system of medical practice that combines allopathic principles with specific attention to ________ mechanics of the body.






27. An increase of only ____ degrees since 1860 - resulting from increased trapping of industrial gases - has resulted in a shift of the world's hydrologic cycles.






28. In women - ___________ is known as painful intercourse.






29. The _____________ nervous system has an arousal effect; it's associated with the 'fight or flight' response - and stimulation of sympathetic nerves result in effects such as increased heart beat or blood pressure.






30. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.






31. Passionate love - also described as romantic love or infatuation - is a state of extreme __________ in another.






32. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.






33. The ability of joints to function through an intended range of motion is known as ___________.






34. Diaphragms and other vaginal barrier methods provide some ___________ against sexually transmitted diseases.






35. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.






36. Fear can be caused by a fear of the _______. This feeling is sometimes called anxiety.






37. Criminal acts directed at a person or group solely because of a specific characteristic - such as race - religion - ethnic background - or political belief are referred to as ____ and hate crimes.






38. ________ is a crime involving an assailant's planned efforts to pursue an intended victim.






39. The purpose of this surgery is to detour or bypass areas of coronary artery obstruction by using a section of a _____ from the patient's leg or an artery from the patient's chest and grafting it from the aorta to a location just beyond the area of ob






40. During this stage - neuromuscular tension is _________.






41. Diseases associated with _________ tobacco include oral cancer - periodontal disease and cancer of the digestive and urinary systems.






42. Gastroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves sealing off about half of the _______ with surgical staples.






43. The likelihood of transmitting the disease to others is _______ during this peak stage.






44. The letters to help remember the symptoms are A for asymmetry - B for border irregularity - C is for color change - and D for _________ and E for elevation.






45. In men - _________ ___________ is the inability to achieve an erection.






46. ___________ is the key to successful community based health promotion.






47. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.






48. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age __ is sometimes called a mid-life crisis.






49. Pneumonia is often the specific condition causing death among the frail ________.






50. This third type of immunity - which stands for _________ __________ Immunity - results when antibodies are introduced into the body.







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