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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The right and left sides of the heart are divided by a partition called the ______.






2. A number of physiological and structural characteristics help people accomplish their developmental tasks including their level of susceptibility to disease - body weight - visual ability - strength - ______________ - level of endurance - and powers






3. After infection - an asymptomatic ___________ period of 10 to 90 days gives way to the characteristic primary stage of the disease.






4. The THR (target heart rate) refers to the ________ number of times the heart needs to contract each minute to have a positive effect on a person's heart - lungs - and blood vessel.






5. Dying patients can feel as if they have been ________.






6. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.






7. Electrodes are attached to the arm and leg. Because adipose tissue resists the passage of the electrical current more than muscle tissue does - electrical impedance can be used to accurately calculate the percentage of ______ ___.






8. The ozone layer is a layer of triatomic oxygen that surrounds the Earth and filters much of the sun's _________ before it can reach the Earth's surface.






9. Caused by a nongonoccal bacterium - _________ is considered to be the most prevalent STD in the United States today.






10. Stress is your body's response to physical or mental demands or pressures. The physical or mental demands that cause the stress are called _________.






11. After the baby is born - the muscles of the uterus continue to contract - causing the ______ to separate from the lining of the uterus.






12. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.






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






14. ____ is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant less than one year old.






15. Treatment could include individual and couple ___________ with a focus on relaxation and communication.






16. An irrational - repetitive - forced ______ - usually associated with an obsession is called a compulsion.






17. The _________________ nervous system has a calming effect; stimulation of nerves in this system result in things such as decreased heart and breathing rate.






18. The prostate gland is a small - walnut-sized gland located below the ________.






19. Pathological changes to the liver resulting from chronic - heavy alcohol consumption are known as _________.






20. Ayurveda is a traditional ______ medicine based on herbal remedies.






21. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.






22. ________ - or murder - is the intentional killing of one person by another.






23. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).






24. If a relationship progresses - __________ love is replaced by companionate love.






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






26. The weight range deemed appropriate for people of a specific ______ - age - and frame size is referred to as desirable weight.






27. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.






28. This is in contrast to __________ exercises - in which your muscle contracts but it doesn't shorten--there is no movement.






29. Physiological needs include food - water - ______ - sex and health.






30. About ___% of all bodies are placed in ground burial.






31. When arteries to the brain constrict as a result of stress - the supply of blood to parts of the brain may decrease and cause temporary vision problems or other symptoms. Then the arteries _______ (expand) again and pressure on the nerve endings in t






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






33. ___________ injuries are injuries that are committed on purpose.






34. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.






35. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the removal of tissue suspected to contain _________ cells.






36. Assuming responsibility is the _____ developmental task that younger people are expected to progress in.






37. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and _____________.






38. Nitrous oxides and materials containing chlorofluorocarbons (_____) can destroy this protective ozone layer within the stratosphere.






39. Eutrophication is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of ______






40. Although during a given repetitive exercise the _______ resistance remains the same - the muscular contraction effort required varies according to the joint angles in the range of motion.






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






42. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.






43. Earthquakes - floods - fires - serious accidents - or physical assaults are obvious _________.






44. Many parents begin to control the child's exposure to experiences traditionally reserved for children of the opposite gender. This is particularly true for _____. Many parents will stop play activities that they think are too feminine.






45. This phase includes nicotine - water - and a variety of powerful chemical compounds known collectively as ____.






46. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.






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






48. Drugs used for date rape include Rohypnol - GHB and ______.






49. Poor health is highly related to the way we live; many diseases can be ________.






50. Additionally - the absence of cellular ______________ (a property seen in normal cells that 'keeps them at home') allows cancer cells to spread through the circulatory or lymphatic system to distant points via metastasis.