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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Each
Pancreatic
Third
Skin
2. _______ - age - genetically determined body build - and current level of physical fitness will affect a person's flexibility.
Socialization
Entombment
Information
Gender
3. Although people experience grief in remarkably different ways - most people have _________ discomfort - sense of numbness - feelings of detachment from others - preoccupation with the image of the deceased - guilt - or hostility.
Older adulthood
Undescended
Physical
Placenta
4. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the ____ ____.
Early
New host
Goals
Barr
5. During congestive heart failure - the heart continues to work - but it cannot function well enough to maintain appropriate circulation. Venous blood flow starts to 'back up.' _________ occurs - especially in the legs and ankles.
Healthy
Mechanical
10
Swelling
6. All risks have possible _________ outcomes.
Negative
8
4
Stomach
7. The current emphasis is on the successful prevention and treatment of STDs rather than on the...
Ethics of sexuality. :
Dehydration
Crypts
Acute
8. ___ are health care delivery plans under which health care providers agree to meet the covered medical needs of subscribers for a prepaid amount of money.
Cardiac
HMOs
Enabling
Type 2
9. Cholesterol is attached to structures called ____________.
Menarche
Lipoproteins
Amino acids
Social
10. Sexual orientation refers to the direction in which people focus their sexual _________.
Natural
Interests
Hormones
HMOs
11. Pulmonary _________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed.
Precancerous
Egg
Fat-free
Emphysema
12. Now - nearly 1 in __ women will develop breast cancer.
8
Carcinogenic
Liver
Nourishment
13. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.
Generativity
Nerves
Anorexia nervosa
Helper T
14. _____ is a strong feeling of displeasure that can range from annoyance to complete fury.
Ninth
Anger
Protection
Alcohol
15. Babies with fetal tobacco syndrome may have facial abnormities - _______ retardation - heart defects - and a host of other problems.
Homosexuality
Mother
Mental
23
16. Development of cardiorespiratory endurance helps the body to work longer and at greater levels of __________.
Anorexia nervosa
Intensity
Coordination
Parents
17. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.
Metabolism
Migraine
Self-care
Grows
18. The right and left sides of the heart are divided by a partition called the ______.
Septum
Womb
Mild
Arousal
19. During the __________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die.
Plants
Diabetes
DPM
Acceptance
20. __________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing.
Gender
Gum
Homeopathy
Sweat
21. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses. __________ defenses are first-line defenses - since they physically separate the internal body from the external environment.
Wellness
Excitement
Bias
Mechanical
22. Examples of stimulant drugs include _________ - amphetamines - and cocaine.
Women
Unintentional
Caffeine
Infarction
23. Rheumatic heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a _____________ infection of the throat (strep throat).
Majority
Helper T
Streptococcal
Ninth
24. A causative agent for genital warts - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus capable of causing ____________ changes in the cervix.
Final
Womb
Precancerous
Selye
25. 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type 2. Generally - it affects people older than __ years of age - but in the last twenty years - it has become a lot more common in children.
40
Clitoris
Gum
Nasal
26. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.
Homosexuality
Leukocytes
Third
Rationalization
27. .Because of the organ's important roles in both __________ and metabolic processes - its destruction leaves the body in a state incompatible with living.
Homosexuality
Diabetes
Digestion
Drug
28. Certain lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking - reducing obesity - increasing physical activity - and decreasing dietary _____ help many people increase their level of HDLs.
Preoperational
Intrinsic
Alcohol
Fats
29. One study found that greater use of the Internet was associated with a decline in communication with family members - reduction in the size of social circles and higher levels of ___________ and loneliness.
Depression
Nourishment
Pumping
Laxatives
30. Although not MDs or Dos - doctors of podiatric medicine (____) treat a variety of conditions related to the feet - including corns - bunions - warts - bone spurs - hammertoes - fractures - diabetes-related conditions - athletic conditions - and struc
Homosexuality
Drinking water
Negative
DPM
31. ________ improves memory and alertness and can help people perform cognitive tasks at peak levels.
Exercise
Addictive
Pituitary
Urinating
32. Depressants produce tolerance in abusers - as well as strong psychological and _________ dependence.
Five
Counseling
Goals
Physical
33. Sigmund Freud's theories about the importance of the subconscious in ___________ development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality.
Personality
Chronic
Hallucinogenic
Living will
34. The alcohol content in distilled beverages such as whiskey - gin - rum - and vodka - is expressed using the term _____.
Five
Part D
Proof
Trusting
35. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.
Preejaculate
Most
Cardiovascular
Medicare
36. The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are ______ - resistance - and exhaustion.
Assault
Empathy
Electrical
Alarm
37. The EPA monitors and regulates the quality of municipal ________ ______ supplies.
Two
Deaths
Drinking water
Chronic
38. both males and females - the ____ is relatively high at birth and continues to increase until the age of 2.
BMR
Salivary
Hormones
Diabetes
39. The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in water indicates contamination by _______.
Gum
Self-care
Sewage
Elastic
40. 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.
First
Immunity
Coronary heart
Fermentation
41. This phase includes nicotine - water - and a variety of powerful chemical compounds known collectively as ____.
Tar
Self-esteem
Mother
Fermentation
42. Men commit suicide _____ times more often than women do and 72% of all suicides are committed by white men.
Sigmund Freud
BMI
Secondhand
Four
43. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.
Hierarchy
Crowd
Hydrocarbons
Cholesterol
44. For proper _____ conduction to occur within portions of the brain and spinal cord - an insulating sheath of myelin must surround neurons. In the progressive disease multiple sclerosis - the cells that produce myelin are destroyed and myelin productio
Dependence
Nerve
Deadly
Primary
45. People with bulimia lose or maintain weight not because they stop eating - but because they eat and then purge their digestive system by vomiting - using __________ - or taking syrup of ipecac - a dangerous drug used to stimulate vomiting after an ac
Treatment
Laxatives
Heart
Sober
46. The embryo is wrapped in a __________ covering called the amniotic sac.
Empowerment
Marijuana
Protective
Integrity
47. This highly contagious viral infection can be caused by any of the nearly 200 known rhinoviruses. Eventually - the nasal passages swell and the inflammation may spread to the ______.
Throat
Assault
Violent
Electrical
48. Infectious agents must have the support and protection of a favorable environment to survive. This environment forms the ______ link in the chain of infection and is referred to as the reservoir in which the agent resides.
Second
Suicide
Preexcitement
Coagulating
49. Social _____________ contributes to one's total health and is an important aid in helping a person have a productive and satisfying life.
Menstrual
Cardiac
Interaction
B
50. The greatest effect on our land comes from the products our society discards. The trash that is collected from our _____ is referred to as MSW.
Water
Women
Unwanted
Homes