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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 sense of taste diminishes - causing some people to neglect __________.






2. The __________ effect is the warming of the Earth's surface that is produced when solar heat becomes trapped by layers of carbon dioxide and other gases.






3. The principal cause for the development of coronary heart disease is _______________ - which is a buildup of plaque on the inner walls of arteries






4. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.






5. Exercise is a good defense against stress. Increasing ________ activity stimulates the release of endorphins.






6. About 75% of all car accidents occur within 25 miles of home and at speeds below ___ MPH.






7. Muscular strength is increased by overloading or gradually increasing ___________ your muscles must move.






8. Abortion should be used only when _____________ control of one's fertility could not be achieved.






9. 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






10. People who stop smoking can ________ chronic bronchitis.






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






12. The ANS is divided into two systems that generally work in opposition to each other--the sympathetic and the _______________ nervous systems.






13. ____________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good.






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






15. 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






16. When users take a psychoactive drug - the patterns of ________ system function are altered.






17. Of particular concern are the effects of radiation on egg and sperm production - embryonic development - and dangerous or irreversible changes to the _____ and skin.






18. The body returns to a _______________ state during this stage.






19. They are often referred to as gateway drugs because their use is believed to lead to the use of the _________ drugs (i.e. cocaine - heroin - etc.).






20. ICSH (interstitial cell-stimulating hormone) stimulates specific cells within the testes to begin producing the male sex hormone ______________.






21. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.






22. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.






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






24. 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 _






25. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.






26. During early childhood - children learn that boys and girls are _________. This process is called gender identification.






27. Insulin helps to activate the glucose transport mechanism. In addition to its role in the transport of ________ into sensitive cells - insulin is also required for the conversion of glucose into glycogen in the liver and the formation of fatty acids






28. __________ is the use of minute doses of herbs or minerals to stimulate healing.






29. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.






30. ______________ is an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature when averaged across seasons and geographical regions.






31. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.






32. Vacuum aspiration is the most commonly performed abortion procedure. It may require _________ of the cervical canal and the use of a local anesthetic.






33. People are using denial when they behave as if something is true - when in reality it is not true. This defense mechanism protects them from facing an unpleasant fact that they cannot yet _______.






34. Freud identified _____ developmental stages from birth to the middle of adolescence.






35. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.






36. The fifth developmental task of developing intimacy usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and _______ - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships.






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






38. Blood's functions - which are performed continuously - include the following: transportation of nutrients - oxygen - wastes - hormones - and enzymes; regulation of water content of body cells and fluids; buffering to help maintain appropriate pH bala






39. A new three-drug combination - which includes ______ - has extended average remission by nearly two years. This is the first significant progress on the treatment of ovarian cancer.






40. Among the cells most susceptible to this influence are those that make up bone _______ - the lining of the intestinal tract - and the hair follicles.






41. Research has shown ayurveda to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis - __________ - and chronic sinusitis.






42. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.






43. According to the Food Pyramid - the second greatest proportion of your diet should come from the Vegetable group with a recommended _______ servings per day.






44. Psychoactive drugs have strong potential for the development of __________.






45. People can learn to use stress to their __________.






46. People with chronic illness must eventually find a balance between day-to-day function and the continuous presence of their condition. _______ is usually an illness that is chronic in nature






47. It's estimated that 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable through weight loss - healthy diet and _________.






48. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.






49. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.






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