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DSST Health
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When the organ experiencing the lack of oxygen is the brain - it's called _________ Anoxia.
Carbon dioxide
Migraine
Anger
Cerebral
2. Muscular strength is increased by overloading or gradually increasing ___________ your muscles must move.
Pancreas
Portal of entry
Resistance
Responsible
3. Stressors can be both positive and negative. Positive use of stress is called ________.
Electronic
Eustress
Types
Symptoms
4. People in their forties often ask themselves whether or not they have accomplished their ______.
Ovary
Tar
Goals
Dependence
5. Once sperm cells leave the ______ they travel to the penis through a series of tubes.
Testes
Occlusions
PAI
Generativity
6. Homicide is the leading cause of death for _____ African-Americans ages 15 to 44.
Fission
Hormones
Male
Pleasures
7. The theory on which homeopathy is based - the Law of _________ - is that if large doses of a substance can cause a problem - tiny doses can trigger healing of that same problem.
Similars
Alpha
Vascular
Silent
8. Small amounts of fat are _________ to the body. They help insulate - support and cushion organs and are major fuel sources during rest and light activity.
Bargaining
Nerves
Essential
Roe v. Wade
9. Eutrophication is the enrichment of a body of water with nutrients - which causes overabundant growth of ______
Sleep
Plants
Circulatory
Deadly
10. Thus when we catch an infectious disease - we fight the infection and in the process become _______ from developing that illness again should reinfection occur.
Protection
Cardiovascular
Immune
Body fat
11. Similar to coronary ___________ - a cerebrovascular occlusion can be started by a clot that forms within an artery - called a thrombus - or by a clot that travels from another part of the body to the brain - called an embolism.
Dying
Occlusions
Physical
Netherlands
12. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.
Netherlands
Obesity
Addictive
Breathing
13. ____ is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant less than one year old.
Binge
1.5
Half
SIDS
14. Symptoms of Post-abortion syndrome include difficulty with personal relationships - drug abuse - nightmares - sexual problems - difficulty communicating - problems with self esteem and ________.
Immunity
Majority
Gender
Suicide
15. A form of obesity in which fat cells are ________ but not excessive in numbers is called hypertrophic obesity.
Low
Enlarged
Opportunity
Physician
16. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
1.5
Fat
Parents
Joints
17. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.
Attachment
Fourth
Perceptions
Binge
18. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
Third
Drug
Imbalance
More
19. A ___________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time.
Pregnant
Synergistic
Dehydration
Circulatory
20. Drunk driving - physical violence - property destruction - date rape - police arrest - and lowered academic performance are all highly associated with ______ _________.
Carcinoma
3
Binge drinking
Rash
21. According to the FBI - there are ______ hate crime incidents in the United States per year.
7 -500
Depression
Netherlands
Drug
22. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Embarrassment
Plateau
Vulnerability
Metabolism
23. Members of AA are encouraged not to be ___________ about the behavior of other members. They support anyone with a problem caused by alcohol.
Judgmental
Brain
Older adulthood
Sperm
24. Normally - human cells contain ___ pairs of chromosomes - meaning a total of 46 chromosomes. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome - resulting in a total of 47 chromosomes.
23
Ovary
Intentional
Transferred
25. Acid rain is rain that has a _____ pH than that normally associated with rain.
Preference
THC
Social
Lower
26. The extremely _____ secondary stage of the disease is seen 6 to 12 weeks after initial infection.
Mentally
40
Child abuse
Contagious
27. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.
2006
Urinating
Women
Malignant
28. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.
Rectum
Women
Most important
Streptococcal
29. In compulsion - ___________ is seen as rewarding oneself for aligning with a particular group or behavior pattern.
Indulgence
Absorption
Health
22.5
30. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.
Cerebrovascular
Smoke
Forced
Pleasures
31. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.
Adulthood
Development
Women
Frightening
32. ___________ effects can often be reduced by choosing responsible health behaviors.
Hereditary
Gluocose
Parents
Plants
33. All risks have possible _________ outcomes.
Negative
Blood
Infarction
Mechanical
34. Alcohol is _______ from the bloodstream principally through the process of oxidation.
Third
Depressant
Removed
Rubella
35. Just as love is expressed in many different ways - there are many different ______ of love.
Unwanted
Homicide
Bypass
Types
36. Celibacy may be short-term or last a _________ - and no identified physical or psychological complications appear to result from a celibate lifestyle.
BMI
STDs
Lifetime
Ketamine
37. For other infectious diseases - however - the reservoirs in which the agents are maintained are the bodies of animals. Another type of reservoir in which disease-causing agents can reside is on or in __________ environments - such as the soil.
New host
Break
Nonliving
Throat
38. Alternative health care includes ___________ - chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - herbalism - reflexology - and ayurveda.
Acupuncture
First
Breasts
Autoimmune
39. ___ is the most familiar of a class of chronic conditions known as autoimmune disorders
Sperm
Anger
Self-care
SLE
40. 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.
Eccentric
Dying
Electronic
Goals
41. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.
Cirrhosis
Male
Smoke
Treatment
42. Alcohol - tobacco and _________ are often called gateway drugs.
Marijuana
Fat
Leukocytes
Hydrogen
43. 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.
Salivary
First
Intentional
Unintentional
44. The process whereby gender __________ is transmitted to the child is usually more obvious than the practices observed during the gender identity period.
Most
Preference
Treatment
Stomach
45. Spiritual health includes one's ______ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs.
Self-concept
Water
Indulgence
Morals
46. Over an extended period - carcinogens - such as chemicals found in tobacco smoke - polluted air and water - toxic wastes - and even the high ____ content of foods - may convert protooncogenes into oncogenes.
Radiation
Fat
Erectile dysfunction
Speeding
47. Vacuum aspiration is the most commonly performed abortion procedure. It may require _________ of the cervical canal and the use of a local anesthetic.
Smoke
Dilation
Low
Depressants
48. Physiological needs include food - water - ______ - sex and health.
Water
Sleep
Malignant
Miscopy
49. Most stalkers are _____.
Breasts
Male
Emphysema
Vascular
50. In his studies of stress - Dr. Hans _____ found that a person's body adapts to a stressor through a set pattern of physical reactions. He termed this adjustment as the General Adaptation Syndrome.
Embryo
Pathogenic
Lifetime
Selye