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DSST Health
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.
Positive
Nonliving
Atherosclerosis
Indirect
2. Mental __________ - however - are not a normal part of aging.
Inscription
Commit
Disorders
Radioactive
3. The BMI does not reflect body _____________ or consider the degree of fat accumulated within the central body cavity - nor is it adjusted for age.
Imbalances
Crowd
Anoxia
Composition
4. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.
Animal
Gardasil
Nicotine
Composition
5. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.
Attempt
Hereditary
Opiates
Alcoholism
6. The Food Pyramid describes five food groups. The base of the pyramid is made up of the _____ - Cereal - Rice - and Pasta group - with a recommendation of 6 to 11 servings per day.
Occlusions
Cough
Bread
Atherosclerosis
7. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
Stressors
Spinal cord
Pancreas
Immunizations
8. Platelets are the components of blood that causes it to _____ - or coagulate - after an injury.
Personality
Glucose
Clot
Plants
9. 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.
Radiation
Wellness
Digestion
Epidemic
10. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Two
Heart
Ionizing
Early
11. Naturopathy is a system of treatment that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents to correct underlying __________.
Imbalances
Sexual
Lower
THC
12. 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.
Crypts
Indirect
Coronary heart
Crowd
13. For example - ____ proof gin is 70% pure alcohol.
Compulsion
140
CFC
BMI
14. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.
Exit
Drug
Immunizations
Stronger
15. People with Type __ personalities are described as being relaxed - cooperative rather than competitive - and satisfied with lower output.
B
CFC
Embarrassment
Reality
16. To honor this set point for desirable weight - the body adjusts its baseline use of energy - the basal __________ rate - upward or downward to accommodate an excessive intake of calories or an inadequate intake of calories.
Leukocytes
Metabolic
Procedures
Hierarchy
17. Within the last decade - codependence is a new term that has been used to describe the relationship between ____-dependent people and those around them.
10
Final
Male
Drug
18. Medically - narcotics are used to relieve _____ and induce sleep.
Adulthood
Intrinsic
Pain
Amino acids
19. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Abstinence
Genetically
Vascular
Chiropractic
20. The emotional ________ that people experience after the death of a friend or relative are collectively called grief.
Feelings
Negative
Erectile dysfunction
Cohesiveness
21. Men ______ the most suicides.
Stressor
Commit
Fourth
Withhold
22. In the resistance stage - a person handles ______ by using psychological defense mechanisms.
Runners
Absorption
Secondhand
Stress
23. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.
Alarm
Drunklike
All
Satisfied
24. In the plateau stage - there is a leveling off of arousal immediately before _______.
Fat-soluble
Isotonic
Orgasm
Vas deferens
25. The final tube through which the semen travels is the ______.
Urethra
Rectum
Intrinsic
Coordination
26. The most vulnerable female victims are African-American and __________ - live in large cities - are young and unmarried - and are from lower socioeconomic groups.
Healthy
Hispanics
Uterus
Medicare
27. The second developmental task of the elderly is to ________ the highest level of physical function possible.
Pandemic
Undescended
Bipolar
Maintain
28. 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 _
Blood
Coagulating
Premium
Respect
29. Organic compounds that facilitate the action of enzymes are called ________.
Storm
Acceptance
Ketamine
Vitamins
30. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.
Crowd
Inappropriate
Heart
Egg
31. ________ ________ is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs.
Self-care
Ninth
Engineering
Anorexia nervosa
32. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.
Physical
Defense
Prodromal
Hydrocarbons
33. On the basis of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case ___________ - the United States joined many of the world's most populated countries in legalizing abortions within certain guidelines.
Pituitary
Family
Physically
Roe v. Wade
34. As soon as you recognize a ________ - your body reacts. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or flight' response.
Initial adult identity
Stressor
Migraine
Hispanics
35. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.
Depressed
Infection
Genetic
Chiropractic
36. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and ________ _____.
Marrow
Spinal cord
Pneumonia
Marijuana
37. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.
Deadly
SLE
Six
Binge
38. Nicotine may also stimulate the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland. In response to the ACTH - beta ___________ are produced in specific areas of the brain - leading to the mild feelings of euphoria.
Blindness
Endorphins
90
Majority
39. 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.
Self-care
D
Alcohol
40
40. __________ patients often develop a 'barrel chest' as they lose the ability to exhale fully.
Second
Orgasm
Vas deferens
Emphysema
41. The occurrence of more than the expected number of cases of a disease in a particular community or region is called an ________.
Pumping
Physical
Epidemic
Skin
42. Although at birth children receive their external genitals - which in essence 'cast the die -' parents and ________ also contribute to the femininity or masculinity for traditional reinforcement.
Older adulthood
Risk factor
Society
Manipulation
43. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.
Pleasures
2006
40
Fermentation
44. Consumption of hallucinogens does not seem to produce physical dependence and only _____ levels of psychological dependence.
Mild
Third
Controlling
Satisfied
45. 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.).
Depression
Elderly
Stronger
Mother
46. Most doctors still recommend that people restrict their dietary intake of cholesterol to ____ mg or less per day.
Chlamydia
300
Arousal
Four
47. In general - __________ excite or increase the activity of the central nervous system.
Stimulants
Most important
Nine
Coitus
48. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.
Productive
Caffeine
All
Probable
49. Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability of the _____ - lungs - and blood vessels to process and transport oxygen required by muscle cells over a period of time.
Heart
Feelings
Initial adult identity
Religious
50. Physicians who _________ lifesaving techniques or drug therapy treatments or who disconnect life support systems from terminally ill patients are practicing indirect euthanasia.
Dying
Withhold
Electronic
Third