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1. The bacterium of syphilis - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through ________ contact.
Hallucinogen
Intimate
Initial adult identity
Aerobic
2. Self-esteem refers to the confidence - pride - and ________ that you have for yourself.
Respect
Condom
Bypass
Mentally
3. ___________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body.
Life
Dehydration
Inorganic
Feeling
4. Recent studies indicate that __________ media such as ATM machines - video games - voice mail - faxes and email may be causing shyness rates in the US to rise.
Greenhouse
Cohesiveness
Inappropriate
Electronic
5. Regular aerobic exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle - maintain healthy blood vessels - and improve the ability of the ______ system to transfer blood and oxygen to all parts of the body.
Employment
Elder
Dying
Vascular
6. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Fat
Parasympathetic
Not available
Danger
7. Synonymous with __________ - celibacy can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Ammonia
Abstinence
Swelling
Heavy
8. 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
Six
Engineering
Military
9. Sexuality experts prefer to view intimate behavior as sharing deep feelings and experiences with a partner or sharing profound physical __________ with a partner.
Pleasures
Negative
Entombment
Low
10. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.
Elder
Smoke
Eggs
Employment
11. HPV is associated with the development of _______ _______.
Drug Induced
Depressant
Homosexual
Genital warts
12. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.
Family
Dilation
Detection
Throat
13. The primary depressant effect of alcohol is seen in the brain and _____________.
Air
Artery
Immunity
Stomach
14. Because of its vague symptoms - ovarian cancer has been referred to as a ______ cancer.
Disorders
Silent
Heavy
Deductible
15. Endorphins decrease pain - suppress fatigue and produce euphoria. Neurotransmitters reduce _______ and increase alertness.
Pandemic
Stress
300
Pesticide
16. 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
Digested
Droplet
Glucose
Hypercellular
17. Proteins are found in every living cell. Of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids - the body can synthesize all but _____ essential amino acids which come from the foods we eat.
Entombment
300
Roe v. Wade
Nine
18. .Because of the organ's important roles in both __________ and metabolic processes - its destruction leaves the body in a state incompatible with living.
Stress
Employment
Generativity
Digestion
19. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.
Homosexuality
Helper T
Carcinogenic
Damage
20. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.
Contagious
Alcohol
Exit
3 - 5
21. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.
Rice
Cell division
Womb
20
22. Cannabis - or marijuana - has been labeled a mild ____________ for a number of years - and some experts now consider it to be a drug category in itself.
Hallucinogen
Pathogenic
OTC
90
23. ICSH (interstitial cell-stimulating hormone) stimulates specific cells within the testes to begin producing the male sex hormone ______________.
Testosterone
Effort
Binge
Intensity
24. For a disease to be ___________ - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or pathogen - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus.
Transferred
Risk factor
Deadly
Pain
25. The Wear and Tear Theory of Aging states that aging happens due to the ______ done to our body's cells over time.
Metabolism
Second
Inflammation
Damage
26. Perhaps the single greatest influence on alcohol research has been the finding that part of the _____________ to alcoholism is genetic.
Depressed
Harm
Nutrition
Vulnerability
27. Narcotics - or _______ - are among the most dependence-producing drugs.
Opiates
Vitamins
Chinese
Denial
28. An increase of only ____ degrees since 1860 - resulting from increased trapping of industrial gases - has resulted in a shift of the world's hydrologic cycles.
Cancer
Ionizing
Solid waste
1.5
29. People in their forties often ask themselves whether or not they have accomplished their ______.
Goals
STDs
Autonomic
B
30. Alcohol is classified as a CNS (Central Nervous System) __________ drug.
Connective
Infarction
Depressant
Homes
31. Chronic __________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung.
Premium
Bronchitis
Kidney
Same
32. For alcoholics - this might mean continuing to drink even after losing their job - family - and health. The same would apply to any __________ behavior; for example - illicit drug use - overeating - smoking - etc.
Binge
Health
Addictive
Proof
33. In the fourth stage - or the decline stage - the first signs of ________ occur.
Recovery
Time
Fertility
Congestive
34. Dr. Hans _____ coined the word distress for harmful - unpleasant stress.
Selye
Glucose
Autonomic
Radiation
35. Organic compounds that facilitate the action of enzymes are called ________.
Unintentional
Vitamins
Blood
Binge
36. The autonomic nervous system (____) is also called the involuntary nervous system because it controls involuntary actions such as your heart beat or the narrowing and widening of your blood vessels.
20
Fat
Force
ANS
37. In her classic book ______________ - Kubler-Ross summarized the psychological stages that dying people often experience.
Fertility
Symptoms
On Death and Dying
Coitus
38. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.
Anoxia
Hallucinogenic
Eggs
STDs
39. Amniocentesis is also referred to as an _________ _______ test because it involves using a needle to extract some of the fluid from the amniotic sac.
Drug
Self-concept
Amniotic fluid
Stress
40. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.
Selye
Biological
Deadly
3
41. An agent used to destroy insects and other pests is known as a _________.
Droplet
Pesticide
Compromise
Reverse
42. Examples of sexual harassment include unwanted physical contact - excessive pressure for dates - sexually explicit humor - sexual innuendos or remarks - offers of job advancement based on sexual favors - and overt sexual ________.
Leukocytes
Infarction
Ninth
Assault
43. Usually - people have positive feelings about their employment situation if their jobs provide both _________ rewards such as adequate salary and benefits and internal rewards such as positive social interactions and the opportunity for creative inpu
Fitness
Anorexia nervosa
Initial adult identity
External
44. During fermentation - yeast cells act on the sugar content of fruits and grains to produce alcohol and ________________.
Nonliving
Denial
20
Carbon dioxide
45. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.
Inorganic
Balloon
Protection
Feeling
46. A __________ is a preference for unusual sexual practices
Paraphilia
Glucose
Negative
ICSH
47. The diaphragm is a soft rubber ___ with a springlike metal rim that - when properly fitted and inserted by the user - rests in the top of the vagina.
Time
Circulatory
Cup
SLE
48. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare ______.
Cancerous
Digested
Depression
Part D
49. A person's growth and development can be associated with some _______________ - which may lead to feelings of rejection and failure that could reduce a person's overall productivity and satisfaction.
Vulnerability
Learned
Sleep
Indirect
50. ________ increases blood platelet adhesiveness.
Nicotine
Drug Induced
Menstrual
Manipulation
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