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DSST Health

Instructions:
  • 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. This is in contrast to __________ exercises - in which your muscle contracts but it doesn't shorten--there is no movement.






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






3. The reduction in blood flow is responsible for leg pain or cramping during exercise - numbness - tingling - coldness - and loss of _____ in the affected limb.






4. The THR (target heart rate) refers to the ________ number of times the heart needs to contract each minute to have a positive effect on a person's heart - lungs - and blood vessel.






5. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.






6. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.






7. ________ is a crime involving an assailant's planned efforts to pursue an intended victim.






8. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.






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






10. The bones of people with osteoporosis tend to ______ easily - and vertebrae of the spine can collapse.






11. Cohabitation - or the sharing of living quarters by unmarried people - represents another alternative to ________.






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






13. About 80% of men with chlamydia show signs and symptoms - including painful urination and a whitish pus discharge from the penis. Most _______ report no overt signs or symptoms.






14. Two main types of asthma have been identified. In extrinsic asthma - certain _________ produce sudden and extensive bronchoconstriction that narrows the airways.






15. ___________ is the key to successful community based health promotion.






16. Rheumatic heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a _____________ infection of the throat (strep throat).






17. Melanoma is a cancer which arises from the _______-containing cells of skin.






18. 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 ________.






19. How you feel about yourself is known as your ___________.






20. At a level of 0.10% (one part alcohol to 1000 parts blood) - the drinker typically loses significant motor coordination. Most states consider a drinker at this BAC to be legally _____________.






21. The first danger signal of acute alcohol intoxication is signs of shock - when a person cannot be aroused from a deep stupor where the person has a weak - ______ pulse.






22. HPV is the most common _________-transmitted infection in the United States






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






24. The idea behind this theory is that people's bodies age because the body 'wears out' as damage accumulates from __________ - toxins - and many other sources.






25. 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.






26. Menarche is usually preceded by a growth spurt that includes the budding of ________ and the growth of pubic and underarm hair.






27. The goal is to buy time by promising to repent for past sins - to restructure and rededicate their lives - or to make a large __________ contribution to a religious cause.






28. The ability of joints to function through an intended range of motion is known as ___________.






29. The word subconscious refers to a part of the brain that is not accessible to ________.






30. ________________ is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of health costs.






31. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ________.






32. Because of its vague symptoms - ovarian cancer has been referred to as a ______ cancer.






33. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.






34. PCBs are a group of ____________ causing a great deal of concern because of their presence in the water supply.






35. 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.






36. Amniocentesis is a test administered during pregnancy to check the baby for _______ disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.






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






38. In the fourth stage - or the decline stage - the first signs of ________ occur.






39. ______ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others).






40. _____________ refers to an attraction between same-gender partners.






41. People with spiritual health seek meaning and purpose in their lives and have a deep appreciation for a sense of ______ and community.






42. If left untreated - this bacterial infection can result in an inflammatory disease called rheumatic ______.






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






44. Because ______ are less flexible - some older people develop osteoarthritis - a condition in which joints become painful.






45. The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are ______ - resistance - and exhaustion.






46. Hypertrophy is an increase in mass or ______ of a muscle.






47. This stage has also been called a silent stage. Transmission of the pathogen to a new host is possible - but not _________ during this state. During this stage - it's possible for a host to be infected - but not be infectious.






48. A ______________ risk factor is an attribute that a person has or is exposed to that increases the likelihood that he or she will develop some form of heart disease.






49. Heart muscle tissue begins to die when it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients; this has the potential to result in myocardial ___________ or heart attack.






50. The Epstein-Barr virus is believed to cause _______ ________ syndrome (CFS) - mononucleosis - and multiple sclerosis (MS).