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1. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ________.
Fetus
Nonliving
Breasts
Speeding
2. Working under the supervision of physicians - nurse practitioners perform many of the diagnostic and __________ procedures performed by physicians.
Inappropriate
Depressed
Treatment
Imbalance
3. In most infectious conditions - the portals of entry prove to be within the same systems as the portals of _____ were for the infected people.
Plaque
Ovary
Exit
Boys
4. The bodies of famous church leaders are sometimes entombed in vault-like spaces called _______.
Nerves
Male
Crypts
2006
5. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.
Self-esteem
Pumping
Allergens
Neurotransmitters
6. ________ - or murder - is the intentional killing of one person by another.
Heterosexuality
Homicide
Fourth
Male
7. One study found that greater use of the Internet was associated with a decline in communication with family members - reduction in the size of social circles and higher levels of ___________ and loneliness.
Third
Fever
Depression
Herpes
8. Facts about STD: (1) more than one STD can exist in a person at a given point in time (2) the symptoms of STDs can vary over time and from person to person (3) little _________ is developed for STDs (4) STDs can predispose people to additional health
Immunity
Behavior
Ethics of sexuality. :
Stress
9. Embalming helps preserve the body and return it to a ________ look.
Natural
Self-esteem
Alcohol
Certification
10. Menarche is usually preceded by a growth spurt that includes the budding of ________ and the growth of pubic and underarm hair.
Negative
Infection
Neighboring
Breasts
11. SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This term is used for the cases where a baby dies with no apparent cause. It is the leading cause of death in ________ infants between one month and one year old.
Mammograms
Materials
Sewage
Healthy
12. Sperm cell development starts at about age 11 in boys and is influenced by the release of the hormone ____ from the pituitary gland.
Modeling
Chronic fatigue
Types
ICSH
13. Communities with sewage treatment systems designed around a combined sanitary and ______ system can - during heavy rain or snowmelt - allow untreated sewage to rush through the processing plant.
Probable
Hypercellular
Vulnerability
Storm
14. Power plants that use water from lakes and rivers to cool their stream turbines cause _______ pollution.
Pain
Respiratory
Thermal
Homicide
15. The health effects of radiation exposure depend on many factors including the duration - ____ - dose of exposure - and individual sensitivity.
Counseling
Vas deferens
Sleep
Type
16. Testicular cancer has a tendency to run in families and is more common in men whose testicles were _____________ during childhood.
Pollutant
Spread
Alcohol
Undescended
17. Muscular strength is increased by overloading or gradually increasing ___________ your muscles must move.
Stress
Diet
Resistance
2
18. ________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body.
Diabetes
Stressors
Dilate
Blindness
19. Proteins - which are the primary components of muscle and __________ tissue - are compounds composed of chains of amino acids.
Testosterone
Suicide
Connective
Diet
20. This type of love is less intense than passionate love. It is characterized by friendly affection and a deep ___________ that is based on extensive familiarity with the loved one.
Testosterone
Initial adult identity
Attachment
Preoperational
21. Also known as impotence - erectile dysfunction may be caused by chronic diseases such as diabetes - vascular problems - or numerous psychogenic factors including anxiety - guilt - fear - and poor ______________.
Indian
Self-concept
60
Imbalances
22. In terms of infectious diseases that involve human reservoirs - the principal portals of exit are the digestive system - urinary system - respiratory system - ______________ system - and the blood.
Cough
Reproductive
Menarche
Vagina
23. Denial can serve as a temporary defense mechanism and can allow patients the _____ to accept their prognosis on their own terms.
Domestic
Integrity
Time
Judgmental
24. Siblings - the media - and the __________ also play important roles in gender development.
Avoided
Electrical
Dependence
Community
25. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.
First
Neonate
Netherlands
Womb
26. __________ is a primary - chronic disease with genetic - psychosocial - and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.
Health
Deaths
Binge
Alcoholism
27. When they reach age 65 - some of their health care expenses are covered by Medicare. Regardless of their age - people who require _______ dialysis or transplants are covered by Medicare.
Compromise
Vascular
Kidney
Self-esteem
28. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.
2006
Treatment
Droplet
Binge
29. The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are ______ - resistance - and exhaustion.
Carbon dioxide
Alarm
Blood
Breast
30. Partner abuse refers to violence committed against a ________ partner.
Self-esteem
Prodromal
8
Domestic
31. ________ is a positive - whole-health approach that includes a person's physical - intellectual - social - and emotional well-being.
Wellness
Nervous
CFC
Digestion
32. It's estimated that 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable through weight loss - healthy diet and _________.
Exercise
Stress
DPM
Vas deferens
33. Water is used in the digestion and __________ of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body.
Minimum
Genetic
Dying
Absorption
34. The sense of taste diminishes - causing some people to neglect __________.
Fitness
Rectum
Nutrition
Hypercellular
35. An epitaph is an ___________ on a grave marker or monument.
4
Indian
Crying
Inscription
36. Physiological needs include food - water - ______ - sex and health.
Sleep
Solid waste
Dyspareunia
7 -500
37. The testes need a lower temperature to produce active - healthy ______.
All
Medical
Employment
Sperm
38. Men are ____ likely to use - abuse - and be dependent on illicit drugs.
Mind
More
Hemoglobin
Marriage
39. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.
Spermicides
Needles
Part D
Nourishment
40. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ________.
Pandemic
Nicotine
Women
Type B
41. Men commit suicide _____ times more often than women do and 72% of all suicides are committed by white men.
Four
THC
Entombment
Electrical
42. ________ is the biological passing of physical traits from parents to their children.
Heredity
Probable
Global warming
Genetically
43. For young girls - the onset of menstruation - called ________ - occurs around age 13 but may come somewhat earlier or later.
Menarche
Mammograms
Metabolic
Thought
44. In water that is raised only ___ degrees Celsius - entire species of fish can disappear and aquatic plants can proliferate out of control.
Depression
10
Pollutant
Ethics of sexuality. :
45. ________ increases blood platelet adhesiveness.
Bypass
Nicotine
Spiritual
Emotions
46. Whether through an individually designed program or through the aid of a skilled professional - the elderly can bring back some function to a previously high level. For example - the regular use of ______ _________ can improve an older person's abili
Ketamine
Hypertension
Hypercellular
Light weights
47. A process of self-adjustment has been observed in people who have a terminal illness. The stages in this process have helped form the basis for the modern movement of death education. Perhaps the most widely recognized name in the area is ___________
Dying
Kubler-Ross
Pancreatic
Mechanical
48. About __% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to home.
75
Empathy
Defenses
Unwanted
49. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.
Family
Alcohol
Accept
Intoxicated
50. Energy production requires that oxygen and nutrients be delivered by the _____________ system to the muscles.
Contagious
Circulatory
Post traumatic stress
Early
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