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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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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. 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.
Depressants
Marriage
First
Lipoproteins
2. Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive - chronic disease of the brain which attacks ______ and brain cells.
23
Nerves
Process
Positive
3. The body resists the effects of insulin - which means that the cells don't absorb a lot of the sugar (________) that's in the blood - resulting in high blood sugar levels.
Manipulation
PAI
Excitement
Gluocose
4. Someone with a Type A personality is very ___________.
Lower
Down
Violent
Productive
5. This type of diet provides the body with the essential _____________ and limits the high intake of fats seen in more conventional diets.
Down
Amino acids
Reality
Embarrassment
6. 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.
Condom
Depressant
Occlusions
Metabolic
7. For people who have smoked a pack or less of cigarettes per day - within __ years after quitting smoking - their heart disease risk is virtually the same as those who never smoked.
23
Activated
Detection
3
8. Additionally - the absence of cellular ______________ (a property seen in normal cells that 'keeps them at home') allows cancer cells to spread through the circulatory or lymphatic system to distant points via metastasis.
Cohesiveness
Hydrogen
2
Coronary heart
9. Babies who are not held and comforted are likely to have difficulty _________ others.
Trusting
Male
Fat
Commit
10. Fertilization occurs in a narrow tube called the Fallopian tube that connects an _____ and the uterus.
Ovary
Orgasm
1.5
Carcinogenic
11. People in ____ societies have emotions.
Types
Genital warts
All
Cardiac
12. Since _____________ cells also divide - they are exposed to the damaging effects of radiation as well
Neighboring
Acupuncture
Allergens
Emphysema
13. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.
Nourishment
Homeopathy
Fat
Womb
14. Food _________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture.
Additives
Hispanics
Gum
Third
15. BAC is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled ___.
Good
Air
Stress
Plateau
16. Like the particulate phase - the gaseous phase of tobacco smoke is composed of a variety of physiologically active compounds - including carbon monoxide - carbon dioxide - _______ - hydrogen cyanide - isoprene - acetaldehyde - and acetone.
Carcinogens
Ammonia
Solid
Harm
17. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which _____ eating patterns are established and usually accompanied by purging.
Salivary
Synergistic
Death
Binge
18. Travel - peer relationships - marriage - _________ service - and college have been traditional avenues for disengagement from the family.
Selye
Low-density
Procedures
Military
19. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.
Blending
Carcinogens
Fourth
Transferred
20. Both can function as primary care physicians or board-certified specialists. The differences that exist are in terms of the osteopathic physician's greater tendency to use ______________ in treating health problems.
Glucose
Dying
Manipulation
3
21. A transition such as divorce - separation - or loss of a job at around age __ is sometimes called a mid-life crisis.
Mild
Mother
40
Excitement
22. This type of asthma is caused by stress or is a consequence of frequent respiratory tract infections. __________ are not involved in this form of asthma.
Allergens
Gardasil
Resistance
Emphysema
23. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.
Blood
Kubler-Ross
Mutation
Rationalization
24. Proteins - which are the primary components of muscle and __________ tissue - are compounds composed of chains of amino acids.
Mechanical
Asprin
Metabolism
Connective
25. Organic compounds that facilitate the action of enzymes are called ________.
Frightening
Indulgence
Vitamins
Recovery
26. Because _____ of a person's growth and development occurs in the presence of others - this dimension of health may be a critically important factor in a person's life.
Kidney
Harm
Most
Nutrition
27. Public health departments protect water supplies against __________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria.
Death
Biological
Entombment
Productive
28. _____________ is a specific term for any procedure used to prevent the fertilization of an ovum.
Contraception
Naturally
Cholesterol
Gender
29. The BMI does not reflect body _____________ or consider the degree of fat accumulated within the central body cavity - nor is it adjusted for age.
Menstrual
Passionate
Drinking water
Composition
30. ________ increases blood platelet adhesiveness.
Personality
Biological
Amino acids
Nicotine
31. Hepatitis is an inflammatory process in the _____ and can be caused by several viruses.
Society
Certification
Liver
Depressants
32. The physiologically active - dependence-producing drug found in tobacco is known as ________.
Each
Sewage
Nicotine
Modeling
33. Rationalization is an attempt to preserve _____________ and to avoid feelings of guilt.
Self-esteem
2
Brain
Electronic
34. Coping skills - flexibility - or the knack of saying the right thing at the right time may not serve a person as well as does the ability to use _____________ or understand a new idea.
Information
Obesity
Effort
Hierarchy
35. Dr. Hans _____ coined the word distress for harmful - unpleasant stress.
Skin
Selye
Negative
Blindness
36. A related term is _________ - which refers to widespread (worldwide) epidemics which affect a large segment of the population.
Pandemic
Child abuse
Crypts
Five
37. A paraphilia involves special erotic activities - some of which have the potential to _____ nonconsenting individuals.
Blood
Blending
Adrenaline
Harm
38. Blood's functions - which are performed continuously - include the following: transportation of nutrients - oxygen - wastes - hormones - and enzymes; regulation of water content of body cells and fluids; buffering to help maintain appropriate pH bala
Indirect
Fats
Coagulating
Financial
39. Muscular training exercises in which traditional barbells and dumbbells with fixed resistances are used are referred to as as ___________ resistance exercises.
Inorganic
Erectile dysfunction
Progressive
Salivary
40. About 75% of all car accidents occur within 25 miles of home and at speeds below ___ MPH.
40
Homicide
Intrinsic
Stomach
41. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Heterosexual
Avoided
Carcinogens
Heart
42. The more lean muscle mass you have - the higher your ___________ will be.
Metabolism
Vulnerability
Alcohol
Sexually
43. Other people are single because of divorce - separation - death - or the absence of the _____________ to establish a partnership.
Opportunity
Brain
Stomach
Progressive
44. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as _________.
Plaque
Cardiac
Helper T
Bisexuals
45. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.
Third
40
Stimulants
Positive
46. Nitrous oxides and materials containing chlorofluorocarbons (_____) can destroy this protective ozone layer within the stratosphere.
22.5
Intensity
Cardiovascular
CFC
47. ________ begin the process of socialization from the time a child is born; school and the community add their influence as the child grows.
Parents
Maintain
Five
Occlusions
48. 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.
Metabolic
Metabolism
Treatment
Hair
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
Emotions
Testes
Damage
50. A child with autism is often unresponsive to people and shows a lack of ________.
Engineering
Stressor
Empathy
Pandemic