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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. _______________ is the act of making an excuse for a behavior.
Plants
Rationalization
Placenta
40
2. In the fifth link of the chain of infection - pathogenic agents enter the bodies of uninfected people through the _____ ___ _____.
Portal of entry
Third
Alpha
Rash
3. 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.
Mammograms
Inorganic
Kidney
Strength
4. Muscular strength is increased by overloading or gradually increasing ___________ your muscles must move.
Rapid
SLE
Storm
Resistance
5. The uterus is lined with a thick spongy tissue called the endometrium - which provides a fertilized egg with ___________ during the early stages of development.
Stalking
Hypertension
Nourishment
Denial
6. An ovolactovegetarian is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of ____ and dairy products.
Alcohol
Vascular
Primary
Eggs
7. 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
Glucose
2
Dilate
Stressors
8. Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive - chronic disease of the brain which attacks ______ and brain cells.
Empowerment
Trusting
Vulnerability
Nerves
9. The emotional dimension of health includes the degree to which a person is able to cope with stress - remain flexible - and __________ to resolve conflict.
Sperm
Radiation
Immunizations
Compromise
10. The uterus - or _____ - is the muscular organ in which a fetus develops.
Emphysema
Glucose
Womb
ANS
11. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.
Smoke
Indirect
Indirect
Rice
12. Isometric exercises are muscular strength exercises in which the resistance is so great that the object cannot be _____.
Types
Moved
Cheated
Digestion
13. _______ refers to how you perceive yourself.
Indirect
Self-concept
Circulatory
Biological
14. When coronary arteries become narrowed - chest pain - or angina ________ - is often felt.
Precancerous
Pectoris
Stressors
Composition
15. ____________ reflects the process of contributing to the collective good.
Protective
Feelings
Resistance
Generativity
16. The health effects of radiation exposure depend on many factors including the duration - ____ - dose of exposure - and individual sensitivity.
Selye
Balloon
Type
Action
17. Throughout the body - hypertension makes arteries and arterioles become less ________ and thus incapable of dilating (expanding) under a heavy workload.
First
Pituitary
Elastic
Flexibility
18. _____________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.
Skin
Hypercellular
Rehabilitation
Alcohol
19. As ovarian function and hormone production diminish - a period of adjustment must be made by the hypothalamus - ovaries - uterus - and other _________-sensitive tissues.
Estrogen
Satisfied
Bipolar
Religious
20. The bacterium of syphilis - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through ________ contact.
Denial
Circulatory
Nerves
Intimate
21. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.
Materials
Practitoners
Preference
Isotonic
22. Accepting the physical decline of aging is the first developmental task that must be confronted by elderly people. Physically - emotionally - socially - and occupationally - elderly people must accept at least some decline. For areas of decline in wh
Sexual response
Metabolism
Rehabilitation
Sexual
23. Among the cells most susceptible to this influence are those that make up bone _______ - the lining of the intestinal tract - and the hair follicles.
Abortion
Marrow
Stress
Third
24. Found in cereal - fruits - and vegetables - fiber consumption is essential for good health. Fiber isn't _________ - but instead moves through the digestive tract and out of the body.
Different
Hypertension
75
Digested
25. 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 ___.
Air
Physical
Disorders
Chinese
26. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.
Emphysema
Contraception
Excitement
Bargaining
27. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine _______ into the body to alter electroenergy fields and cure disease.
Mechanical
Womb
Needles
Eyes
28. Abuse of the elderly is most often committed by _______ members.
Difficult
Family
Greenhouse
Isokinetic
29. Small amounts of fat are _________ to the body. They help insulate - support and cushion organs and are major fuel sources during rest and light activity.
Low-density
Employment
Essential
Pancreatic
30. HPV is associated with the development of _______ _______.
Genital warts
All
Lowering
Radiation
31. Young _________ is a time of major transitions for people.
Nicotine
Cancerous
Adulthood
Ammonia
32. Pathological changes to the liver resulting from chronic - heavy alcohol consumption are known as _________.
Cirrhosis
Flexibility
Drunklike
Risk factor
33. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.
Killed
Fourth
Fat-free
Incubation
34. 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.
Brain
Elder
Additives
Immunizations
35. 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.
Withhold
Binge drinking
Prodromal
Cohesiveness
36. 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.
SIDS
Occlusions
Blood
Type
37. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Hydrogen
Incubation
Radiation
T
38. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all of the ____ in the body that are not in the brain or spinal cord.
Nerves
Death
Mentally
SIDS
39. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as _________.
Counseling
Bisexuals
Abortion
Neonate
40. When an illness is chronic - the effect of being ill may extend over long periods of time - perhaps even an entire ____.
Placenta
Life
Allergens
Migraine
41. ______ refers to a severe lack of oxygen supply to an organ's tissue.
Intoxicated
Anoxia
Dilate
Orgasm
42. The _____ stage of the sexual response pattern for males and females is the resolution stage.
Final
Lipoproteins
Parenting
10
43. Risk can be defined as the degree of ______ that goes along with a situation.
Sleep
Manipulation
Danger
Fat
44. According to the FBI - there are ______ hate crime incidents in the United States per year.
Depression
Rubella
7 -500
Coagulating
45. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
1 million
Binge
Immunizations
Contaminate
46. Often judged by a physician who can then sign a legal document called a medical death certificate - these clinical criteria include the following: lack of heartbeat and __________ - lack of central nervous system function - and the presence of rigor
Breathing
Third
Compromise
Marrow
47. Anger usually causes a physiological reaction. Besides an increase in ______ _____ - a person may tremble or their face may become warm.
Diminishing
Heart rate
10
Physician
48. Nitrogen and _______ compounds are pollutants produced by a variety of industrial processes - including the burning of high sulfur content fuels.
Digestion
Sulfur
Enlarged
Time
49. Birth control includes all available contraceptive measures as well as sterilization - use of the intrauterine device (IUD) - and _________ procedures.
Abortion
OTC
Uterus
Saliva
50. Among the health problems caused by or complicated by _____ are increased surgical risk - hypertension - various forms of heart disease - stroke - type II diabetes - and deterioration of joints.
Binge drinking
Released
Parenting
Obesity