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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Being average to slightly below average weight relates positively with ______ levels of premature death.






2. Spiritual health includes one's ______ - ethics - intrinsic values and beliefs.






3. Embalming helps preserve the body and return it to a ________ look.






4. A person's personality is the mix of how they feel - think - and behave that makes them _________ from anyone else.






5. 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.






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






7. Terminally ill people often follow the anger stage with the _______ stage.






8. At least 43 of these compounds have been determined to be ______________ (cancer causing).






9. Sigmund Freud's theories about the importance of the subconscious in ___________ development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality.






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






11. ________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body.






12. Homicide is the leading cause of death for _____ African-Americans ages 15 to 44.






13. A vegan vegetarian diet excludes all ______ products - including eggs and dairy products.






14. A _______________ occlusion is a blockage of arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain.






15. They are often referred to as gateway drugs because their use is believed to lead to the use of the _________ drugs (i.e. cocaine - heroin - etc.).






16. For pathogenic agents to cause diseases and illnesses in others - it is necessary that they leave their reservoirs. The _____ link in the chain of infection is the portal of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.






17. About one in __ adults develops Alzheimer's disease - a serious disorder in which the person slowly loses the ability to remember and reason.






18. ___________ is the abnormal depletion of fluids from the body.






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






20. Organic compounds that facilitate the action of enzymes are called ________.






21. Each year Americans dispose of paper - newspaper - cardboard - clothing - yard waste - wood pallets - food waste - cafeteria waste - glass - metal - disposable tableware - and an endless variety of other types of MSW (municipal _______ ______).






22. This highly contagious viral infection can be caused by any of the nearly 200 known rhinoviruses. Eventually - the nasal passages swell and the inflammation may spread to the ______.






23. Endorphins decrease pain - suppress fatigue and produce euphoria. Neurotransmitters reduce _______ and increase alertness.






24. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.






25. A numerical expression of body weight based on height and weight is referred to as the ___.






26. Humans react to stress with the fight or flight response. The heart and breathing rates speed up - sweating increases - the muscles become tense and __________ stops.






27. Beginning in _____ - Medicare Part D provides prescription coverage through third-party providers for a premium of about $35 a month.






28. Direct euthanasia usually involves the administration of large amounts of __________ drugs which eventually causes all central nervous system functions to stop.






29. Many parents begin to control the child's exposure to experiences traditionally reserved for children of the opposite gender. This is particularly true for _____. Many parents will stop play activities that they think are too feminine.






30. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.






31. In the plateau stage - there is a leveling off of arousal immediately before _______.






32. 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.






33. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).






34. Hypertrophic obesity is generally associated with excessive fat around the waist and is thought to contribute to conditions such as _________ mellitus - high levels of fat in the blood - high blood pressure - and heart disease.






35. When used on a routine basis - ___ medications should be carefully discussed with a physician or pharmacist.






36. A variety of factors including aging - free ________ formation - radiation - and an array of carcinogens that are associated with the miscopying of the complex genetic information that comprises the genes found within the cell - including those inten






37. 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 ___.






38. This type of diet provides the body with the essential _____________ and limits the high intake of fats seen in more conventional diets.






39. The uterus is lined with a thick spongy tissue called the endometrium - which provides a fertilized egg with ___________ during the early stages of development.






40. __________ patients often develop a 'barrel chest' as they lose the ability to exhale fully.






41. Most stalkers are _____.






42. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as _________.






43. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.






44. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.






45. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulates the maximum _____________ level (MCL) in municipal drinking water.






46. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.






47. both males and females - the ____ is relatively high at birth and continues to increase until the age of 2.






48. Certain lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking - reducing obesity - increasing physical activity - and decreasing dietary _____ help many people increase their level of HDLs.






49. The ultimate result of inadequate ______ supply is a heart attack.






50. Smog contributes to respiratory problems that are common in these areas during the _______ months.