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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. In February 1992 - the _____________ became the first developed country to enact legislation that permits euthanasia under strict guidelines.






3. For example - ____ proof gin is 70% pure alcohol.






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






5. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the ____ ____.






6. Chemotherapy drugs work by destroying cancer cells' ability to use important _________ or carry out cell division in a normal manner.






7. Although people experience grief in remarkably different ways - most people have _________ discomfort - sense of numbness - feelings of detachment from others - preoccupation with the image of the deceased - guilt - or hostility.






8. According to Maslow's _________ of needs - physiological needs are the most basic needs.






9. Tolerance is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has ___________ effects.






10. 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 ________.






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






12. Isometric exercises are muscular strength exercises in which the resistance is so great that the object cannot be _____.






13. In the fifth link of the chain of infection - pathogenic agents enter the bodies of uninfected people through the _____ ___ _____.






14. Abused drugs work by acting on the central nervous system - which includes the _____ and the spinal cord.






15. Using a coping mechanism such as humor or _______ may help you to control certain symptoms of stress.






16. Personalities can be healthy or unhealthy. Usually - society regards _________ healthy people as those who accept themselves.






17. Three cardiovascular risk factors that can't be changed are increasing age - _____ gender - and heredity.






18. During the __________ stage - patients fully realize that they are going to die.






19. Anxiety makes you feel nervous and ill at ease. Blood vessels may _______ causing a person to blush.






20. 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






21. Gastroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves sealing off about half of the _______ with surgical staples.






22. For example - a $75 deductible would mean that an insured person would have to pay the first $75 for _____ visit to the hospital.






23. Alcohol is _______ from the bloodstream principally through the process of oxidation.






24. The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is now referred to as Medicare ______.






25. 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






26. If stress lasts too long - a person may move into the third stage of General Adaptation Syndrome - known as the __________ stage.






27. __________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion.






28. The right and left sides of the heart are divided by a partition called the ______.






29. Once sperm cells leave the ______ they travel to the penis through a series of tubes.






30. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by nerve cell degeneration and reduced levels of certain ___________________ (the chemicals that carry messages to and from the brain).






31. Lung cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer that is frequently _________.






32. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.






33. In water that is raised only ___ degrees Celsius - entire species of fish can disappear and aquatic plants can proliferate out of control.






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






35. _______ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.






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






37. Throughout the body - hypertension makes arteries and arterioles become less ________ and thus incapable of dilating (expanding) under a heavy workload.






38. Burning tobacco forms carbon monoxide gas - which is one of the most harmful components of tobacco _____.






39. The least common form of asthma is _________ asthma.






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






41. Created in 1965 by amendments to the Social Security Act - ________ represents a governmental form of health insurance.






42. The bodies of famous church leaders are sometimes entombed in vault-like spaces called _______.






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






44. Carbon monoxide is a colorless - odorless - tasteless gas that possesses a very strong physiological attraction for ___________ - the oxygen-carrying component of each red blood cell.






45. _________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.






46. 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.






47. During the third trimester - when the fetus is judged capable of surviving if born - any state may regulate or even prohibit abortion except where abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the _______.






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






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






50. For Americans - this is the most familiar component of the 3 -000-year-old ________ medical system.