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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 fetus is still surrounded by the _________ sac and the placenta has formed along the uterine lining.
Amniotic
Lowering
Composition
Frequency
2. For a male - this causes the penis to become erect; for a female - the _________ and the labia are engorged with blood.
Mutation
Naturally
Anorexia nervosa
Clitoris
3. ________ - or murder - is the intentional killing of one person by another.
Basal metabolic
Homicide
Frightening
Thought
4. Personalities can be healthy or unhealthy. Usually - society regards _________ healthy people as those who accept themselves.
Life
Mentally
Information
Time
5. Vacuum aspiration is the most commonly performed abortion procedure. It may require _________ of the cervical canal and the use of a local anesthetic.
Dilation
Acute
Released
Avoided
6. The EPA monitors and regulates the quality of municipal ________ ______ supplies.
Smoke
Similars
Unity
Drinking water
7. There are three stages to General Adaptation Syndrome. The second stage is called __________.
Carcinogenic
T
Post traumatic stress
Resistance
8. The letters to help remember the symptoms are A for asymmetry - B for border irregularity - C is for color change - and D for _________ and E for elevation.
Diameter
Sewage
Suicide
Passionate
9. Sigmund Freud's theories about the importance of the subconscious in ___________ development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality.
Thermal
Cooler
Personality
Bones
10. Although the ________ of people will experience marriage - alternatives to marriage exist. The most common alternative to marriage is singlehood.
Blood
Majority
Religious
Bipolar
11. When this balloon is inflated - _______ and fatty deposits are compressed against the artery walls - widening the space through which blood flows.
Plaque
Nasal
Fourth
Self-care
12. Positive mental health is an important part of wellness. In order for a person to function at the highest level - they must feel good mentally as well as ___________.
Imbalances
Frightening
Physically
Primary
13. A form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - _______ _______ disease - also known as coronary artery disease - involves damage to the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Coronary heart
Rice
Breasts
3
14. ________ - the decay of radioactive materials - produces not only a great amount of energy - but also ionizing radiation in the form of radioactive particles.
Incubation
Fission
Synergistic
Undescended
15. The survey also revealed men (25.2%) were _____ likely to smoke than women (20%).
Pathogens
More
Placenta
Hierarchy
16. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.
Endorphins
Erectile dysfunction
Blood
Extremities
17. Bisexuals may fall into one of three groups: those who are (1) genuinely attracted to both genders - (2) ___________ but also feel the need to behave heterosexually - or (3) aroused physically by the same gender but attracted emotionally to the oppos
Autonomic
Homosexual
Exhaustion
SLE
18. Once referred to as venereal diseases - ____ are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact.
Advance
Global warming
STDs
Portal of entry
19. Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary support group of recovering alcoholics who meet regularly to help each other get and stay _____.
Infarction
Sober
Blood vessel
Preexcitement
20. Two fats - linoleic acid and ______ linolenic acid are essential dietary components.
Asprin
Menstrual
Alpha
Relapse
21. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Emphysema
Two
Carcinogens
Symptoms
22. On the basis of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case ___________ - the United States joined many of the world's most populated countries in legalizing abortions within certain guidelines.
Cirrhosis
Male
Arousal
Roe v. Wade
23. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.
Stimulants
Placenta
Prodromal
Hormones
24. ________ radiation is a form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms.
Malignant
Ionizing
Majority
Alarm
25. Users of inhalants may also have some delusions and hallucinations. Some users may become quite ___________.
Diminishing
Aggressive
Crying
Dilate
26. It's estimated that 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable through weight loss - healthy diet and _________.
Exercise
Mild
Absorption
Fourth
27. Osteopathy is a system of medical practice that combines allopathic principles with specific attention to ________ mechanics of the body.
Postural
Neighboring
Parasympathetic
Dyspareunia
28. _________ materials - called minerals - make up nearly 5% of the body.
Recovery
Fertility
Inorganic
Smoke
29. Cancer of the colon and ______ has a combined incidence and death rate second only to that of lung cancer.
Control
Death
Electronic
Rectum
30. Anaerobic energy production is the body's means of energy production when the necessary amount of oxygen is _____________.
Mind
Indian
Not available
Cervix
31. The ______ link in the chain of infection is the mode of transmission - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts.
75
Effort
Vein
Fourth
32. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)are produced by fossil fuel combustion in vehicles and home furnaces and from second hand ________ _______.
Dehydration
Natural
Synergistic
Tobacco smoke
33. __________ heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump out all the blood that returns to it - which can lead to dangerous fluid accumulations in veins - lungs - and kidneys.
Congestive
Marrow
Grows
Nicotine
34. Babies who are not held and comforted are likely to have difficulty _________ others.
Flexibility
Testes
Trusting
Rehabilitation
35. Since Rachel Carson wrote _______ ________ in 1962 - the public has been aware of the potential dangers associated with the uses of some pesticides.
Silent Spring
Sleep
DPM
Reproductive
36. ________ are the strong - immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience.
Highest
Emotions
Contraception
Digested
37. Low birth weight - facial abnormalities - and ______ problems are often seen in infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Heart
Fermentation
Hereditary
Recovery
38. The amount of energy (in calories) your body requires to maintain basic functions such as blood circulation and glandular activity is called ______ _________ rate.
Fission
Passionate
Basal metabolic
Contaminate
39. Electrical impedance is a method to test for the percentage of body ___ using resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Rapid
Pregnant
Male
Fat
40. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a _____.
300
Exercise
Fetus
Neighboring
41. One example of an unhealthy relationship is ___________ behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner.
Cancer
Skin
90
Controlling
42. _______ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.
Bipolar
Eyes
Grows
Digested
43. An average of only ____ workouts per week does not seem to produce a measurable improvement in cardiorespiratory conditioning.
More
Interests
Two
Solid
44. 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
Rehabilitation
Cerebrovascular
Early
Mother
45. 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 ______________.
Self-concept
Harm
Fourth
Empathy
46. Fiber refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by ______.
Stomach
Extremities
Pneumonia
Plants
47. Research shows that within __ years of smoking cessation - the risk of heart disease is almost the same as for someone who never smoked.
Proof
Stalking
3
Hierarchy
48. Studies have shown that in addition to food - shelter - and consistent care - infants need ____ and affection.
Preoperational
Engineering
Love
Six
49. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.
Fetus
Amniotic
Drunklike
Aerobic
50. Although during a given repetitive exercise the _______ resistance remains the same - the muscular contraction effort required varies according to the joint angles in the range of motion.
40
Laxatives
Weight
Diminishing