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1. Through _________ - some pathogenic agents - particularly viruses - become more virulent than they once were.
Half
Concentric
BMR
Mutation
2. According to Maslow's _________ of needs - physiological needs are the most basic needs.
Smoke
Hierarchy
40
Occlusions
3. The bones of people with osteoporosis tend to ______ easily - and vertebrae of the spine can collapse.
Break
Radiation
Reality
Immunity
4. Minerals function primarily as structural elements in teeth - muscles - hemoglobin - and hormones. They are also critical in the regulation of body processes - including muscle contraction - heart function - blood clotting - protein synthesis - and _
Mechanical
Parasympathetic
Blood
Gum
5. Factors include the strength of the beverage - the number of drinks consumed - speed of consumption - presence of food - body chemistry - and gender of the user. ______ tend to absorb alcohol more quickly.
Relapse
Needles
Injury
Women
6. According to this theory - as we age - our _______ system becomes defective; it's less capable of fighting foreign - invading organisms and it's less capable of distinguishing between foreign tissue and the body's own tissue (which results in the bod
Immune
Homeopathy
Mechanical
Plateau
7. The fifth developmental task of developing intimacy usually presents itself to people between young adulthood and _______ - when it appears important to establish one or more intimate relationships.
Death
Homosexual
Midlife
Genetic
8. _______ - also known as German measles - is characterized by a pink rash which starts on the face and spreads all over the body.
Throat
Emphysema
Rubella
Portal of entry
9. ______ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others).
Different
Herpes
DPM
Plants
10. The active chemical compound found in most over-the-counter ____ products is called PPA (phenylpropanolamine).
SLE
Concentric
Diet
Neighboring
11. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.
Needs
Metabolism
Thermal
Injury
12. The withdrawal method is said to be ineffective as the clear __________ fluid can contain viable sperm - which may get deposited near the cervical opening before withdrawal of the penis.
Risk factor
Break
Preejaculate
Alcohol
13. Intimacy may stem from a _________ relationship or close friendship.
Male
Marriage
Sperm
Denial
14. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of many very important chemicals in the body known as _________.
Depressants
Hormones
Protective
Extremities
15. Through experiences in achieving an adult identity - young people will eventually be capable of answering the central question of ______ ___________: 'Who am I?'
Negative
Judgmental
Symptoms
Young adulthood
16. Sexual orientation includes ______________ (opposite gender) - homosexual (same gender) and bisexual (both genders).
Protection
Heterosexual
Electronic
ICSH
17. For a growing number of older adults - remediation and rehabilitation are rarely necessary because of the high level of physical ________ that they enjoy.
Frequency
Opportunity
Dehydration
Fitness
18. Autism is a neurological disorder in which a person has difficulty with ______ communication and interaction.
Social
Breasts
1 million
Diet
19. In addition to increasing the risk of developing kidney disease - __________ - and nerve damage - diabetes increases the likelihood of developing heart and blood vessel disease.
Minimum
Biological
Blindness
Basal metabolic
20. Psychoactive drugs cause intoxication - altering a persons feelings - behavior - ___________ and moods.
Smokeless
Dying
Hallucinogen
Perceptions
21. 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.
Boys
Most
Negative
Testes
22. There are many kinds of psychosomatic illnesses such as sleep disorders - _____ disorders - and digestive problems.
Skin
Smoke
Contaminate
Stressor
23. The process of teaching behavior based on the beliefs and habits of the family and community is called _____________.
Vascular
Physical
Socialization
Third
24. About 80% of men with chlamydia show signs and symptoms - including painful urination and a whitish pus discharge from the penis. Most _______ report no overt signs or symptoms.
Similars
Women
Physically
ANS
25. According to the FBI - there are ______ hate crime incidents in the United States per year.
7 -500
Hemoglobin
Damage
Deadly
26. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and ____ or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are complementary proteins.
Inorganic
Rice
Unintentional
Homosexuality
27. Nicotine may also stimulate the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland. In response to the ACTH - beta ___________ are produced in specific areas of the brain - leading to the mild feelings of euphoria.
Endorphins
Selye
Resistance
Lifetime
28. The theory on which homeopathy is based - the Law of _________ - is that if large doses of a substance can cause a problem - tiny doses can trigger healing of that same problem.
Early
Incubation
Similars
Sympathetic
29. Sigmund Freud's theories about the importance of the subconscious in ___________ development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality.
Passionate
Personality
Estrogen
Smoke
30. Although once rare - the amount of this cancer has increased markedly in recent years. It remains among the most _______ forms of cancer.
Contaminate
Radioactive
Productive
Symptoms
31. When pathogens enter the body - they are sometimes able to resist body defense systems - flourish - and produce an illness. We commonly call this an __________. Because of their small size - pathogens are sometimes referred to as microorganisms - mic
Social
Thought
Diet
Infection
32. Often appearing ______ in a relationship - passionate love typically does not last very long.
Pancreas
Early
Bypass
Nonliving
33. Artificially acquired immunity is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through _____________.
Inscription
Immunizations
Trusting
Weight
34. Depression is an emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness - melancholy - dejection - worthlessness - emptiness - and hopelessness that are _____________ and out of proportion to reality.
Initial adult identity
Inappropriate
Hierarchy
Advance
35. Embalming helps preserve the body and return it to a ________ look.
Natural
Perceptions
40
Fats
36. Each gram of carbohydrate contains __ calories.
Feelings
4
Electronic
Reverse
37. Mono is a viral infection in which the body produces an excess number of mononuclear ___________ (a type of white blood cell).
Gender
Spermicides
Resistance
Leukocytes
38. These tumors are usually enclosed by a fibrous membrane and do not spread from their point of origin as cancerous tumors can. Benign tumors can be dangerous when they ______ out normal tissue within a confined space.
Animal
Sexual response
Aerobic
Crowd
39. One example of an unhealthy relationship is ___________ behavior - when one partner attempts to manage the daily activities of the other partner.
Controlling
Distress
Fermentation
Interaction
40. ________ - the decay of radioactive materials - produces not only a great amount of energy - but also ionizing radiation in the form of radioactive particles.
Socialization
Not available
Recovery
Fission
41. 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.
Spinal cord
Injury
Physical
Taxol
42. The particulate phase is the portion of tobacco _____ composed of small suspended particles.
Isometric
Eighteenth
Carcinogenic
Smoke
43. Stroke is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from _____ _____ damage in the brain.
Menopause
Blood vessel
Vasocongestion
Ionizing
44. Nitrogen and _______ compounds are pollutants produced by a variety of industrial processes - including the burning of high sulfur content fuels.
Coordination
Sulfur
Menstrual
Herpes
45. During congestive heart failure - the heart continues to work - but it cannot function well enough to maintain appropriate circulation. Venous blood flow starts to 'back up.' _________ occurs - especially in the legs and ankles.
Nerve
Swelling
Incubation
DPM
46. The third stage of the ________ _______ pattern for males and females is the orgasmic stage.
Sexual response
Pollutant
Certification
Contaminate
47. HPV is associated with the development of _______ _______.
Third
Droplet
Cervix
Genital warts
48. The likelihood of transmitting the disease to others is _______ during this peak stage.
Ground burial
Highest
Electrical
Glucose
49. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.
Fourth
Secretory
Death
HMOs
50. Vacuum aspiration is the most commonly performed abortion procedure. It may require _________ of the cervical canal and the use of a local anesthetic.
300
Opiates
Dilation
Tar
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