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DSST Health

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. There are three stages to General Adaptation Syndrome. The second stage is called __________.






2. The term ________ system refers to the body's blood vessels.






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






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






5. An addiction can begin after a person is ________ to a drug or a behavior that he or she finds pleasurable.






6. College students who fit the category of '______ drinkers' rarely consume small amounts of alcohol each day - but instead binge on 1 or 2 nights a week.






7. A __________ is an established amount that an insured person must pay before the insurance company pays for medical costs.






8. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of ________ - the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer.






9. Most people develop ways to protect themselves from feeling too much pain. Such methods are called _______ mechanisms.






10. Self-esteem refers to the confidence - pride - and ________ that you have for yourself.






11. Heart muscle tissue begins to die when it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients; this has the potential to result in myocardial ___________ or heart attack.






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






13. During early childhood - children learn that boys and girls are _________. This process is called gender identification.






14. A primary form of ___ found in the blood is known as cholesterol.






15. The term homosexuality comes from the Greek word homos - meaning '_____'.






16. _____ is a strong feeling of displeasure that can range from annoyance to complete fury.






17. 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






18. People with bulimia lose or maintain weight not because they stop eating - but because they eat and then purge their digestive system by vomiting - using __________ - or taking syrup of ipecac - a dangerous drug used to stimulate vomiting after an ac






19. Because cancerous cells do not possess the contact __________ (a control mechanism that influences the number of cells that can occupy a particular space) of normal cells - they can accumulate and eventually alter the structure of a body organ or bre






20. The amount of energy (in calories) your body requires to maintain basic functions such as blood circulation and glandular activity is called ______ _________ rate.






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






22. Since Rachel Carson wrote _______ ________ in 1962 - the public has been aware of the potential dangers associated with the uses of some pesticides.






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






24. __________ 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.






25. Men ______ the most suicides.






26. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses. __________ defenses are first-line defenses - since they physically separate the internal body from the external environment.






27. The current emphasis is on the successful prevention and treatment of STDs rather than on the...






28. The ______ developmental task is developing social skills.






29. The ______ link in the chain of infection is the mode of transmission - or the way that pathogens are passed from reservoirs to susceptible hosts.






30. The average-sized adult has approximately 6 quarts of blood in his or her ___________ system.






31. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the removal of tissue suspected to contain _________ cells.






32. Many people are developing the expertise to prevent or manage numerous types of illness - injuries - and conditions. They are learning to assess their health status and treat - monitor - and rehabilitate themselves in a manner that was once thought p






33. The body returns to a _______________ state during this stage.






34. The process begins when an ____ is released from one of the woman's ovaries and enters the Fallopian tube.






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






36. The chewing gum has been on the market for a number of years and when used correctly along with smoking cessation ___________ - has demonstrated a success rate of 40% or more.






37. Scientists who study the effects of stress on health often refer to two primary personality types as type A and ______.






38. ________ may occur if the person overextends themself. In HIV and AIDS - this is almost always the last stage before death.






39. The corpus luteum remains inside the ______ - secreting estrogen and progesterone.






40. Alcohol - also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol - is the principal product of ____________.






41. 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.






42. Research has shown ayurveda to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis - __________ - and chronic sinusitis.






43. In human reproduction - the fertilized egg is implanted in the ______ and grows into a fetus.






44. __________ agents in the form of bacteria - viruses - and protozoa enter the water supply through human and animal wastes.






45. 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.






46. The ideas - ___________ and feelings one has about oneself is called self-concept.






47. AIDS is caused by HIV - a virus that attacks the ______ __ cells of the immune system.






48. Genetic mutations develop when dividing cells _______ genetic information.






49. PAD is damage resulting from restricted blood flow to the ___________ - especially the legs and feet.






50. 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.