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1. Water is used in the digestion and __________ of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body.
Acupuncture
Control
Absorption
2006
2. Many traditional food pairings - such as beans and ____ or corn and beans - emerged as dietary staples because they are complementary proteins.
Rice
Uterine
Menarche
Negative
3. _________ is most frequently found in the skin - nose - mouth - throat - stomach - intestinal tract - glands - nerves - breasts - urinary and genital structures - lungs - kidneys - and liver.
Carcinoma
Nine
Avoided
Lower
4. The amniotic sac is filled with a fluid that helps cushion the embryo from jolts and bumps. The amniotic sac ______ along with the embryo.
Vulnerability
60
Grows
Advantage
5. Bipolar extreme mood swings alternate between feeling euphoric and energetic to feeling __________ - powerless and listless.
Type B
Homeopathy
Depressed
Eustress
6. Through experiences in achieving an adult identity - young people will eventually be capable of answering the central question of ______ ___________: 'Who am I?'
Early
Young adulthood
Socialization
More
7. Denial is the refusal to recognize _______.
Drunklike
Satisfied
Reality
Frightening
8. For the vast majority of women in their late forties through their mid-fifties - a gradual decline in reproductive system function - called _________ - occurs.
Smoke
Plaque
Four
Menopause
9. In isometric exercises - the person's muscles contract against an immovable object (i.e. a wall) - usually with increasingly greater _______.
2006
Effort
Advance
Ionizing
10. 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.
Flexibility
Endorphins
Alcohol
Intensity
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.
Metabolism
Infarction
Depressants
Carcinoma
12. Cannabis - or marijuana - has been labeled a mild ____________ for a number of years - and some experts now consider it to be a drug category in itself.
Full
Opiates
Hallucinogen
Grows
13. Freud considered repression to be the _____ ___________ of the defense mechanisms.
7 -500
Indirect
Plants
Most important
14. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke.
Cheated
Pesticide
22.5
Negative
15. Social _____________ contributes to one's total health and is an important aid in helping a person have a productive and satisfying life.
Eccentric
Pandemic
Interaction
Public speaking
16. 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.
3 - 5
Cardiovascular
Nerves
Fertility
17. In compulsion - ___________ is seen as rewarding oneself for aligning with a particular group or behavior pattern.
Indulgence
More
Connective
Male
18. Because tobacco use is a ________ behavior - it is reasonable to accept that modeling acts as a stimulus to experimental smoking.
Precancerous
Learned
Health insurance
Half
19. The oldest approach to cancer therapy is the removal of tissue suspected to contain _________ cells.
Glucose
Cancerous
Reverse
Respiratory
20. Supported by the ___________ and circulatory system - muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to function over time.
Drug
Cup
Respiratory
Droplet
21. Severe - prolonged ________ can result in a number of physical health problems.
2
More
Waste
Distress
22. 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
Incubation
Laxatives
Rubella
Stomach
23. According to Maslow's _________ of needs - physiological needs are the most basic needs.
Connective
Hierarchy
Vascular
Spinal cord
24. ________ is frequently a significant contributing factor in these rape situations.
Generativity
Postural
Removed
Alcohol
25. A ________ caloric balance is when caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure.
Attempt
Crowd
Third
Positive
26. After paying a ________ to an insurance company - the policyholder is covered for specific benefits.
Uterus
Arousal
Sexual
Premium
27. A __________ is a preference for unusual sexual practices
Testes
Self-esteem
Bones
Paraphilia
28. The development of aneurysms is not fully understood - although there seems to be a relationship between aneurysms and ______________.
Secretory
Nerve
Hypertension
Sleep
29. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect __________ - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical directives.
Metabolism
Arousal
Euthanasia
Erectile dysfunction
30. Although cohabitation may seem to imply a vision of _______ intimacy between male and female roommates - several forms of shared living arrangements can be viewed as cohabitation.
Most important
Spermicides
Herpes
Sexual
31. TSS is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the ______ that enter the general blood circulation.
Vagina
Orgasm
Anorexia nervosa
Bipolar
32. Usually - people have positive feelings about their employment situation if their jobs provide both _________ rewards such as adequate salary and benefits and internal rewards such as positive social interactions and the opportunity for creative inpu
External
Autonomic
Contaminate
Immune
33. Most doctors still recommend that people restrict their dietary intake of cholesterol to ____ mg or less per day.
Type 2
Energy
300
7 -500
34. There are many kinds of psychosomatic illnesses such as sleep disorders - _____ disorders - and digestive problems.
Mentally
Skin
Menstrual
Force
35. People with social phobia fear humiliation or _____________ while being observed by others.
Indulgence
Fertility
Engineering
Embarrassment
36. 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 ______________.
Coitus
Bias
3
Self-concept
37. Research has shown ayurveda to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis - __________ - and chronic sinusitis.
Vulnerability
Headaches
Pumping
Life
38. ________ begin the process of socialization from the time a child is born; school and the community add their influence as the child grows.
Needs
Social
Parents
Elderly
39. Mental health is a state of well-being of the ____.
Mind
Stressors
Urinating
Resistance
40. The continued use of _____________ (including alcohol) and opiates can cause users to quickly develop a tolerance to the drug.
Marriage
Mononucleosis
Coordination
Depressants
41. Men ______ the most suicides.
Pathogenic
Imbalances
Indian
Commit
42. 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.
T
Peripheral
Stress
Most
43. Left untreated - the victim can die--usually as a result of ________________ failure.
Skin
Eccentric
Removed
Cardiovascular
44. ______ transmission occurs between infected and uninfected people when infectious agents travel by means of nonhuman materials such as water - food items - soil - towels - clothing - and eating utensils.
60
Indirect
Deaths
Neonate
45. People in their forties often ask themselves whether or not they have accomplished their ______.
Goals
Behavior
Preoperational
Heterosexual
46. The potency of marijuana's hallucinogenic effect is determined by the percentage of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (____) present in the product.
THC
Not available
Self-concept
Bronchitis
47. Older people adapt slowly to changes in temperature. Their cells respond more slowly to _______ - so healing takes longer than it once did.
Injury
Negative
Extremities
Diminishing
48. Of particular interest to fitness experts are the percentages of body fat and _________ weight.
20
Negative
Fat-free
Liver
49. Immunotherapy refers to the use of a variety of substances to trigger a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from becoming _________.
Infection
Activated
Deaths
Advantage
50. Inhalants are a class of drugs that includes a variety of volatile compounds that generally produce unpredictable - _________ effects in users.
Fats
Homeopathy
Drunklike
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