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DSST Health - 2

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






2. _________________ - which are the body's primary source of energy - are chemical compounds composed of sugar units






3. ________________ 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 activated






4. ________________ injuries are injuries that have occurred without anyone intending that any harm be done






5. The weight range deemed appropriate for people of a specific gender - age - and frame size is referred to as _______________ weight






6. Cancer of the ____________ is among the least common forms of cancer; however - it represents the most common solid tumor in men between the ages of 20 and 34 years






7. Public health departments protect water supplies against _____________ contamination by testing water for the presence of fecal coliform bacteria






8. Small amounts of _______ are essential to the body






9. ___________ burial is the most common method.






10. The best way to add muscle mass is through ________________ training such as weight training






11. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)






12. _______ is a type of acquired immunity resulting from the body's response to pathogens introduced into the body through immunizations






13. Muscular training exercises in which traditional barbells and dumbbells with fixed resistances are used are referred to as as _______________ resistance exercises






14. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke






15. _________ is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled air






16. A ___________ is a contraceptive device that also helps to protect against STDs






17. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect euthanasia - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical _____________






18. ___________ is the refusal to recognize reality.






19. The emergence of the _______-_______ movement is the trend toward individuals taking increased responsibility for prevention or management of certain health conditions






20. They have established a ___________ identity






21. Secondhand tobacco smoke can increase the risk of acute _________ attacks that require hospital emergency care






22. Induced abortions undertaken during the sixth through ninth weeks of pregnancy are generally done through ____________ aspiration of the uterine contents






23. How you feel about yourself is known as your ______-________






24. Pulmonary ____________ is an irreversible disease process in which the alveoli are destroyed






25. Physically - emotionally - socially - and occupationally - elderly people must accept at least some decline. For areas of decline in which some measure of reversal is possible - the elderly have an opportunity to seek ________________.






26. In women - ______________ is known as painful intercourse






27. Although it actually means any close - mutual - verbal or nonverbal behavior within a relationship - when most people hear the word ____________ - they think about shared touching - kissing - and even intercourse






28. __________ ___________ is an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature when averaged across seasons and geographical regions






29. The second component of the body's protective defenses is the cellular system - or more commonly - the _____________ system






30. Also known as the 'good cholesterol' - _________ transports cholesterol from the bloodstream to the liver - where it is eventually removed from the body






31. This quick physical warning is the alarm stage or the 'fight or _________' response.






32. A strong affection or deep concern for another person is _______.






33. The bacterium of ___________ - Treponema pallidum - a spirochete - is transmitted from an infected person to a new host through intimate contact






34. Greater ___________ _______ makes possible a higher rate of metabolism which helps to maintain a healthy body weight






35. In addition to the living will - the ___________ power of attorney for health care is another important advance medical directive that can assist terminally ill or incapacitated patients






36. In men - ____________ dysfunction is the inability to achieve an erection






37. Sexual ______________ consists of unwanted attention of a sexual nature that creates embarrassment or stress






38. Hans Selye coined the word ____________ for harmful - unpleasant stress.






39. ____________ nervosa is a disorder of emotional origin in which appetite and hunger are suppressed and marked weight loss occurs






40. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants






41. ____________ is a hormone which is required by the body for the effective metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)






42. The _________ layer is a layer of triatomic oxygen that surrounds the Earth and filters much of the sun's radiation before it can reach the Earth's surface






43. _______________ obesity is a form of obesity seen in people who possess an abnormally large number of fat cells.






44. The American Cancer Society recommends women begin routine mammograms at age ______






45. __________ stress can occur when someone is not able to respond immediately to a threat (real or imaginary)






46. Synonymous with abstinence - ____________ can be defined as the self-imposed avoidance of sexual intimacy






47. A ______________ drug effect is a dangerous consequence of taking different drugs in the same general category at the same time






48. The second stage is called ________________.






49. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs - _______________ needs are the most basic needs






50. The body is protected by two types or components of defenses






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