Exam #2 multiple choice

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  1. Another name for physical dependency is:

    2. Your answer:
    withdrawal illness
    addiction
    habituation
    contstant high

  2. People who think they need to consume a drug to maintain a sense of well being hve developed a/an:

    3. Your answer:
    addiction
    psychological dependence
    tolerance
    physical dependence

  3. Chemical messengers that transfer electrical impulses across the synapse between nerve cell are:

    4. Your answer:
    receptors
    neurotransmitters
    axons
    dendrites

  4. Another name for stimulants is:

    5. Your answer:
    uppers
    downers
    sedatives
    psychedelic drugs

  5. Barbituates, tranquilizers, and alcohol are examples of:

    6. Your answer:
    synthetic narcotics
    depressants
    inhalants
    stimulants

  6. A beverage that contains 70% alcohol would have a proof of:

    7. Your answer:
    210
    35
    70
    140

  7. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level rises when alcohol is consumed at a rate faster than it can be:

    8. Your answer:
    absorbed by the stomach
    oxidized by the liver
    excreted by the body
    digested

  8. The best remedy for sobering up:

    9. Your answer:
    exercising
    passage of time
    drinking hot coffee
    taking cold showers

  9. Alcohol consumption as been related to all the following diseases/problems except:

    10. Your answer:
    cirrosis
    cystic fibrosis
    cancer
    stroke

  10. People close to a problem drinker or alcoholic who inadvertently support the drinker's behavior are known as:

    11. Your answer:
    enablers
    workers
    helpers
    interveners

  11. The physically addicting component of tobacco is:

    12. Your answer:
    carbon monoxide
    oxygen
    tar
    nicotine

  12. Babies born to women who smoke are generally___________than children born to nonsmokers

    13. Your answer:
    shorter
    longer
    heavier and longer
    lighter and shorter

  13. The following condition(s) is (are) characteristics of the use of smokeless tobacco:

    14. Your answer:
    oral cancer
    periodontal disease
    damage to tooth enamel
    all of the above

  14. Smoke that comes from the burning end of the cigarette is referred to as_______smoke.

    15. Your answer:
    passive
    mainstream
    environmental tobacco
    sidestream

  15. At what level does the exchange of oxygen, food, and waste occur between the cell and blood?

    16. Your answer:
    arteries
    veins
    capillaries
    arterioles

  16. The arteries that supply the blood to the heart are known as the________arteries.

    17. Your answer:
    aorta
    pulmonary
    coronary
    renal

  17. The technique that uses a "balloon" to open the coronary arteries and other vessils is called:

    18. Your answer:
    radiopaque
    angioplasty
    catheterization
    laser

  18. Young adults are said to have high blood pressure when their:

    19. Your answer:
    systolic reading is 140 or above
    systolic reading is 120 or above
    diastolic reading is 90 or above
    1 or 3

  19. Stroke can be caused by a (an):

    20. Your answer:
    thrombus or embolism
    hemorrhage or ruptured aneurysm
    both 1 and 2
    none of the above

  20. Four risk factors for cardiovascular disease include:

    21. Your answer:
    smoking,age,physical inactivity, and race
    age,sex, physical inactiviy, and race
    smoking, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, and hypertension
    all of the above

  21. The form of cancer found among blood cells is:

    22. Your answer:
    sarcoma
    carcinoma
    melanoma
    leukemia

  22. Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor in:

    23. Your answer:
    men over 55 years old
    African Americans
    men between 20 and 34
    men under 35 years old

  23. Besides prompt identification, diagnosis, and treatment, other factors that affect survival from cancer include:

    24. Your answer:
    age and family history
    gender and weight
    type of cancer and stage of development
    the doctor and the hospital

  24. Which of the following are dietary precautions for cancer:

    25. Your answer:
    avoid obesity
    reduce fat intake
    eat more high fiber foods
    all of the above

  25. Insulin is produced in the:

    26. Your answer:
    gall bladder
    kidneys
    liver
    pancreas

  26. During what two stages of infection is it possible to transmit the disease?

    27. Your answer:
    convalescence, acute
    clinical, prodomal
    clinical, recovery
    clinical, acme

  27. Helper-T cells, b-cells, memory T cells, and suppressor T cells are all part of which immunity system?

    28. Your answer:
    biochemical
    mechanical
    cellular
    structural

  28. Which disease has three phases, is caused by deer ticks, and is becoming increasingly common?

    29. Your answer:
    chronic fatigue syndrome
    measles
    toxic shock syndrome
    Lyme disease

  29. The most prevalent sexually transmitted disease is:

    30. Your answer:
    chlamydia
    syphilis
    AIDS
    gonorrhea

  30. Crabs is another name for:

    31. Your answer:
    Herpes
    pubic lice
    syphilis
    genital warts

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