HPEX Bundled Exams with complete solutions

Nutrition - The study of food and nutrients---their digestion, absorption, metabolism, ad their effect on health and disease Nutrients - Substances in food that provide nourishment; they are needed to support body function and maintain health. Three major functions of nutrients in the body - Pro...

5 Components Health Care System - 1. Education & Research 2. Suppliers 3. Insurers 4. Payers 5. Providers How are the majority of the population covered for health insurance? - Employer-Sponsored What are the two biggest problems? - 1. Quality of Care 2. Individual Expenditures (it's too exp...

How much did the U.S. spend on healthcare in 2010? - $2.6 trillion or 17.6% of the GDP (highest in the world) what percentage of adults in the U.S. use a form of non-traditional medicine? - 40% allopathic physicians (M.D.) - in hospital care, the provide emergency care, perform surgeries, and ca...

stress - A percieved threat (real or imagined) on our mind, body, spirit, or emotions stress reaction - the body's initial (CNS) reaction to a perceived threat stress response - a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a percieved harmful event, attack, or threat to survival homeosta...

any disease that affects the heart or blood vessels -cardiovascular disease arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, heart failure, HTN, dyslipidemia, stroke - cardiovascular disease umbrella terms leading cause of death (and in the US) - cardiovascular disease 17+ million deaths per year due to _____...

Essential fats, what % is normal in men and women? --crucial for normal body functioning -facilitates nerve function -Men: 3-5% -Women 8-12% Storage fat - Contained within adipose tissue -subcutaneous and visceral Why is visceral fat the worst? - stored around our central organs Normal body f...

Life Expectancy Men and Women - 76.1 81.1 Why life expectance may decrease - chronic diseases cardiovascular disease #1 cancer respiratory disease (CCCR) 4 major factors that influence health and longevity - lifestyle (#1 53%) environment genetics (25%) health care quality (LEGH) What en...