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Cardiovascular diseases - Correct Answer congestive heart failure, atheroschlerosis, hypertension
Atherosclerosis - Correct Answer the process in which the inner layers of arteries become irregular
and thick due to the accumulation of plaque
Coronary Heart Disease - Correct Answer Estrogren serves as a protector against CHD for women,
levels of estrogren decrease in women after menopause, heard disease is aka "older women's
disease."
Pre-diabetes can be reversed by - Correct Answer losing weight, increasing physical activity and
imporiving diet
Atherosclerosis occurs in - Correct Answer younger ages and is at least twice as common in people
with diabetes
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes - Correct Answer increased urination, unexplained weightloss, and
increased thirst
Carcinogens - Correct Answer asbestos, arsenic, and radon
Red meat can lead to - Correct Answer colon cancer
Body is made up in the following order: - Correct Answer cells, tissues, organs, systems, body
(CTOSB)
Defense Mechanism - Correct Answer common way we respond to unmet needs is to protect our ego
(our conscious state of how we percieve ourselves)
Anxiety - Correct Answer excessive worry, fear, panic, apprehension
Self-concept - Correct Answer stable set of beliefs about one's qualities and attributes
, What % of college students are substance-dependent - Correct Answer 23%
THC - Correct Answer the name of the resin substance that is responsible for the effects associated
with marijuana
BAC - Correct Answer Blood alcohol concentration: 0.04-0.06 causes euphoria and 0.08 is illegal to
drive with in the state of VA
Estrogen - Correct Answer hormone that controls female secondary sex characteristics and also plays
a part in mentruation and ovulation
Hormones - Correct Answer chemical messengers that bring about puberty and rule sexualtiy
Pathogens - Correct Answer live and reproduce in the reservior
Vacciens - Correct Answer prevent infections: a weakend or dead form of a pathogen helops the
body develop antibodies and immunity
The chain of infection process: - Correct Answer Pathogens - reservior - portal of exit - mode of
transmission - portal of entry - new host
Deductables - Correct Answer amount of money a subscriber must pay for medical services before
the insurance company starts paying
As an active participant in your own health care, you need to inform yourself of all of the following: -
Correct Answer various medical tests and treatments, maintaining a complete personal medical
record, and preparing for a hospital stay
Fee of service and managed care are - Correct Answer the two basic types of private health
insureance pland in the U.S.
Medicaid - Correct Answer a form of public health insurance for people whose income is below the
poverty level