Health 21 chapter 15

One in how many children in the US has high cholesterol
A. 3
B. 10
C. 5
D. 15

What is the term for high blood pressure?
A. systolic elevation
B. hypotention
C. hypertention
D. peripheral vascular disease

Blood-cholesterol levels can most effectively lowered by what types of lifestyle changes?
A. increase protein intake
B. cut back on high-fatty foods
C. have two alcoholic beverages per day
D. stop smoking

What describes lipoproteins?
A. compounds in the blood made up of proteins and fat
B. fatty substances found in the food & made by the body
C. compounds in the blood made up of sugars
D. lipids that make up the large % of dietary fats

What is not considered a controllable risk factor for heart disease?
A. cigarette smoking
B. high blood pressure
C. genetic predisposition
D. physical activity

Metabolic syndrome includes all of the following except?
a. abdominal obesity
b. cancer
c. high insulin levels
d. high cholesterol levels

Metabolic syndrome makes a person more likely to develop what type of disease?
a. heart disease
b. cancer
c. seizers
d. asthma

Gestational diabetes
a. is referred to as type one diabetes
b. occurs most often in children and teenagers
c. is known as juvenile-onset diabetes
d. occurs in pregnant women

Which of the following is not a warning sign for type 2 diabetes?
a. flu-like symptoms
b. nagging cough
c. increased thrist
d. slow-healing sores

If hypertention is left untreated, it may lead to the development of all of the following health conditions except?
a. sickle-cell anemia
b. kidney failure
c. stroke
d. blindness

Which of the following parameters describes what is considered a healthy blood pressure reading?
a. 115/75
b. 120-139/80-89
c. 140-159/90-99
d. above 160/100

In evaluating the risk for heart disease in men, which of the folowing would not be a desirable feature?
a. total cholesterol below 200mg/dl
b. LDL levels below 160mg/dl
c. HDL levels at least 60mg/dl
d. LDL levels above 160mg/dl

Which of the following would not be an effective strategy for lowering blood cholesterol levels?
a. physical activities
b. regular alcohol consumption
c. weight management
d. medication

The heart muscle is called the?
a. myocardium
b. endocardium
c. pericardium
d. cardial layer

The pulmonary arteries pump blood to the what?
a. lungs
b. heart
c. brain
d. veins

The smallest blood-vessels, which supply oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the tissues are called what?
a. vena cava
b. arteries
c. veins
d. capillaries

Which of the following potential risks for heart disease can be controlled?
a. male mattern baldness
b. race
c. psychosocial factors
d. age

Artirioscherosis can be described as?
a. curvature of the spine
b. hardening of the arteries
c. narrowing of the artery channels due to plaque
d. scar tissue in the skin

To reverse atherosclerosis without medication, one could safely employ all of the following methods except?
a. a very low-fat, vegeterian diet
b. yoga or meditation
c. stress reduction
d. very rigorous excercise

Which of the following best describes angina pectoris?
a. tempory drop in the oxygen supply to the heart, causin pain
b. hardening of the arteries
c. death of the cardiac cells
d. spasm of the heart

The term myocardial infarction describes
a. an infection of the pericardium
b. a heart attack
c. a spasm of the heart
d. hardening of the heart

Warning signs of a heart attack may include all but which of the following?
a. anxiety
b. nausea
c. sharp, stabbing pain in the chest
d. cold, clammy skin

For victims of cardiac arrest, immediate use of which of the following techniques would keep the heart pumping until help arrives?
a. ballon angioplasty
b.CPR
c. bypass breathing
d. atrial fibrillation

When the blood supply to a portion of the brain is blocked, it causes a what?
a. stroke
b. blackout
c. heart attack
d. dizzy spell

What term in used to describe a "little stroke""
a. transient ischemic attack
b.sarcoma
c. diastole
d. myocardial infection

What develops when abnormal cells divide and creat other adnormal cells
a. oncogenes
b. suppressor
c. neoplasm
d. attachment cells

What does it mean when a tumor is benign?
a. it is not life-threatening
b. it is cancerous
c. is it filled with viruses
d. it has normal cells in it

Which of the following would not be a risk factor for strokes?
a. race
b. low-red blood-cell count
c. gender
d. age

When a tumor is considered cancerous it is called?
a. benign
b. malignant
c. neoplasmic
d. oncogenes

When cancer cells spread through the bloodstream or lymphatic system, they have?
a. replicated
b. metastisized
c. attached
d. bladder

The most common type of cancer in men is?
a. lung
b. colon
c. breast
d. prostate

The leading cause of cancer death in men and women is?
a. colon cancer
b. pancreatic cancer
c. leukemia
d. lung cancer

All of the following are types of cancer except?
a. carcinoma
b. sarcomas
c. papillomas
d. lymphomas

The most common type of cancer in women?
a. lung
b. colon
c. breast
d. bladder

Which of the following types of cancer start in the epithelium?
a. carcinomas
b. sarcomas
c. leukemias
d. lymphonas

The cancer that forms in the supporting or connective tissues is known as what?
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. leukemia
d. lymphoma

What type of cancer arises in the cells of the lymph system?
a. carcinoma
b. carcoma
c. leukemia
d. lymphoma

What type of skin cancer that involves the top layer of sking is called?
a. melanoma
b. squamous cells
c. basal cell
d. epidermatitis

What symptom does not fit as a potential warning sign of cancer?
a. headaches
b. nagging coughs
c. indigestion
d. a sore that does not heal

All of the following are risk factors for the development of breast cancer except?
a. race
b. age
c. late onset of menstruation
d. family history

A woman's best tool for early detection of breast cancer is an exam called?
a. pap smear
b. mammogran
c. mastectomy
d. breast self-exam

When a surgeon removes a breat cancer tumor along with a small amount of surrounding normal tissue, it's identified as what?
a. lumpectomy
b. radial removal
c. radial mastectomy
d. radiation treatment

Epilepsy is characterized by what?
a. usually fatal
b. characterized by seizures
c. often seen in those with lower intellegence
d. rarely manageable with medications

Which of the following is not a self-help measure for dealing with ulcers?
a. increasing caffeine intake
b. avoiding aspirin
c. taking antiacids
d. eating small, frequent meals

Asthama is characterized by?
a. a sneezing, runny nose
b. an autoimmune response of the lungs
c. constriction of the breathing passages
d. allergy-like symptoms