Health 11 Exam 4 (T/F)
Infectious diseases follow a predictable pathway as they move from an infected person to a son to be infected person
True
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both adult males and adult females
True
More than 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer occur in smokers.
True
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic condition of the nervous system, although it cause lies in the abnormal functioning immune system.
True
One of the functions of blood is to maintain proper body temperature.
True
Passively acquired immunity results when antibodies are introduced into the body.
True
Quitting smoking will rapidly reduce your risk of developing heart disease.
True
Some people have a genetic predisposition to develop lung cancer.
True
The American Heart Association now recommends that estrogen replacement therapy should not be used for the purpose of preventing cardiovascular disease.
True
The most effective way to avoid contracting STDs is through abstaining from sexual activity.
True
The p53 gene is missing or altered in half of all cancers.
True
The respiratory system can function as both a portal of entry and a portal of exit for disease transmission.
True
The ventricles are the heart's pumping chambers.
True
There are more cardiovascular disease risk factors that you can change than ones you cannot.
True
Today the American public seems less interested in HIV/AIDS pandemic than it was in the past.
True
A reservoir for infectious disease always shows symptoms of the disease.
False
A vaccination is an example of naturally acquired immunity.
False
Because of the concerns over tampon misuse, health officials are strongly encouraging women to discontinue the use of internal sanitary protection products (tampons).
False
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in women.
False
Clear strategies, based on lifestyle changes, now exist to prevent nearly all cancers.
False
High blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease that cannot be controlled.
False
Irritable bowel syndrome becomes defined as irritable bowel disease if more than one year of treatment does not result in significant improvement
False
Nosocomial infections are most often contracted in large public gatherings, such as an indoor sports arena.
False
On the college campus, the student group most susceptible to contracting bacterial meningitis is graduate students
False
Only 30 percent of people with lung cancer survive five years beyond diagnosis.
False
Only heath care professionals should use an automated external defibrillator to assist a person experience cardiac arrest.
False
Race is not a factor in determining a person's risk of cardiovascular disease.
False
The incidence of cancer is highest during childhood but declines with age
False
The risk for heart attack is the same for a person who smoked a pack a day of cigarettes for 20 years and quit more than a year ago as for the person who has smoked for 20 years and is continuing to smoke a pack a day.
False
There is no known genetic link to cancer.
False
Type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus are exactly the same condition expect that one form requires the use of insulin from outside of the body and the other does not.
False
With most pathogens, people are not infectious during the incubation stage.
False
You do not need to have your cholesterol checked until you are 30 years old
False
A cholesterol level of 240 mg/dl is considered borderline high.
False
A respiratory infection is a result of indirect transmission.
False
The coronary arteries route blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
False
The immune system can be "armed" to fight infectious disease by only one process- contracting the disease and then recovering from it.
False
Physical activity is closely associated with a decreased risk of coronary heart disease.
True
The clinical stage of infection is also called the acute stage.
True
Viruses, prions, and bacteria are examples of pathogens.
True
Individuals with diabetes have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease than do people of the same age without diabetes.
True
About 90 percent of American children are vaccinated against the major childhood illnesses by the time they reach school age.
True
About one in every three american adults has some form of cardiovascular disease
True
African American have a great risk of stroke than Whites
True
Alzheimer's disease is a condition reflecting changes to the brain's ability to use neurotransmitter in the normal manner.
True
An example of a vector is the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease.
True
Both breast cancer and lung cancer are forms of carcinoma.
True
Cancer cells have an indefinite life span due to the enzyme telomerase.
True
Cancer cells have the ability to command the circulatory system to send them additional blood supply to meet their metabolic needs.
True
Cancer-causing genes are called oncogenes.
True
Cardiovascular disease claims as many lives as cancer, accidents, pneumonia, influenza, lung diseases, and diabetes combined.
True
