Personal Health Final

What is the recommended safe level of radiation exposure per year?

0.5 to 5 rads

If a man and a woman drink the same amount of alcohol, the woman's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) will be approximately...

30 percent higher than the man's BAC.

Which of the following is not a potential long-term effect of alcohol use?

Increased risk of eye disorder

When Amanda goes out on the weekends, she usually has four or five beers in a row. This type of high-risk drinking is called...

binge drinking.

The air pollutant emitted primarily from motor vehicles is...

carbon monoxide.

The largest population that can be supported indefinitely given the resources available is the earth's...

carrying capacity.

The surgery in which a blood vessel is taken from another site in the patient's body and implanted to bypass a blocked artery is called...

coronary bypass surgery.

The alcohol withdrawal syndrome that results in confusion, delusion, agitated behavior, and hallucination is known as...

delirium tremens.

Generally, the first step in a drug treatment program is...

detoxification.

The excessive use of any drug is called...

drug abuse

An example of a process addiction is...

gambling addiction

One of the biggest factors in increased risk for cancer is...

increasing age.

A major health risk of chewing tobacco is...

leukoplakia.

The cancer that causes the most deaths for men and women in the United States is...

lung cancer.

Rebecca takes a number of medications for various conditions, including Prinivil (an antihypertensive drug), insulin (a medication for diabetes), and Claritin (an antihistamine). This is an example of...

polydrug use.

Buying products with little or no packaging is an example of reducing municipal solid waste by...

source reduction.

When gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons form a layer in the atmosphere, trapping solar heat close to the surface to warm the planet, it is called...

the enhanced greenhouse effect.

The barrier that protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays is...

the ozone layer.

When cancer cells have metastasized,

they have spread.

Human fertility rates fall when...

women have more education and power.

Which type of blood vessels carry oxy-genated blood away from the heart?

Arteries

Which of the following treatment methods uses drugs to kill cancerous cells?

Chemotherapy

Which of the following is not an example of drug misuse?

Developing tolerance to a drug

Which is a source of ionizing radiation?

Diagnostic x-rays

What effect does carbon monoxide have on a smoker's body?

It interferes with the ability of red blood cells in the blood to carry oxygen.

Which of the following is true about CVD?

It is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Which of the following does not contribute to college students' vulnerability to tobacco?

Lack of information about the dangers of smoking

Which of the following is classified as a stimulant?

Methamphetamine

Overall, which cancer has the worst 5-year survival rate today?

Pancreas

What does nicotine do to cilia in the lungs?

Paralyzes them

The psychoactive drug mescaline is found in what plant?

Peyote cactus

Which gas can become cancer causing when it seeps into a home?

Radon

How quickly will an individual begin to see health benefits after quitting smoking?

Within 8 hours

Cross-tolerance occurs when...

a person develops a physi-ological tolerance to one drug and shows a similar tolerance to certain other drugs as a result

Which of the following are major threats to our water supply?

a. Agricultural use of herbicides and pesticides b. Contamination of groundwater and surface water from fracking c. Leaking home faucets, toilets, and lawn irrigation systems **d. All of the above

Which of the following statements is false?

a. College students drink in an effort to deal with stress and boredom. **b. College students tend to underestimate the amount that their peers drink. c. Rape is linked to binge drinking. d. Consumption of alcohol is the number one cause of preventable death among undergraduates

Which of the following is not a characteristic of addiction?

a. Denial **b. Acknowledgment of self-destructive behavior c. Loss of control d. Obsession with a substance or behavior

Which of these statements is not true about strokes?

a. High blood pressure is a leading cause. **b. Strokes are increasing among young adults, with young women having higher stroke risk than young men. c. Strokes occur when blood flow to the brain has been compromised. d. Stress is a major factor in hypertension and possible stroke development

Which of the following statements is not correct?

a. High-density lipoprotein is believed to be protective in cardiovascular risk. **b. Inflammation is believed to be protective in cardiovascular risk. c. LDL cholesterol is believed to increase CVD risks. d. Genetics and diet are key factors in cholesterol level

Which of the following statements is false?

a. Only one in ten people with a substance abuse disorder receive treatment. b. Treatment for substance abuse disorders are less costly in the long run than no treatment. **c. Identification of a substance abuse disorder requires a set of complex screenings on admission to a treatment center. d. Medications can be effective in treating serious substance abuse disorders.