HSC6575 QUizzes

Which of the following conditions is an early sign or symptom of pregnancy? A need to urinate frequently Slightly reduced body temperature Restlessness Excessive hunger

A need to urinate frequently

How did the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increase access to health insurance? It lowered the cost of insurance for some individuals and businesses. It kept people with preexisting conditions from being excluded from purchasing insurance. It increased access to health insurance through Medicaid. All of these are correct.

All of these are correct.

In a fee-for-service payment environment, what incentives do the physicians have? To do the most possible activities, because the more they do the more they are paid To do the most complex thing, regardless of need, because they will get paid more To try to do as many procedures as possible in the shortest amount of time, because the more they do the more they will get paid. All of these are correct.

All of these are correct.

Which of the following participants shape the direction of health care in the United States? Physicians Patients Insurers All of these are correct.

All of these are correct.

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations? Endocrinology Pathology Paleontology Epidemiology

Epidemiology

If a couple has repeated difficulties conceiving a child, what is most likely to be the cause? A couple having incompatible chromosomes Fertility problems in the male partner Fertility problems in the female partner Fertility problems that are equally likely to be present in either partner

Fertility problems that are equally likely to be present in either partner

What is the main objective of the Family and Medical Leave Act? To provide new mothers with access to any medical treatment funded by U.S. research. To provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn baby, adopted child, or sick relative. To provide paid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn baby, adopted child, or sick relative. To provide new mothers with a source of affordable health insurance.

To provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn baby, adopted child, or sick relative.

What are the largest behavior-related causes of death in the United States? Tobacco use, poor diet, and inactivity Alcohol use and motor vehicle accidents Illegal drug use and motor vehicle accidents Infectious diseases and sexual behavior

Tobacco use, poor diet, and inactivity

Which of the following actions is an example of tertiary prevention? Getting regular medical checkups Using medications to treat hypertension Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers Practicing abstinence to avoid contracting a sexually transmitted infection

Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers

By the end of the second stage of labor, the: cervix is fully dilated and the fetus is entering the vagina. placenta is expelled. baby is born. cervix is 50% effaced.

baby is born.

A woman's virginity can be proved or disproved by the pain or bleeding that may occur with initial coitus. True False

false

Depression is a chronic disease that occurs almost exclusively during or after menopause. True False

false

Treatment of sexual dysfunction usually requires long-term psychiatric therapy or targeted medications. True False

false

Compared to men, women: have shorter life spans and are more likely to care for sick or aging relatives. have shorter life spans and are less likely to care for sick or aging relatives. have longer life spans and are more likely to care for sick or aging relatives. have longer life spans and are less likely to care for sick or aging relatives.

have longer life spans and are more likely to care for sick or aging relatives.

The SCHIP provides health insurance coverage to: rural Americans. low-income children. minorities. Americans over 65.

low-income children

Amniotic fluid: transfers nutrients from the mother's bloodstream to the embryo. produces estrogen and progesterone to maintain the pregnancy. protects the embryo/fetus from bumps. stimulates milk production in a pregnant woman's breasts.

protects the embryo/fetus from bumps.

A woman's behavior can often determine whether she gets a chronic disease, as well as the chronic disease's course of infection. True False

true

During childbirth, the cervical canal stretches to 50 or more times its normal width. True False

true

Stress can result in the failure to menstruate. True False

true

Susan Wood was the top official in charge of women's health at the FDA. True False

true

The external part of the clitoris has about the same number of nerve endings as the head of a penis. True False

true

The federal government's role in funding biomedical research is significant. True False

true

What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? 15th Amendment 19th Amendment 22nd Amendment 12th Amendment

19th amendment

As of 2012, roughly how many women are in the U.S. Senate? 20 77 42 6

20

At the end of the fourth month, a typical fetus is about: 1 inch long and weighs about an ounce. 5 to 6 inches long and weighs about 2 to 5 ounces. 10 inches long and weighs about 2 pounds. 14 to 15 inches long and weighs about 3 pounds.

5 to 6 inches long and weighs about 2 to 5 ounces.