Final Exam Study Guide

Health Ed 44
Spring 2014

1) The human heart is about the size of a(n)
2) Microscopic organisms that are disease-causing agents are called
3) Aspirin is sometimes recommended for treating cardiovascular disease because
4) Being completely "cured" of cancer means that an individual
5) The process of cancer spreading from one organ or body area to others is
6) Which of the following behaviors would most likely increase the risk of developing
cancer?
7) With respect to the genetic risk of cancer Oncogenes are suspected cancer-causing genes.
Fact!
8) Being completely "cured" of cancer means that an individual has no subsequent cancer
and can expect to live a long and productive life.
9) Asbestos is a(n) environmental carcinogen
10) With respect to tumors a malignant tumor can invade surrounding tissue, produce
mutant cells, and metastasize.
11) The fact about radiation and cancer, ionizing radiation is the only form of radiation
proven to cause cancer.
12) All of the following are well-documented risk factors for breast cancer early onset of
menstruation and/or late menopause, having a family history of breast cancer, not
having children or having your first child after the age of 30.
13) Define Prostate cancer?
14) A woman who has sex at an early age may be at risk for? Cevical Cancer
15) Ways to reduce carcinogens in the environment? Bleach free paper products, eating
organic food
16) Kenny T was told that his cancer could not be treated with radiotherapy and must be
treated with chemotherapy. This is probably because the cancer is no longer localized.
17) Ben is going to begin chemotherapy to treat a type of lymphoma. Which of the following
side affects is he likely to experience?
18) Testicular cancer?
19) The bubonic plague is an example of a(n)? bacterial infections; infection of the lymph
glands.
20) For a disease to occur, the host must be susceptible, the environment must promote it, an
agent must transmit a disease.
21) What are the symptoms for spinal meningitis?
22) Acne is an example of staphylococcal infection? Fact
23) What are bacterial infections or caused by a bacterial infections?
24) When invaded by antigens, the body forms substances called?
25) A rise in body temperature that occurs to destroy invading cells is a(n)?
26) Key factors in mounting an immune response include all of the following macrophages,
lymphocytes, and antibodies. Fact!
27) Whats an antigen?
28) Any substance that triggers an immune response is a(n)?
29) What is autoinoculation?
30) List the lifestyle choices and behaviors will compromise your immune system's ability to
fight infections?
31) Nutritional status is a very sound choice that one can control and will decrease your risk
of developing an infectious disease. Fact!
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32) What are Tuberculosis, Lyme disease, and influenza?
33) What is an inflammatory condition that involved a build-up of fluid in your lungs?
34) Whats the % of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB)?


35) What is HIV infection?
36) What are true about viruses?
37) Incubation period?
38) The common cold is always present in the population, meaning that it is?
39) BEST describes the relationship between getting a chill and contracting a cold a chill may
indirectly increase a person's risk for getting a cold by lowering the immune system's
resistance.
40) Hepatitis B can lead to kidney disease. Fact!
41) The facts about hepatitis B infections worldwide they are declining but are still a major
health problem.
42) A small form of bacteria carried by ticks that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever is
Rickettsia.
43) Symptoms of viral hepatitis include an excessive appetite. False!!
44) What is trichomoniasis? What is a Prion? What is a virus? What is a pathogen?
45) West Nile virus can cause one to experience flu like illness?
46) What can cause an E.coli infection?
47) What are STIs? What is chlamydia? Gonorreah? HIV/AIDS?
48) How many adult Americans suffer from some type of cardiovascular disease?
49) What lifestyle choices can help prevent cardiovascular disease?
50) The following characteristics would be consistent with a diagnosis of metabolic
syndrome in an adult female? Blood pressure of 155/90. Fact!
51) Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by - uncontrolled growth and spread of
abnormal cells.
52) A tumor that is benign is non-cancerous
53) Which vessels carry blood away from the heart? - Arteries
54) The two lower chambers of the heart are called Ventricles
55) A tumor that is malignant is cancerous
56) Carbon dioxide and waste products are transported to the lungs and kidneys through the
- Veins
57) The blood vessels that permit the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and
waste products with body cells are the - capillaries
58) An abnormally high lipid level results in the buildup of - plaque
59) Josie recently had a biopsy after finding out that she has breast cancer. The biopsy
indicates that the cancer is now in her lymph nodes. The process of malignant cells
moving through the body is called - metastasis
60) The term for genes known to be cancer causing is - oncogenes
61) Cervical cancer has been linked to which virus that causes genital warts? Human
Papilloma Virus
62) Hodgkin's disease is a type of cancer classified as a - lymphoma
63) The type of cancer that is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white
blood cells is - leukema
64) A rapid heart rate in the absence of exercise or anxiety is referred to as - tachycardia
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Health Ed 44
Spring 2014
65) A type of cancer that continues to be the leading cancer killer in both men and women is
lung cancer
66) Metabolic syndrome is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT reduced blood
pressure
67) An abnormally slow heart rate is referred to as - bradycardia
68) A heart that beats in a quivering, sporadic manner is said to be experiencing - fibrillation
69) The most common type of cancer for males in the United States today is prostate cancer
70) The common name for a cerebrovascular accident is - stroke
71) Which of the following is the term for a series of several mild strokes? Transient
Ischemic Attacks
72) Obesity, together with a family history of polyps and colitis, increases the risk of colon
cancer
73) The most deadly form of skin cancer is - malignant melanoma
74) The recommended screening for cervical cancer is a(n) Pap
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