KPER 1200 FINAL EXAMS SET VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● describe selective pressure
Answer: environmental factor that affects the reproduction capabilities
of a species (think of the giraffe example)
●● what were some of the selective pressures that favoured movement-
friendly capabilities in humans?
Answer: -finding food/water
-finding/ building shelter
-escaping predation
-transportation
●● describe environmental mismatch
Answer: -the selective pressures that favoured a capacity for physical
activity no longer exist
-we have designed our environment to minimize physical activity
●● what are the five pillar of public health?
Answer: -epidemiology and disease control
,-environmental health
-health promotion and education
-health administration and policy
-biostatistics
●● describe epidemiology and disease control (public health pillar)
Answer: -the study of distributions and determinants of disease and
disability in populations
-distributions: where are diseases/disabilities located?
-determinants: what causes specific diseases/disabilities?
●● describe environmental health (public health pillar)
Answer: the study of how our environment influences our health
●● describe promotion and education (public health pillar)
Answer: asks the question about how can we enhance the health of the
population
●● describe health administration and policy (public health pillar)
Answer: delivery of health services through by-laws, rules and
regulations that are designed to promote health
-ex: outdoor smoking bans
, ●● describe biostatistics (public health pillar)
Answer: analysis of health data (focuses on statistics toward biology)
●● describe communicable diseases
Answer: -infectious diseases
-diseases that are caused by pathogens such as viruses/bacteria
-Examples: tuberculosis, malaria, influenza and measles
●● describe noncommunicable diseases
Answer: -chronic diseases
-diseases that develop over a long period of time
-examples: cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, stroke), cancers
●● what type of disease is physical activity beneficial for?
Answer: noncommunicable (chronic) diease
●● what type of disease kills people the most often today?
Answer: noncommunicable (chronic) diease
●● what is the definition of physical activity?
Answer: any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● describe selective pressure
Answer: environmental factor that affects the reproduction capabilities
of a species (think of the giraffe example)
●● what were some of the selective pressures that favoured movement-
friendly capabilities in humans?
Answer: -finding food/water
-finding/ building shelter
-escaping predation
-transportation
●● describe environmental mismatch
Answer: -the selective pressures that favoured a capacity for physical
activity no longer exist
-we have designed our environment to minimize physical activity
●● what are the five pillar of public health?
Answer: -epidemiology and disease control
,-environmental health
-health promotion and education
-health administration and policy
-biostatistics
●● describe epidemiology and disease control (public health pillar)
Answer: -the study of distributions and determinants of disease and
disability in populations
-distributions: where are diseases/disabilities located?
-determinants: what causes specific diseases/disabilities?
●● describe environmental health (public health pillar)
Answer: the study of how our environment influences our health
●● describe promotion and education (public health pillar)
Answer: asks the question about how can we enhance the health of the
population
●● describe health administration and policy (public health pillar)
Answer: delivery of health services through by-laws, rules and
regulations that are designed to promote health
-ex: outdoor smoking bans
, ●● describe biostatistics (public health pillar)
Answer: analysis of health data (focuses on statistics toward biology)
●● describe communicable diseases
Answer: -infectious diseases
-diseases that are caused by pathogens such as viruses/bacteria
-Examples: tuberculosis, malaria, influenza and measles
●● describe noncommunicable diseases
Answer: -chronic diseases
-diseases that develop over a long period of time
-examples: cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, stroke), cancers
●● what type of disease is physical activity beneficial for?
Answer: noncommunicable (chronic) diease
●● what type of disease kills people the most often today?
Answer: noncommunicable (chronic) diease
●● what is the definition of physical activity?
Answer: any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure
