Health & Physical Education Study Guide

Health & Physical Education Study Guide Essential amino acids - are required for protein synthesis but cannot be made by the body. Which of the following students is most likely to lose weight safely? - A student that expends more calories than they take in Which of the following can be used most effectively to determine an individual's body fat composition? - Hydrostatic weighing The presence of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is important because it - absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation. Approval of AZT for use in treating AIDS came under the jurisdiction of which of the following agencies? - United States Food and Drug Administration Fetal alcohol syndrome is associated with which of the following? - Developmental disabilities Which of the following correctly describes the usual pathway of sperm through the female reproductive tract to the site of fertilization? - Vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube Amniocentesis is most often used to - determine the presence of certain disorders in the fetus. Compared to younger women, women over age 35 have an increased risk of giving birth to children with which of the following genetic disorders? - Down Syndrone The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the coordinated school health (CSH) approach, includes which THREE components - Comprehensive school health education Physical education and physical activity Nutrition environment and services A high school has had a series of incidents of sexual harassment in the hallways. One of the health education teachers assigns students to create posters in class encouraging positive peer pressure to prevent sexual harassment. The teacher's assignment is contributing to the school's - healthy environment. HIV may be transmitted from one individual to another in which of the following ways? - Through contact made during oral sex By an infected mother feeding breast milk to an infant Perinatally from an infected mother to her fetus In which of the following activities can a teacher best observe students demonstrating refusal skills? - Having students role-play Howard Gardner - The Harvard professor who developed THE THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES which is based on the idea that children have different learning styles Which of the following neurotransmitters is affected by the antidepressant Prozac? - Serotonin Which of the following environmental problems is most lethal to people worldwide? - Water pollution (between 5-10 million people worldwide die each year from exposure to polluted water) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which of the following are among the top four causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24 in the United States? - Suicide Motor vehicle injuries Homicide When planning goals for lessons in health class, which of the following should be a teacher's primary concern? - How the information presented is relevant to the learner What motivates enthusiasm for the subject in the learner What types of learners make up the class population Which of the following best describes a formative evaluation? - Documenting the feasibility of implementing a student exercise program Hib is - Haemophilus influenza type B, which is a type of bacteria. Most strains are opportunistic pathogens that usually live in their host without causing disease; they cause problems only when other viral infections or reduced immune function create an opportunity. The affective domain of Bloom's taxonomy includes which of the following types of behavior? - Receiving Responding Valuing Which of the following can be obtained only with a prescription from a licensed physician? - Birth control pills A negative energy balance of which of the following is required to lose one pound per week? - 3,500 calories An increase in the risk of heart disease is associated with an increase in which of the following? - Blood pressure