WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and Fitness exam with answers

WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and \| \| \| \| \| \| \|




Fitness exam with answers \| \| \|




Amphetamines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Uppers, stimulants. \| \| \| \| \| \|



Legitimate and useful medical applications, but often abused.
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Example Ritalin for ADHD. Adderall for obesity, ADHD and
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narcolepsy.


Ecstasy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔MDMA. Club drug often used at
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all night dance parties (raves). Stimulant that increases heart rate
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and blood pressure and can lead to heart or kidney failure; regular
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use produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to your
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brains ability to think and store memories.
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Hallucinogens - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substances that occur \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



naturally or produce synthetically that distort user's perception of
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reality; cause sensory illusions that make it difficult to distinguish
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fact from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.
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Barbiturates - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Historically represented \| \| \| \| \| \|



one of nations biggest drug abuse problems. Generally known as
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downers, often taken as a way of escaping problems of daily
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living. Effects range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, and
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intoxicated to intoxication and staggering as if drunk, slurred
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speech, confused. \|




Nicotine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Found in tobacco. Potent
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parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant drug, addictive. Associated \| \| \| \| \| \|

,with cardiovascular disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning.
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Associated with cancer.
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Suppositories - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Drug delivery system \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



inserted into rectum, vagina, or urethra where it dissolves or
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melts and is absorbed into the bloodstream.
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Diuretics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Promotes production of urine.
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Used for high blood pressure. Often used by bulimics for weight
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loss.


Intravenous injection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A route of drug\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



administration directly into the bloodstream through a vein. Yield \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



sstrongest and most rapid effact but is most dangerous due to risk
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of infection, vein collapse, or overdose.
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Intramuscular injection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A route of drug \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



administration; injected into the muscle. \| \| \| \|




Drug abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Generally refers to chronic,
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excessive use of a drug. May also refer to a person's intent.
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Drug inhibition (receptor site) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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THC - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Active ingredient in marijuana.
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Connects to nerve cell sites and brain called cannabinoid receptors
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and influences the activity of those cells. Influences pleasure,
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memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception,
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, and coordinated movement. Increases risk of heart attack.
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Increases risk of cancer. Can lead to depression anxiety and
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personality disturbances. Causes birth defects. Can be used for
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medical purposes: glaucoma, Chemotherapy cause to nausea and
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vomiting, appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures, muscle
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relaxant action. \|




Receptor sites (of a drug) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Target cells for
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drugs.


OTC drugs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Over-the-counter drugs; such
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as, cough medicine, pain medication, allergy medication that
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don't require prescriptions.
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Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Some drugs are used \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



frequently, large doses are required to maintain the same effect
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Anabolic steroids - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Synthetic variant of
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the male sex hormone testosterone
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Opioids - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substances that act on the
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nervous system, medications that are artificially made, reduce the
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intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain
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areas controlling emotion which diminishes the effects of a painful
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stimulus; Morphine, tramadol, oxycodone, methadone
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Endorphins - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Endogenous opioid \| \| \| \| \| \|



neuropeptides. Produced by central nervous system and pituitary \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|



gland. Released during exercise, interact with the receptors in
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