PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
1. Which feature best distinguishes the Anglo-Amer- Use of case law and
judicial
ican legal system as it applies to health precedents
adminis- tration?
2. Which of the following best explains why common It enables laws to
adapt over time
law is important in the development of health law through judicial
decisions.
in the Anglo-American system?
3. How has the evolution of law in the United States Through the
development of
shaped the regulation of healthcare statutory and case law address-
institutions? ing modern healthcare
chal- lenges
It gives both state and federal
4. How does federalism affect the
governments authority to
regulation of health care in the United
create and enforce health
States?
laws.
5. Which real-life situation reflects how environmen- Exposure to
secondhand smoke
tal health influences the development of disease? increasing the risk
for asthma
6. Which of the following is a possible health linked to
effect of long-term exposure to prolonged
asbestos? exposure to air
pollution in
7. Which health condition is most commonly urban
,PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
environments? Mesothelioma
Asthma
8. In what way does lead exposure commonly affect Leads to
developmental and
children living in old buildings? cognitive delays
9. Which environmental factor most Airborne chemical pollutants
contributes to increasing the risk for
respiratory illness in indus- trial Hartford?
, PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
10. Which principle from toxicology is most The dose makes the poison
impor- tant when assessing the risk of a
chemical expo- sure in a community?
11. A city tracks respiratory symptoms in
Dose-response relationship
residents based on different levels of air
pollution. Which key concept does this
illustrate?
The dose determines the
12. A patient accidentally ingests a large
poison.
amount of acetaminophen. Which principle
of toxicology is most relevant to their
treatment?
13. A factory worker accidentally ingests Disruption of enzyme function
dust con- taining lead. Which health risk is
most likely asso- ciated with this exposure
to heavy metals?
Dental clinics using amalgam
14. In which environment are the workers
most at risk for mercury accumulation,
leading to neuro- logical symptoms?
15. Which heavy metal is most associated with neuro- Lead
toxicity in children?
16. Why are children especially vulnerable to mercury Their bodies
absorb toxins more
and lead exposure? 18. Which of the
following is a
17. What is a common way children can be possible
exposed to lead in their environment? neurological
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
1. Which feature best distinguishes the Anglo-Amer- Use of case law and
judicial
ican legal system as it applies to health precedents
adminis- tration?
2. Which of the following best explains why common It enables laws to
adapt over time
law is important in the development of health law through judicial
decisions.
in the Anglo-American system?
3. How has the evolution of law in the United States Through the
development of
shaped the regulation of healthcare statutory and case law address-
institutions? ing modern healthcare
chal- lenges
It gives both state and federal
4. How does federalism affect the
governments authority to
regulation of health care in the United
create and enforce health
States?
laws.
5. Which real-life situation reflects how environmen- Exposure to
secondhand smoke
tal health influences the development of disease? increasing the risk
for asthma
6. Which of the following is a possible health linked to
effect of long-term exposure to prolonged
asbestos? exposure to air
pollution in
7. Which health condition is most commonly urban
,PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
environments? Mesothelioma
Asthma
8. In what way does lead exposure commonly affect Leads to
developmental and
children living in old buildings? cognitive delays
9. Which environmental factor most Airborne chemical pollutants
contributes to increasing the risk for
respiratory illness in indus- trial Hartford?
, PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
10. Which principle from toxicology is most The dose makes the poison
impor- tant when assessing the risk of a
chemical expo- sure in a community?
11. A city tracks respiratory symptoms in
Dose-response relationship
residents based on different levels of air
pollution. Which key concept does this
illustrate?
The dose determines the
12. A patient accidentally ingests a large
poison.
amount of acetaminophen. Which principle
of toxicology is most relevant to their
treatment?
13. A factory worker accidentally ingests Disruption of enzyme function
dust con- taining lead. Which health risk is
most likely asso- ciated with this exposure
to heavy metals?
Dental clinics using amalgam
14. In which environment are the workers
most at risk for mercury accumulation,
leading to neuro- logical symptoms?
15. Which heavy metal is most associated with neuro- Lead
toxicity in children?
16. Why are children especially vulnerable to mercury Their bodies
absorb toxins more
and lead exposure? 18. Which of the
following is a
17. What is a common way children can be possible
exposed to lead in their environment? neurological
