dsst Health and Human Development
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What is THC? - ✔✔The compound in marijuana which leads to dulling pain and
increasing appetite.
What is a mitral valve prolapse? - ✔✔Occurs on the left side of the heart. When the
valve separating the upper and lower heart chambers do not close.
What nutrient has the most calories per gram? - ✔✔Fat - 9 grams
Protein and carbs only have 4 grams
To qualify for Medicare coverage, a US citizen must be over this age... - ✔✔65
What is the most common kind of stroke? - ✔✔Ischemic stroke
What is mental addiction? - ✔✔Refers to a former drug user's desire or craving for a drug,
even after becoming clean and getting through physical withdrawals. Psychological cravings
for a drug persist
, Syphilis and gonorrhea are both- - ✔✔bacterial and treated with antibiotics
What is the formula for calculating a target heart rate? - ✔✔(220 - age) X intensity =
target beats per minute
What ingredient in beer, hard liquor and other drinks have an intoxicating effect? -
✔✔Ethanol
During weight training, what is known as the overload principle? - ✔✔The idea that the body
must deal with a greater than normal stress in training in order for physical adaptation to occur.
What does greenhouse gases do? - ✔✔Absorbs some infrared radiation and emits it back
to Earth.
What are opioids used for in medicine? - ✔✔To decrease the pain
They have an analgesic (painkiller) effect
Can cause sedation
What is a pathogen? - ✔✔Any infectious germ which causes disease
Why is some fat in our diet required? - ✔✔Some fat is necessary to absorb certain
vitamins and minerals
Hoemopathy - ✔✔A form of treatment that administered in large doses, would to
an otherwise healthy person, produce the symptoms which it is intended to treat.
The phenomenon occurs when pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides enter
the water cycle and later fall as precipitation - ✔✔Acid rain
Exam | Questions & Answers 100%
Verified Correct| Latest Update
What is THC? - ✔✔The compound in marijuana which leads to dulling pain and
increasing appetite.
What is a mitral valve prolapse? - ✔✔Occurs on the left side of the heart. When the
valve separating the upper and lower heart chambers do not close.
What nutrient has the most calories per gram? - ✔✔Fat - 9 grams
Protein and carbs only have 4 grams
To qualify for Medicare coverage, a US citizen must be over this age... - ✔✔65
What is the most common kind of stroke? - ✔✔Ischemic stroke
What is mental addiction? - ✔✔Refers to a former drug user's desire or craving for a drug,
even after becoming clean and getting through physical withdrawals. Psychological cravings
for a drug persist
, Syphilis and gonorrhea are both- - ✔✔bacterial and treated with antibiotics
What is the formula for calculating a target heart rate? - ✔✔(220 - age) X intensity =
target beats per minute
What ingredient in beer, hard liquor and other drinks have an intoxicating effect? -
✔✔Ethanol
During weight training, what is known as the overload principle? - ✔✔The idea that the body
must deal with a greater than normal stress in training in order for physical adaptation to occur.
What does greenhouse gases do? - ✔✔Absorbs some infrared radiation and emits it back
to Earth.
What are opioids used for in medicine? - ✔✔To decrease the pain
They have an analgesic (painkiller) effect
Can cause sedation
What is a pathogen? - ✔✔Any infectious germ which causes disease
Why is some fat in our diet required? - ✔✔Some fat is necessary to absorb certain
vitamins and minerals
Hoemopathy - ✔✔A form of treatment that administered in large doses, would to
an otherwise healthy person, produce the symptoms which it is intended to treat.
The phenomenon occurs when pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides enter
the water cycle and later fall as precipitation - ✔✔Acid rain
