Page |1
HSC300 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
in the medical field, hypertension with no known cause is also know as
Ans: essential hypertension
which of the following are considered agents that CAUSE DNA
mutations
Ans: radiation
which of the following is a considered risk factor for CV disease
Ans: high total cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, low HDL
cholesterol, the presence of diabetes
which of the following is TRUE about diabetes
Ans: Diabetes is treatable and treatment is typically done
through efforts to control glucose
Diabetes increases the risk of death from CV disease by 2 to 4
times compared to those who do not have the disease
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |2
Diabetes is a disease or deficiency in the body's ability to
metabolize sugar
Diabetes is a disease or deficiency in the body's ability to
metabolize sodium
Which of the following is TRUE regarding a person with a blood
pressure reading of 135/80 mm hg?
Ans: The pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls
during contraction is 135
The pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls during
relaxation is 135
Which of the following is TRUE regarding hypertension (HTN)?
Ans: One in three adults have hypertension (HTN)
approximately 65% of older adults (age 60+) have hypertension
(HTN)
Hypertension is more prevalent in populations that consume
higher levels of sodium
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |3
Which of the following is TRUE regarding research in Chronic Disease
Prevention?
Ans: Epidemiology is an excellent way to observe and analyze
disease events, but also holds ethical limitations, Animal
research allows for tightly controlled conditions, but
extrapolation of results from animal models to humans is not
always valid.
Which of the following is TRUE?
Ans: The etiology of CV disease is more difficult to understand
than cancer because there are so many different manifestations
of CV disease
The etiology of cancer is more difficult to understand than CV
disease because there are so many different manifestations of
cancer
Which of the following is/are the leading causes of death in the U.S.?
Ans: chronic disease
Which of the following represents a characteristic of chronic disease
(as compared to infectious disease)?
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |4
Ans: Chronic diseases are not caused by a single pathogen, but
instead they typically have multiple causal factors
Most chronic diseases develop over a long period of time
Many chronic diseases can be detected early
allowing for nterventions to reduce their impact
An intervention for the PRIMARY prevention of cancer would include:
Ans: Discouraging teenagers from beginning to smoke
Urging current smokers to quit
An intervention for the TERTIARY prevention of cancer would include:
Ans: Providing cancer treatment services to minimize disability
and improve quality of life in cancer patients
Epidemiologic transition processes are not necessarily unidirectional,
instead they can be viewed as continuous processes in which some
diseases appear while others disapper.
Ans: true
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
HSC300 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
in the medical field, hypertension with no known cause is also know as
Ans: essential hypertension
which of the following are considered agents that CAUSE DNA
mutations
Ans: radiation
which of the following is a considered risk factor for CV disease
Ans: high total cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, low HDL
cholesterol, the presence of diabetes
which of the following is TRUE about diabetes
Ans: Diabetes is treatable and treatment is typically done
through efforts to control glucose
Diabetes increases the risk of death from CV disease by 2 to 4
times compared to those who do not have the disease
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |2
Diabetes is a disease or deficiency in the body's ability to
metabolize sugar
Diabetes is a disease or deficiency in the body's ability to
metabolize sodium
Which of the following is TRUE regarding a person with a blood
pressure reading of 135/80 mm hg?
Ans: The pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls
during contraction is 135
The pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls during
relaxation is 135
Which of the following is TRUE regarding hypertension (HTN)?
Ans: One in three adults have hypertension (HTN)
approximately 65% of older adults (age 60+) have hypertension
(HTN)
Hypertension is more prevalent in populations that consume
higher levels of sodium
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |3
Which of the following is TRUE regarding research in Chronic Disease
Prevention?
Ans: Epidemiology is an excellent way to observe and analyze
disease events, but also holds ethical limitations, Animal
research allows for tightly controlled conditions, but
extrapolation of results from animal models to humans is not
always valid.
Which of the following is TRUE?
Ans: The etiology of CV disease is more difficult to understand
than cancer because there are so many different manifestations
of CV disease
The etiology of cancer is more difficult to understand than CV
disease because there are so many different manifestations of
cancer
Which of the following is/are the leading causes of death in the U.S.?
Ans: chronic disease
Which of the following represents a characteristic of chronic disease
(as compared to infectious disease)?
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |4
Ans: Chronic diseases are not caused by a single pathogen, but
instead they typically have multiple causal factors
Most chronic diseases develop over a long period of time
Many chronic diseases can be detected early
allowing for nterventions to reduce their impact
An intervention for the PRIMARY prevention of cancer would include:
Ans: Discouraging teenagers from beginning to smoke
Urging current smokers to quit
An intervention for the TERTIARY prevention of cancer would include:
Ans: Providing cancer treatment services to minimize disability
and improve quality of life in cancer patients
Epidemiologic transition processes are not necessarily unidirectional,
instead they can be viewed as continuous processes in which some
diseases appear while others disapper.
Ans: true
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
