PUBH 1145 – Latest Exam 1 Questions
with Solutions Graded A+ 2025-2026
Edition.
What is the definition of health? Of wellness? - Answer Health: the overall condition of body
or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury
Wellness: optimal health and vitality, encompassing all things
Be able to name the 9 dimensions of wellness and explain to yourself what each is. Be able to
reason through ways that making changes in one dimension affects the others. - Answer 1.
Physical wellness
2. Emotional wellness
3. Intellectual wellness
4. Interpersonal wellness
5. Cultural wellness
6. Spiritual wellness
7. Environmental wellness
8. Financial wellness
9. Occupational wellness
Define life expectancy - Answer How long a person is expected to live for
What is life span? Health span? What is the major difference between the two? - Answer Life
span is the same as life expectancy
Health span: period of life with no injury. How long we stay healthy
Difference: freedom from chronic or disabling disease
Define chronic disease - Answer Disease that develops and continues over a long period of
time
, Americans, 15-24: Unintentional injuries (accidents), suicide, homicide; decision based
Define health promotion - Answer The process of enabling people to increase control over
their health and its determinants
What is a health disparity? How do health disparities come about? - Answer Health disparity:
Increase in health in one particular area due to lifestyle
Health disparities are linked to social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Biological
and cultural are also differences.
Be able to reflect on the power of personal behaviors to increase health and wellness! - Not a
specific question - Answer Behavior changes
Body composition is determined by comparing relative values of which to types of mass? -
Answer Fat and lean (non-fat mass)
What is essential fat? What are the minimum essential fat ranges for men and women? -
Answer Amount of fat in our body we need to function normally. Men = 3-5%, women = 8-12%
Define subcutaneous fat. Define visceral fat. Which poses a greater health risk? And why? -
Answer Subcutaneous fat: Mainly under the skin
Visceral fat: Abdominal fat; cushions our organs. Posses the greater health risk as it's more
easily accessible by our organs
Be able to identify various methods of measuring body composition, and have a general idea of
how they measure body fat content - Answer BIA: Bioelectrical impedance analysis; all body
fat
Skinfold measurement: measures subcutaneous fat, only portion of body fat
Scanning procedures: Computed tomography (CT), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA),
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
with Solutions Graded A+ 2025-2026
Edition.
What is the definition of health? Of wellness? - Answer Health: the overall condition of body
or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury
Wellness: optimal health and vitality, encompassing all things
Be able to name the 9 dimensions of wellness and explain to yourself what each is. Be able to
reason through ways that making changes in one dimension affects the others. - Answer 1.
Physical wellness
2. Emotional wellness
3. Intellectual wellness
4. Interpersonal wellness
5. Cultural wellness
6. Spiritual wellness
7. Environmental wellness
8. Financial wellness
9. Occupational wellness
Define life expectancy - Answer How long a person is expected to live for
What is life span? Health span? What is the major difference between the two? - Answer Life
span is the same as life expectancy
Health span: period of life with no injury. How long we stay healthy
Difference: freedom from chronic or disabling disease
Define chronic disease - Answer Disease that develops and continues over a long period of
time
, Americans, 15-24: Unintentional injuries (accidents), suicide, homicide; decision based
Define health promotion - Answer The process of enabling people to increase control over
their health and its determinants
What is a health disparity? How do health disparities come about? - Answer Health disparity:
Increase in health in one particular area due to lifestyle
Health disparities are linked to social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Biological
and cultural are also differences.
Be able to reflect on the power of personal behaviors to increase health and wellness! - Not a
specific question - Answer Behavior changes
Body composition is determined by comparing relative values of which to types of mass? -
Answer Fat and lean (non-fat mass)
What is essential fat? What are the minimum essential fat ranges for men and women? -
Answer Amount of fat in our body we need to function normally. Men = 3-5%, women = 8-12%
Define subcutaneous fat. Define visceral fat. Which poses a greater health risk? And why? -
Answer Subcutaneous fat: Mainly under the skin
Visceral fat: Abdominal fat; cushions our organs. Posses the greater health risk as it's more
easily accessible by our organs
Be able to identify various methods of measuring body composition, and have a general idea of
how they measure body fat content - Answer BIA: Bioelectrical impedance analysis; all body
fat
Skinfold measurement: measures subcutaneous fat, only portion of body fat
Scanning procedures: Computed tomography (CT), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA),
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
