ANTHROPOLOGY 205 EXAM 3 LYNCH TAMU QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Cocolitzli c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Aztec cword cfor csmallpox.
*Is chighly cvirulent.
Macpalxocitl c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Hand-Flower cTree
*Made ca ctea cfrom cthis cthat chelped cwith cmany ccardiac cproblems.
Oxytoxic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*A cplant cthat cinduces clabor.
*Ex. cAvocado cand cPapaya
Zoonose c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Diseases cthat ccan cbe cpassed cfrom canimals cto chumans.
*High cvirulence cand cunrecognizable.
*Originated cin cChina.
Virulence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cability cof can cagent cof cinfection cto cproduce cdisease.
Sli cPoda c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Also cknown cas cElephantiasis cor cFilariasis.
*Affects cthe clower cextremities. c
*Estimated cPopulation cRisk: c1.3 cBillion
*Host: cHumans
*Agent: cNematodes c(round-like cworms cthat clive cin cthe clymphatic csystem).
*Vector: cThe cCulex cMosquito
Co-Evolution c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cinfluence cof cclosely cassociated cspecies con ceach cother
Example: cVector cfeeds cexclusively cat cnight, cagent cactive conly cat cnight. cIt crequires cboth cthe ch
ccomplete cits clife ccycle.
Prevalence cand cIncidence cRates c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Prevalence cthe ctotal cpercentage cor cnu
cat ca cgiven ctime
*Incidence cis cthe cnumber cof cnew ccases cof ca cdisease cat ca cspecified ctime.
Ishi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Yahi cwas cdriven coff cland cduring ccalifornia cgold crush; cyahi cpeople cw
cbecause cof cthe cland cthey cchose; cIshi, chis csister, cand chis cmother, canother cgirl chis cage, cand c
, What cis cthe cconcept cof cthe climited cgood? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*In ctraditional csocieties, cit cis c
camount cof cgood cto cgo caround. c
*Therefore, cwhen cone cperson cprofits, canother cone closes.
Variables cof cDisease cPatterning c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cEnvironmental: cEx-Filariasis cand cMal
2. cDemographic: cPopulation cfactors clike cpopulation cdensity. cEx-Small cPox cin cthe cnew cworld cw
camong cthe cAztecs c(a.k.a. cCocolitzlo).
3. cIdosyncratic: crisks cwhich care cparticular cto cthe cindividual...Can cbe cbehavioral cor cgenetic. c
4. cCultural: chealth crisks cwhich cdirectly crelate cto cnormative ccultural cbehavior. cEx-Beri cBeri cin cT
cU..S c(diet cin cred cmeat), cHeart cDisease cin cJapan.
Sub-Categories: c
*Incidence cRate-the cnumber cof cnew ccases cin ca cgiven cpopulation ceach cyear. c
*Prevalence cRate-the ctotal cnumber cof ccases cof ca cparticular cdisease cin ca cgiven cpopulation cat c
cU.S. cthan cBrazil.
Infectious cDisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Using cevolutionary cmodels cat cthe cpopulation clevel cto
cbenign cstate cof cexistence. c
Ex: cWide-spectrum cantibacterials, cre-thinking ccost-benefit canalysis, cand c"Nothing cbut cNets."
What care cwide-spectrum cantibiotics? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cantibiotic cthat cacts cagainst ca cw
cbacteria.
Origins cof cMalaria c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Began cabout c2000 cyears cago cin cCentral cand cWest c
cagriculture. c
*The cdeforestation cof ctropical careas ccaused cthe crapid cspread cof cthe cdisease. c
*Transmission cby cmosquitoes.
*Occurs cmostly cin crural, cpoor ceconomical careas.
Penny cCapitalism c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Desperate cSupply c& cSelective cDemand:
*Indigenous ceconomies cin cwhich cthere cis cland ctenure cover ctiny cplots cof cland, cwhere cfarmers c
cengage cin csmall-scale ctrading.
Ex-Minimum cSalaries, cSelling cof cWares c(pottery), cInternational cCompanies ccan cskirt caround cen
ceconomies.
The cWorld's cHave-Not's c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An coff-shoot, cor cproduct cof cstate clevel csocieties
*50% cof cworld cpopulation.
*High cinfant cmortality.
*Poor cHealth cand cNutrition
*Unequal cDistribution cof cIncome
Scrimshaw's cVicious cCycle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Malnutrition>Intestinal cParasites>Diarrhea>We
cSystem>Infectious cDiseases
Outcomes cof ccontact cwith cindigenous cpeoples c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cCultural cExtinction: cwa
cusually cloose ccultural cways cand csplit cup. cExample; cNative cAmerican cGroups, cBrazil cpeople, cA
2. cAssimilation: cAcceptance cof cnew cways cand cbecome cfirst cclass ccitizens. cAlmost cnever chapp
cArizona
3. cCreation cof cSubordinate cStatus: cMost ccommon ctoday. cThey cbecome csecond cclass ccitizens
cfully cassimilated. cLoose cmajority cof ctheir cpower. cExample; cOakoni's cpeople
Health cand cthe cadoption cof cagriculture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔This cis can cexample cof cPaleogeo
cand csettlement cchanges. cThe cshift cto cagriculture cbrings chealth cdown cbecause cit cincrease cinfe
cstress. cWaste cbuilds cup cresulting cin ceveryone cgetting csick. cMore cchances cfor cyou cto cget csick
cone carea.
ANSWERS
Cocolitzli c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Aztec cword cfor csmallpox.
*Is chighly cvirulent.
Macpalxocitl c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Hand-Flower cTree
*Made ca ctea cfrom cthis cthat chelped cwith cmany ccardiac cproblems.
Oxytoxic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*A cplant cthat cinduces clabor.
*Ex. cAvocado cand cPapaya
Zoonose c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Diseases cthat ccan cbe cpassed cfrom canimals cto chumans.
*High cvirulence cand cunrecognizable.
*Originated cin cChina.
Virulence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cability cof can cagent cof cinfection cto cproduce cdisease.
Sli cPoda c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Also cknown cas cElephantiasis cor cFilariasis.
*Affects cthe clower cextremities. c
*Estimated cPopulation cRisk: c1.3 cBillion
*Host: cHumans
*Agent: cNematodes c(round-like cworms cthat clive cin cthe clymphatic csystem).
*Vector: cThe cCulex cMosquito
Co-Evolution c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cinfluence cof cclosely cassociated cspecies con ceach cother
Example: cVector cfeeds cexclusively cat cnight, cagent cactive conly cat cnight. cIt crequires cboth cthe ch
ccomplete cits clife ccycle.
Prevalence cand cIncidence cRates c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Prevalence cthe ctotal cpercentage cor cnu
cat ca cgiven ctime
*Incidence cis cthe cnumber cof cnew ccases cof ca cdisease cat ca cspecified ctime.
Ishi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Yahi cwas cdriven coff cland cduring ccalifornia cgold crush; cyahi cpeople cw
cbecause cof cthe cland cthey cchose; cIshi, chis csister, cand chis cmother, canother cgirl chis cage, cand c
, What cis cthe cconcept cof cthe climited cgood? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*In ctraditional csocieties, cit cis c
camount cof cgood cto cgo caround. c
*Therefore, cwhen cone cperson cprofits, canother cone closes.
Variables cof cDisease cPatterning c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cEnvironmental: cEx-Filariasis cand cMal
2. cDemographic: cPopulation cfactors clike cpopulation cdensity. cEx-Small cPox cin cthe cnew cworld cw
camong cthe cAztecs c(a.k.a. cCocolitzlo).
3. cIdosyncratic: crisks cwhich care cparticular cto cthe cindividual...Can cbe cbehavioral cor cgenetic. c
4. cCultural: chealth crisks cwhich cdirectly crelate cto cnormative ccultural cbehavior. cEx-Beri cBeri cin cT
cU..S c(diet cin cred cmeat), cHeart cDisease cin cJapan.
Sub-Categories: c
*Incidence cRate-the cnumber cof cnew ccases cin ca cgiven cpopulation ceach cyear. c
*Prevalence cRate-the ctotal cnumber cof ccases cof ca cparticular cdisease cin ca cgiven cpopulation cat c
cU.S. cthan cBrazil.
Infectious cDisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Using cevolutionary cmodels cat cthe cpopulation clevel cto
cbenign cstate cof cexistence. c
Ex: cWide-spectrum cantibacterials, cre-thinking ccost-benefit canalysis, cand c"Nothing cbut cNets."
What care cwide-spectrum cantibiotics? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cantibiotic cthat cacts cagainst ca cw
cbacteria.
Origins cof cMalaria c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔*Began cabout c2000 cyears cago cin cCentral cand cWest c
cagriculture. c
*The cdeforestation cof ctropical careas ccaused cthe crapid cspread cof cthe cdisease. c
*Transmission cby cmosquitoes.
*Occurs cmostly cin crural, cpoor ceconomical careas.
Penny cCapitalism c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Desperate cSupply c& cSelective cDemand:
*Indigenous ceconomies cin cwhich cthere cis cland ctenure cover ctiny cplots cof cland, cwhere cfarmers c
cengage cin csmall-scale ctrading.
Ex-Minimum cSalaries, cSelling cof cWares c(pottery), cInternational cCompanies ccan cskirt caround cen
ceconomies.
The cWorld's cHave-Not's c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An coff-shoot, cor cproduct cof cstate clevel csocieties
*50% cof cworld cpopulation.
*High cinfant cmortality.
*Poor cHealth cand cNutrition
*Unequal cDistribution cof cIncome
Scrimshaw's cVicious cCycle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Malnutrition>Intestinal cParasites>Diarrhea>We
cSystem>Infectious cDiseases
Outcomes cof ccontact cwith cindigenous cpeoples c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cCultural cExtinction: cwa
cusually cloose ccultural cways cand csplit cup. cExample; cNative cAmerican cGroups, cBrazil cpeople, cA
2. cAssimilation: cAcceptance cof cnew cways cand cbecome cfirst cclass ccitizens. cAlmost cnever chapp
cArizona
3. cCreation cof cSubordinate cStatus: cMost ccommon ctoday. cThey cbecome csecond cclass ccitizens
cfully cassimilated. cLoose cmajority cof ctheir cpower. cExample; cOakoni's cpeople
Health cand cthe cadoption cof cagriculture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔This cis can cexample cof cPaleogeo
cand csettlement cchanges. cThe cshift cto cagriculture cbrings chealth cdown cbecause cit cincrease cinfe
cstress. cWaste cbuilds cup cresulting cin ceveryone cgetting csick. cMore cchances cfor cyou cto cget csick
cone carea.
