Hlst 200 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HLST 200: Cancer Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Cigarette smoking increases the risk of stroke by ______ times in men and women. two to three is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. lung cancer. Smokers of two or more packs a day have lung cancer mortality rates 15 to 25 times greater than non -smokers If there is precancerous tissue, and a smoker stops smoking their lung tissue tents to repair itself Chemicals in cigarette smoke and other environmental ...

HLST 200 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers What is a virus? Small, infectious pathogen Must have a living cell to reproduce May alter host DNA or leave their own DNA What are some of the diseases caused by viruses? Gastroenteritis Flu Herpes Hepatitis HIV/AIDS What is a bacteria? One cell organisms with rigid cell walls that are capable of replicating their own DNA What are some diseases caused by bacteria? UTI's Tuberculosis Toxic shock syndrome Strep...

HLST 200 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Intrapersonal communication communication with oneself using internal vocalization or reflective thinking. Self-talk acts of imagination, visualization, and even recall and memory can help us achieve or maintain social adjustment. Interpersonal communication communication between people whose lives mutually influence one another. Builds, maintains, and ends our relationships, and we spend more time engaged in this type of com...

HLST 200 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers chain of infection infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Infectious agents (pathogens) The types of microbes that can cause infections are viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, & helminths (parasitic worms). Viruses Tough, Tiny pathogens that are 10 to 100 times smaller than bacteria & much smaller than fungi. Most Common Viruses filoviruses, hepatitis, herpes...

HLST 200: Midterm Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Health A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Wellness Purposeful, enjoyable living. A deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health. Panacea To heal; a remedy for all difficulties; a cure all Hygiene meaning health; akin to well & to living; a science of the establishment & maintenance of health; a condition...

HLST 2007 Exam II Questions With 100% Verified Answers What are the major food sources of carbohydrates? - answersugars, starches, fibers, plants simple carbohydrates - answersugars complex carbohydrates - answeroligosaccharides, polysaccharides and starches Monosaccharides - answerglucose, fructose, galactose Disaccharides - answersucrose, lactose, maltose What is glycogen and where is it found? - answerit provides glucose when blood glucose gets low; found in skeletal muscle and liver ...

HLST 200 Final Exam Prep - Unit 7-9 Introduction to Human Health 2023 (Athabasca University)