HPEX 310 EXAM 2 MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER
RATIONALES 2026
◉ most people who have strokes are over the age of:
Answer: 55
◉ A disease that results from elevated blood sugar levels is known
as ________.
Answer: diabetes
◉ A healthy diet that reduces ________ intake can help lower blood
pressure.
Answer: sodium
◉ Fat distribution is a very important contributor for health risk
factors. Waist-to-hip ratio is one that may help determine a health
risk. Which of the following ratios may indicate a significant risk for
developing CHD in men and women?
Answer: greater than 1.0 for men and 0.8 for women
◉ Which type of vitamin is required to help the body eliminate
homocysteine (a contributor to atherosclerosis) from the body?
Answer: B
,◉ ________ results in the death of brain cells.
Answer: stroke
◉ Within ________ years of quitting smoking, the risk of death from
CHD is reduced to a level equal to that of a person who has never
smoked.
Answer: ten
◉ What is the percentage of adults of the age of 20 that have a blood
cholesterol level above 240 mg/dL?
Answer: 12%
◉ What is the percentage of adults over the age of 65 that will die of
CHD?
Answer: 80%
◉ What is arteriosclerosis?
Answer: narrowing of the arteries
◉ Regular endurance exercise is considered the key to reduce the
likelihood of CVD. What is considered the best frequency for exercise
to reduce this risk?
,Answer: three or more times per week
◉ What is considered optimal levels for LDL and HDL?
Answer: LDL: less than 100
HDL: more than 60
◉ The American Heart Association estimates that approximately
one in ________ people suffers from hypertension.
Answer: three
◉ Which of the following major risk factors for cardiovascular
disease cannot be modified by behavior?
- age
- smoking
- physical inactivity
- hypertension
Answer: age
◉ Jesse has recently been diagnosed with moderately high blood
pressure. His doctor suggests that he first try to modify some
behaviors instead of beginning blood pressure medication right
away. Which is the best change Jesse can make to start to reduce his
blood pressure?
, Answer: stop eating fast food for lunch
◉ Which of the following behaviors would best help reduce the
likelihood of developing a major risk factor for CHD?
- increase physical activity and maintain healthy body weight
- decrease alcohol consumption and stress only
- increase healthy diet behaviors, decrease alcohol consumption, and
decrease stress
Answer: increase healthy diet behaviors, decrease alcohol
consumption, and decrease stress
◉ A total blood cholesterol concentration of less than ________ mg/dL
indicates a low risk of developing CHD.
Answer: 200
◉ Which of the following is not a common sign of a heart attack?
- pressure or pain in the chest
- pain in the shoulder, neck, or arm
- chills and fever
- nausea
Answer: chills and fever
RATIONALES 2026
◉ most people who have strokes are over the age of:
Answer: 55
◉ A disease that results from elevated blood sugar levels is known
as ________.
Answer: diabetes
◉ A healthy diet that reduces ________ intake can help lower blood
pressure.
Answer: sodium
◉ Fat distribution is a very important contributor for health risk
factors. Waist-to-hip ratio is one that may help determine a health
risk. Which of the following ratios may indicate a significant risk for
developing CHD in men and women?
Answer: greater than 1.0 for men and 0.8 for women
◉ Which type of vitamin is required to help the body eliminate
homocysteine (a contributor to atherosclerosis) from the body?
Answer: B
,◉ ________ results in the death of brain cells.
Answer: stroke
◉ Within ________ years of quitting smoking, the risk of death from
CHD is reduced to a level equal to that of a person who has never
smoked.
Answer: ten
◉ What is the percentage of adults of the age of 20 that have a blood
cholesterol level above 240 mg/dL?
Answer: 12%
◉ What is the percentage of adults over the age of 65 that will die of
CHD?
Answer: 80%
◉ What is arteriosclerosis?
Answer: narrowing of the arteries
◉ Regular endurance exercise is considered the key to reduce the
likelihood of CVD. What is considered the best frequency for exercise
to reduce this risk?
,Answer: three or more times per week
◉ What is considered optimal levels for LDL and HDL?
Answer: LDL: less than 100
HDL: more than 60
◉ The American Heart Association estimates that approximately
one in ________ people suffers from hypertension.
Answer: three
◉ Which of the following major risk factors for cardiovascular
disease cannot be modified by behavior?
- age
- smoking
- physical inactivity
- hypertension
Answer: age
◉ Jesse has recently been diagnosed with moderately high blood
pressure. His doctor suggests that he first try to modify some
behaviors instead of beginning blood pressure medication right
away. Which is the best change Jesse can make to start to reduce his
blood pressure?
, Answer: stop eating fast food for lunch
◉ Which of the following behaviors would best help reduce the
likelihood of developing a major risk factor for CHD?
- increase physical activity and maintain healthy body weight
- decrease alcohol consumption and stress only
- increase healthy diet behaviors, decrease alcohol consumption, and
decrease stress
Answer: increase healthy diet behaviors, decrease alcohol
consumption, and decrease stress
◉ A total blood cholesterol concentration of less than ________ mg/dL
indicates a low risk of developing CHD.
Answer: 200
◉ Which of the following is not a common sign of a heart attack?
- pressure or pain in the chest
- pain in the shoulder, neck, or arm
- chills and fever
- nausea
Answer: chills and fever
