HSC 4711 - CHAPTER 8, 9, 10 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Which term describes when cancer cells have spread to other parts of the
body?
Answer:
Metastasis
Question:
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are associated with increased risk for what type
of cancer?
Answer:
Stomach cancer
Question:
In breast cancer, the tumor usually develops in what part of the breast?
Answer:
Milk ducts
Question:
In the cancer staging system known as TNM, the N refers to?
Answer:
Lymph nodes
Question:
Scientific evidence supporting the link between chronic stress and cancer is
inconclusive.
Answer:
True
Question:
The most deadly form of skin cancer is:
Answer:
Melanoma
Question:
The only skin safe way to tan is to avoid the sun and visit an in-door tanning
salon
Answer:
False
Question:
Which of the following was not cited as lung cancer preventive strategy?
Answer:
Strengthen the lungs with aerobic exercise
Question:
The most effective screening tool for colon cancer is:
,Answer:
Colonoscopy
Question:
The Human papilloma-virus is known to cause which type of cancer?
Answer:
Cervical cancer
Question:
The form of cholesterol that is considered "good" is called?
Answer:
High Density lipoprotein
Question:
The good type of cholesterol is identified as "good" because?
Answer:
It moves accumulating cholesterol away from the arterial wall
Question:
Which of the following would be identified as a vascular disease?
Answer:
Atherosclerosis
Question:
Peripheral artery disease or PAD occurs when?
Answer:
Arteries delivering blood to the extremities become blocked
Question:
Which of these statements about Ischemic stokes is correct?
Answer:
Ischemic strokes result when a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked by
a clot
Question:
Diabetes is a disease of the digestive and what other body system?
Answer:
Endocrine system
Question:
If a person is unable to perform an exercise stress test on a treadmill or bicycle
ergometer, the health care provider can use chemicals to cause the subject's
heart to respond as if exercising
Answer:
True
Question:
Once a person is diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, there is little that he
or she can do to prevent another cardiac incidence from occurring
Answer:
False
Question:
Which statement is not correct related to cardiovascular disease?
, Answer:
Treatments for cardiovascular diseases vary considerably depending on
whether the patient is male or female
Question:
The dramatic increase in the number of cases of diabetes in the US is primarily
attributed to?
Answer:
Increase in obesity
Question:
Which statement is most correct related to type 2 Diabetes?
Answer:
In Type 2 Diabetes, the pancreas is able to produce insulin but the body is not
able to use it properly
Question:
Which type of arthritis is often described as "wear and tear" arthritis?
Answer:
Osteoarthritis
Question:
The American Occupational Therapy Association suggests that students should
not carry backpacks that weigh more than what percent of their body weight?
Answer:
10-15%
Question:
Which of the following would not be likely to result in a repetitive strain
injury?
Answer:
Cooking
Question:
Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder of which system?
Answer:
Neurological
Question:
Which of the following is not a disease of the digestive system?
Answer:
Gout
Question:
(A) Incidence of Parkinson's Disease increases with age, (B) women are one
and one half times more likely to be diagnosed than men
Answer:
Part A of the sentence is true and part B is false
Question:
The single most important risk factor for allergies is a family history of
allergies
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Which term describes when cancer cells have spread to other parts of the
body?
Answer:
Metastasis
Question:
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are associated with increased risk for what type
of cancer?
Answer:
Stomach cancer
Question:
In breast cancer, the tumor usually develops in what part of the breast?
Answer:
Milk ducts
Question:
In the cancer staging system known as TNM, the N refers to?
Answer:
Lymph nodes
Question:
Scientific evidence supporting the link between chronic stress and cancer is
inconclusive.
Answer:
True
Question:
The most deadly form of skin cancer is:
Answer:
Melanoma
Question:
The only skin safe way to tan is to avoid the sun and visit an in-door tanning
salon
Answer:
False
Question:
Which of the following was not cited as lung cancer preventive strategy?
Answer:
Strengthen the lungs with aerobic exercise
Question:
The most effective screening tool for colon cancer is:
,Answer:
Colonoscopy
Question:
The Human papilloma-virus is known to cause which type of cancer?
Answer:
Cervical cancer
Question:
The form of cholesterol that is considered "good" is called?
Answer:
High Density lipoprotein
Question:
The good type of cholesterol is identified as "good" because?
Answer:
It moves accumulating cholesterol away from the arterial wall
Question:
Which of the following would be identified as a vascular disease?
Answer:
Atherosclerosis
Question:
Peripheral artery disease or PAD occurs when?
Answer:
Arteries delivering blood to the extremities become blocked
Question:
Which of these statements about Ischemic stokes is correct?
Answer:
Ischemic strokes result when a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked by
a clot
Question:
Diabetes is a disease of the digestive and what other body system?
Answer:
Endocrine system
Question:
If a person is unable to perform an exercise stress test on a treadmill or bicycle
ergometer, the health care provider can use chemicals to cause the subject's
heart to respond as if exercising
Answer:
True
Question:
Once a person is diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, there is little that he
or she can do to prevent another cardiac incidence from occurring
Answer:
False
Question:
Which statement is not correct related to cardiovascular disease?
, Answer:
Treatments for cardiovascular diseases vary considerably depending on
whether the patient is male or female
Question:
The dramatic increase in the number of cases of diabetes in the US is primarily
attributed to?
Answer:
Increase in obesity
Question:
Which statement is most correct related to type 2 Diabetes?
Answer:
In Type 2 Diabetes, the pancreas is able to produce insulin but the body is not
able to use it properly
Question:
Which type of arthritis is often described as "wear and tear" arthritis?
Answer:
Osteoarthritis
Question:
The American Occupational Therapy Association suggests that students should
not carry backpacks that weigh more than what percent of their body weight?
Answer:
10-15%
Question:
Which of the following would not be likely to result in a repetitive strain
injury?
Answer:
Cooking
Question:
Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder of which system?
Answer:
Neurological
Question:
Which of the following is not a disease of the digestive system?
Answer:
Gout
Question:
(A) Incidence of Parkinson's Disease increases with age, (B) women are one
and one half times more likely to be diagnosed than men
Answer:
Part A of the sentence is true and part B is false
Question:
The single most important risk factor for allergies is a family history of
allergies
