HPEX 310 Test 3 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Cardiovascular Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Any disease that affects the heart or
blood vessels
Cardiovascular Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - #1 cause of death in the US
Coronary Heart (artery) Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Often associated with heart
attacks
Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - group of diaereses characterized by a narrowing
and/or hardening of arteries
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A special type of arteriosclerosis that results in
an arterial blockage from a build up of fatty deposits (plaque)
Non-modifiable heart attack risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - - Age
- Family history
Modifiable heart attack risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cigarette smoking
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia
- Diabetes
Why is Hypertension bad? - CORRECT ANSWER - Damages vessels and other organ
systems (CV, Liver, etc)
,Nickname for Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - "The Silent Killer"
Causes of Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - - Genetics
- Sodium
- Obesity
- Stress
DASH diet - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 1500mg of sodium
Dyslipidemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Altered Cholesterol Profile
HDL - CORRECT ANSWER - - Good Cholesterol
- normal; (40-60mg/dL)
LDL - CORRECT ANSWER - - Bad Cholesterol
- desirable (less than 130mg/dL)
How to improve dyslipidemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Diet
- Exercise
- Medications
Type I Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cannot produce insulin
- Diagnosed within the first 5 years of life
Type II Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Insulin doesn't work properly
- Most prevalent
, Gestational Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Occurs during pregnancy
- can remain after pregnancy
Glycosylation of tissues - CORRECT ANSWER - - Sugar sticks to everything
Managing Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Control sugars and fats in diet
- The role of exercise
- Medication
Alcohol Consumption increases - CORRECT ANSWER - - Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia
- Cancer
- Liver disease risk
Stress - CORRECT ANSWER - a state of mental and physical tension
Eustress - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive stress; Can improve performance
Distress - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative stress; Can disrupt health and functioning
Stressor - CORRECT ANSWER - Any factor that produces stress
(Physical or mental; Acute, cumulative or chronic)
Stress response - CORRECT ANSWER - how our body responds to stress
- Deal with stressor and return to homeostasis
- Always the same physiological responses
CORRECT Answers
Cardiovascular Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Any disease that affects the heart or
blood vessels
Cardiovascular Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - #1 cause of death in the US
Coronary Heart (artery) Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Often associated with heart
attacks
Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - group of diaereses characterized by a narrowing
and/or hardening of arteries
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - A special type of arteriosclerosis that results in
an arterial blockage from a build up of fatty deposits (plaque)
Non-modifiable heart attack risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - - Age
- Family history
Modifiable heart attack risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cigarette smoking
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia
- Diabetes
Why is Hypertension bad? - CORRECT ANSWER - Damages vessels and other organ
systems (CV, Liver, etc)
,Nickname for Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - "The Silent Killer"
Causes of Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - - Genetics
- Sodium
- Obesity
- Stress
DASH diet - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 1500mg of sodium
Dyslipidemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Altered Cholesterol Profile
HDL - CORRECT ANSWER - - Good Cholesterol
- normal; (40-60mg/dL)
LDL - CORRECT ANSWER - - Bad Cholesterol
- desirable (less than 130mg/dL)
How to improve dyslipidemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Diet
- Exercise
- Medications
Type I Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Cannot produce insulin
- Diagnosed within the first 5 years of life
Type II Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Insulin doesn't work properly
- Most prevalent
, Gestational Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Occurs during pregnancy
- can remain after pregnancy
Glycosylation of tissues - CORRECT ANSWER - - Sugar sticks to everything
Managing Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER - - Control sugars and fats in diet
- The role of exercise
- Medication
Alcohol Consumption increases - CORRECT ANSWER - - Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia
- Cancer
- Liver disease risk
Stress - CORRECT ANSWER - a state of mental and physical tension
Eustress - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive stress; Can improve performance
Distress - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative stress; Can disrupt health and functioning
Stressor - CORRECT ANSWER - Any factor that produces stress
(Physical or mental; Acute, cumulative or chronic)
Stress response - CORRECT ANSWER - how our body responds to stress
- Deal with stressor and return to homeostasis
- Always the same physiological responses
