Concept Of Health Quiz
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- 1.The process in which foods you eat are broken down and absorbed is called
- A.
Metabolism
- B.
Digestion
- C.
Respiration
- 2.Which of the folllowing essential nutrients does NOT supply energy?
- A.
Vitamins
- B.
Fats
- C.
Carbohydrates
- 3.The building blocks of proteins are called
- A.
Enzymes
- B.
Minerals
- C.
Amino acids
- 4.Protein sources that provide all the amino acids that cannot be manufactured in the body are best desrcibed as
- A.
Incomplete
- B.
Essential
- C.
Complete
- D.
Nonessential
- 5.Which of the following is NOT a function of fats?
- A.
They form important components of blood and some hormones
- B.
They support and cushion your organs
- C.
They help insulate your body
- 6.The major source of fuel for the body during rest and light activity is
- A.
Vitamins
- B.
Proteins
- C.
Fats
- 7.The essential fatty acids,linoleic and alpha-linoleic acids,are both
- A.
Polyunsaturated
- B.
Monosaturated
- C.
Hydrosaturated
- 8.Leading sources of saturated fat in the american diet include all of the following,EXCEPT
- A.
Red meats
- B.
Poultry
- C.
Whole milk and cheese
- 9.A by-product of hydrogenation is
- A.
Trans fatty acids
- B.
Triglycerides
- C.
Cholesterol
- 10.Human body weight is composed of approximately_____ water.
- A.
50-60
- B.
20-30
- C.
40-50
- 11.The body's abitlity to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort is
- A.
Physical activity
- B.
Peak work load
- C.
Physical fitness
- 12.The abilty of the body to perform prolonged ,large muscle dynamic excercise at moderate-to -high levels of intensity is
- A.
Cardiorespiratory endurance
- B.
anaerobic capacity
- C.
Adaptive capacity
- D.
Cardiorespiratory capacity
- 13.Flexibility is best described a
- A.
The ability to move without pain during exercise
- B.
The ability to move joints through their full range o motion
- C.
The ability to move rapidly during exercise
- 14.Exercise tends to result in all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Decreased insulin sensitivity
- B.
Improved self-image
- C.
Improved memory
- 15.Cooling down after exercise is important to
- A.
Maintain blood flow to the extremities
- B.
Restore circulation to its normal resting condition
- C.
Increase lactic acid in the muscles
- 16.According to the national institues of health,___ of American adults are overweight
- A.
66
- B.
35
- C.
52
- 17.Which of the following are activities that use calories?
- A.
Vital body dysfunctions
- B.
Physical activities
- C.
All of these use calories
- D.
Food digestion
- 18.According to standards issued bu the national institues of health,a healthy BMI is betweeen
- A.
12.5 and 19.5
- B.
18.5 and 24.9
- C.
16.5 and 21.5
- 19.People who tend to store weight in the ___ are at increased risk for chronic disease
- A.
Buttocks
- B.
Abdomen
- C.
Hips
- 20.A condition characterized by extreme dissatisfaction with appearance,body type,and /or body composition is
- A.
amenorrhea
- B.
Body dysmorphic disorder
- C.
. bipolar disorder
- 21.What is the number one killer of American women?
- A.
Breast cancer
- B.
Heart disease
- C.
Stroke
- 22.The large artery that recieves blood from the left ventricle and disributes it to the rest of the body is called the
- A.
Pulmonary artery
- B.
Aorta
- C.
Vena cava
- 23.When the heart contracts,called__,blood pressure___;when the heart relaxes,called___,blood pressure___.
- A.
diastole, decreases, systole, increases
- B.
Systole,increases,diastole,decreases
- C.
Systole, decreases, diastole, increases
- 24.All of the following CVD risk factors can be changed, EXCEPT
- A.
Cigarette smoking
- B.
Physical inactivity
- C.
Family history of CVD
- 25.Smoking increases cardiovascular risk in all of the following ways,EXCEPT
- A.
Increasing oxygen in the blood
- B.
Reducing high-density lipoproteins.
- C.
Increasing blood pressure.
- 26.The for of cholesterol that draws cholesterol out of the walls of the arteries and returns it to the liverfor recycling is
- A.
HDL
- B.
LDL
- C.
VLDL
- 27.Damage to the heart muscle because of lack of blood supply is called
- A.
Myocardial infarction
- B.
Cardiac arrest
- C.
Angina pectoris
- 28.A tumor that is NOT cancerous
- A.
Melanoma
- B.
Benign
- C.
Malignant
- 29.When a malignant tumor spreads to sites distant from the primary tumor,the process is known as
- A.
Hyperplasia
- B.
Matastasis
- C.
Dysplasia
- 30.The most common form of skin cancer is
- A.
Carcinoma
- B.
Melanoma
- C.
Sarcoma
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