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Health Final Study Guide

Health Test Study Guide  125 POINTS TOTAL

True/False 
Questions 1-23 (1 Point Each)
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
On our scrantron, mark A for True and B for False.

____	1.	Emotions are the strong, immediate reactions that you feel in response to an 
experience.

____	2.	Anger is a strong feeling of displeasure that can range from annoyance to 
complete fury.

____	3.	Rationalization is a deep sorrow that is caused by the loss of someone or 
something.

____	4.	Compensation is seeing your own faults or feeling in other people.

____	5.	Daydreaming is the creation of make-believe events that seem more pleasant than 
the real world.

____	6.	Idealization allows people to see others as they want them to be.

____	7.	Sublimation means acting less maturely than you usually would.

____	8.	Denial is the refusal to recognize reality.

____	9.	Displacement is shifting the feelings about one person to another person.

____	10.	Reaction Formation is a commonly used defense mechanism.

____	11.	Violence is the use of force to injure or abuse another person or damage 
property.

____	12.	A compromise is the process of settling differences in which both sides give in 
a little.

____	13.	Drug abuse is any use of an illegal drug or the misuse of any legal drug.

____	14.	A miscarriage occurs if the mother gives birth to a nonliving fetus after a full 
term of pregnancy.

____	15.	A premature baby is born before they are fully developed.

____	16.	Reduce low birth weight babies to an incidence of no more than 10% of live 
births and very low birth weight to no more than 1% of live births.

____	17.	Appetite is your desire for food.

____	18.	Hunger is the body’s physical need for food.

____	19.	Infertility may result from STD’s.

____	20.	Symptoms of HIV infection always appear soon after infection occurs.

____	21.	You can catch AIDS by shaking hands.

____	22.	Genital herpes is currently incurable.

____	23.	Syphilis currently has no cure.

Multiple Choice 
Questions 24-46 (1 Point Each)
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____	24.	Example:  You are very angry over someone’s comment; You act as though what they 
said did not matter.
A. Negativism   B. Denial   C. Reaction Formation   D. Rationalization

____	25.	Example:  You model yourself after a professional athlete that you admire, 
denying any faults in the person that may be obvious to others.
A. Denial   B. Idealization   C. Sublimation   D. Rationalization

____	26.	At what recommended age would you receive a hepatitis B shot?
A. 2 years   B. 15 years   C. 2 months   D. Birth

____	27.	The release of an egg cell from the ovary.
A. Menstrual cycle   B. Ovulation   C. Ovary   D. Endometrium

____	28.	This disease is found almost exclusively in children of Northern European 
descent.
A. Hemophilia   B. PKU   C. Cystic fibrosis   D. Sickle-cell anemia

____	29.	Inability to produce the pigment melanin.
A. Albinism   B. Tay-Sachs   C. PKU   D. Hemophilia

____	30.	Occurs when the muscles of the uterus contract and force a nonliving embryo from 
the body.
A. Premature   B. Abortion   C. Stillbirth   D. Miscarriage

____	31.	Which nutrient is needed most for a pregnant woman?
A. Folate   B. Vitamin D   C. Iron   D. Vitamin A

____	32.	Additives that prevent food from spoiling.
A. Enriched foods   B. Preservatives   C. Leavening agents   D. Emulsifiers

____	33.	Substances that make foods smooth.
A. Leavening agents   B. Fortified foods   C. Enriched foods   D. Emulsifiers

____	34.	Which is NOT a dietary guideline for Americans?
A. Eat a variety of foods   B. Maintain a healthy weight   C. Use sugars only in moderation   D. 
Choose a diet high in saturated fat

____	35.	Which is NOT a non-nutritive substance?
A. Caffeine   B. Eggs   C. Alcohol   D. Artificial Sweeteners

____	36.	Found in fortified milk, eggs, and liver.
A. Vitamin D   B. Vitamin E   C. Vitamin K   D. Vitamin C

____	37.	Found in Leafy green vegetable, liver, yeast, whole grains, and legumes.
A. Vitamin B   B. Biotin   C. Folic acid   D. Vitamin D

____	38.	What does NOT influence our decision each time we purchase a product?
A. Price   B. Need   C. Quality   D. All influence our decision

____	39.	Which is NOT a function of the skin?
A. Production of blood cells   B. Protection   C. Sensation   D. Waste removal

____	40.	This is the first stage of syphilis
A. primary   B. secondary   C. latent   D. tertiary

____	41.	This STD is NOT curable.
A. Syphilis   B. Gonorrhea   C. Vaginitis   D. Genital Herpes

____	42.	Tiny living things that are found everywhere--in air, soil, and water.
A. bacteria   B. germs   C. vaccines   D. fungi

____	43.	Organisms that are larger than viruses but smaller than bacteria.
A. toxins   B. organisms   C. Rickettsias   D. parasites

____	44.	Usually associated with childhood; form blisters, may itch, and contagious.
A. chickenpox   B. common cold   C. e. coli   D. pneumonia

____	45.	The ability to fight off pathogens before getting sick.
A. strep throat   B. antibodies   C. immunity   D. toxins

____	46.	The function of B cells is to produce ________ that disable pathogens.
A. Virus   B. Antibodies   C. inflammation   D. mononucleosis

Matching
Questions 47-100 (1 Point Each)

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition listed below. Questions 48-51
A.	Cancer	C.	Cavity
B.	Cataract	D.	Glaucoma


____	47.	Lens of the eye become cloudy.

____	48.	A hole, caused by decay, in the enamel of a tooth.

____	49.	Gradual increase of fluid pressure within the eye.

____	50.	Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that invade healthy tissue.

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition listed below.  Questions 52-56
A.	Coping	D.	Mammogram
B.	Depression	E.	Sebum
C.	Pap Test


____	51.	A feeling of sadness, worthlessness, isolation.

____	52.	A special X ray of the breasts.

____	53.	A method for distinguishing normal cells from abnormal cells, from a woman’s 
cervix.

____	54.	To deal with a problem.

____	55.	Glands in the skin that produce an oily substance.

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition below.  Questions 57-60
A.	Identical Twins	C.	Breech Birth
B.	Fraternal Twins	D.	Fetus


____	56.	Twins that develop from the same fertilized egg

____	57.	The feet or buttocks of the baby enter the birth canal first.

____	58.	Twins that develop at the same time but from different fertilized eggs.

____	59.	From the third month until birth.

Which Additive corresponds to the correct food.  
You may use each respond more than once.     Questions 61-68
A.	Preservatives	D.	Emulsifiers
B.	Enriched Foods	E.	Leavening Agents
C.	Fortified Foods


____	60.	Niacin

____	61.	Peanut Butter

____	62.	Salt

____	63.	Baking Soda

____	64.	Ice Cream

____	65.	Riboflavin

____	66.	Iron

____	67.	Milk

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition below.  Questions 69-73
A.	Gonorrhea	D.	Genital Warts
B.	Syphilis	E.	Genital Herpes
C.	Chlamydia


____	68.	One of the potentially most dangerous STD’s

____	69.	Soft, cauliflower-like growths.

____	70.	Bacterial infection that attacks the cervix, fallopian tubes, and the urethra.

____	71.	Second major STD.

____	72.	Viral disease that causes painful blisters in the genital area.

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition below.  Questions 74-77
A.	Iris	C.	Nearsightedness
B.	Retina	D.	Farsightedness


____	73.	The colored circle in the eye that surrounds the pupil and controls its size.

____	74.	The light-sensitive tissue that lines the inner eye.

____	75.	Person sees only distant objects clearly.

____	76.	Person sees only close objects clearly.

Choose the letter that best corresponds to the definition below.  Questions 82-86
A.	Parasites	D.	Fungi
B.	Pathogens	E.	Protozoa
C.	Viruses


____	77.	Multicellular organisms that get their energy by feeding on other living things.

____	78.	Organisms or other agents that cause disease.

____	79.	The smallest of the pathogens.

____	80.	Plantlike organisms which can be either single-celled or multicellular.

____	81.	One-celled organisms.

Choose the letter that best corresponds to the definition below.  Questions 87-91
A.	Mucous membranes	D.	Urethra
B.	Rickettsias	E.	Nocturnal emissions
C.	Circumcision


____	82.	Final tube in which the semen travels.

____	83.	Moist coverings.

____	84.	Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

____	85.	Wet dreams.

____	86.	Organisms that are larger than viruses but smaller than bacteria.

Choose the letter that corresponds to the best definition below.  Questions 92-95
A.	Embryo	C.	Umbilical Cord
B.	Amniotic Sac	D.	Placenta


____	87.	Provides nourishment to the embryo.

____	88.	Nutrients and oxygen passed from the placenta to the embryo through this.

____	89.	The fertilized egg first two months of development.

____	90.	Protective covering.

Choose the letter that best corresponds to the definition below.  Questions 96-100
A.	HIV	D.	Trichomoniasis
B.	AIDS	E.	Chancroid
C.	Scabies


____	91.	Protozoan Infection

____	92.	Mites

____	93.	Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

____	94.	Causes a single painful sore and swelling in nearby lymph nodes.

____	95.	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.


A.	Carbon monoxide	D.	pollution
B.	conservation	E.	environment
C.	recycling


____	96.	Turning down the heat, taking shorter showers, and turning off unused lights.

____	97.	A colorless, odorless gas given off by automobiles, buses, and burning tobacco.

____	98.	An undesirable change to the quality of the air, water, or land due to human 
activity.

____	99.	The air, land, and water that make up the earth .

____	100.	Turning in used bottles, cans, paper,a and other packaging materials for reuse.

Short Answer (25 Points)
On a separate sheet of paper provided, answer ONE of the three questions below.

	101.	How can defense mechanisms serve both positive and negative purposes?


Freddy and Cody joined a weight-lifting club whose instructor had a  reputation for getting 
results.  The club’s motto was “No Pain, No Gain.”  Why do you think many people believe in this 
approach?  Why is this approach incorrect?


Within a week of quitting tobacco use, all nicotine is eliminated from the body.  Why do most ex-
users still experience withdrawal symptoms for weeks afterward?


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