Test Bank for Human Diseases, 6th Edition
Neighbors (All Chapters included)
What is the best definition of health?
A. the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally
B. the condition in which the human body is free from disease
C. the condition of relative stability of internal structures under changing external conditions
D. the condition of relative well-being without the presence of disorders or syndromes -
answers-A. the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally
What physical assessment technique produces sounds by tapping on specific areas of the body
using fingers, hands, or a small instrument?
A. auscultation
B. percussion
C. inspection
D. palpation - answers-B. percussion
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,C. pathology - answers-What is the study of disease? (Especially the structural and functional
changes produced by them)
A. chemistry
B. anthropology
C. pathology
D. biology
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
A. cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
B. malignant neoplasms (cancer)
C. diseases of the respiratory tract
D. diseases of the heart - answers-D. diseases of the heart
What category of disease is sickle cell anemia?
A. degenerative
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,B. metabolic
C. infectious
D. hereditary - answers-D. hereditary
What category of disease best describes a disease in which the function or structure of the
affected tissues or organs progressively deteriorates over time?
A. neoplastic
B. metabolic
C. inflammatory
D. degenerative - answers-D. degenerative
What is true regarding risk factors related to disease?
A. Risk factors are always present with the development of disease.
B. Risk factors are the etiology of disease.
C. Risk factors guarantee a disease will develop.
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, D. Risk factors increase a person's chance of developing a disease. - answers-D. Risk factors
increase a person's chance of developing a disease.
According to the United States Health and Human Services, what choice best demonstrates a
component of a healthy plate?
A.enriched white rice covering 25% of the plate
B. green leafy vegetables covering 50% of the plate
C. lean, fatty fish covering 50% of the plate
D. whole grain rice covering 10% of the plate - answers-B. green leafy vegetables covering 50%
of the plate
The medical assistant is assisting the primary care provider during a client's annual health exam.
Which statement will the medical assistant most likely hear the provider tell the client regarding
smoking cessation?
A. "Within one day of quitting, an ex-smoker's risk for heart attack drops."
B. "Within five years of quitting, an ex-smoker's risk for heart disease is about the same as that
of a lifelong nonsmoker."
C. "Within three months of quitting, an ex-smokers lung function begins to improve."
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Neighbors (All Chapters included)
What is the best definition of health?
A. the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally
B. the condition in which the human body is free from disease
C. the condition of relative stability of internal structures under changing external conditions
D. the condition of relative well-being without the presence of disorders or syndromes -
answers-A. the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally
What physical assessment technique produces sounds by tapping on specific areas of the body
using fingers, hands, or a small instrument?
A. auscultation
B. percussion
C. inspection
D. palpation - answers-B. percussion
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,C. pathology - answers-What is the study of disease? (Especially the structural and functional
changes produced by them)
A. chemistry
B. anthropology
C. pathology
D. biology
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
A. cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
B. malignant neoplasms (cancer)
C. diseases of the respiratory tract
D. diseases of the heart - answers-D. diseases of the heart
What category of disease is sickle cell anemia?
A. degenerative
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,B. metabolic
C. infectious
D. hereditary - answers-D. hereditary
What category of disease best describes a disease in which the function or structure of the
affected tissues or organs progressively deteriorates over time?
A. neoplastic
B. metabolic
C. inflammatory
D. degenerative - answers-D. degenerative
What is true regarding risk factors related to disease?
A. Risk factors are always present with the development of disease.
B. Risk factors are the etiology of disease.
C. Risk factors guarantee a disease will develop.
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, D. Risk factors increase a person's chance of developing a disease. - answers-D. Risk factors
increase a person's chance of developing a disease.
According to the United States Health and Human Services, what choice best demonstrates a
component of a healthy plate?
A.enriched white rice covering 25% of the plate
B. green leafy vegetables covering 50% of the plate
C. lean, fatty fish covering 50% of the plate
D. whole grain rice covering 10% of the plate - answers-B. green leafy vegetables covering 50%
of the plate
The medical assistant is assisting the primary care provider during a client's annual health exam.
Which statement will the medical assistant most likely hear the provider tell the client regarding
smoking cessation?
A. "Within one day of quitting, an ex-smoker's risk for heart attack drops."
B. "Within five years of quitting, an ex-smoker's risk for heart disease is about the same as that
of a lifelong nonsmoker."
C. "Within three months of quitting, an ex-smokers lung function begins to improve."
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