EXSC 387 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● define population attributable risk
Answer: amount of disease or death that could be avoided if risk factors
were removed or eliminated
●● which is More important for chronic disease prevention, genetic
predisposition or environmental factors?
Answer: environmental factors
●● What term describes a weaker or low penetrance gene that can cause
disease in the presence of environmental risks?
Answer: polymorphisms or single nucleotide polymorphisms
●● colon cancer, Stroke, chd, and t2d are what % avoidable?
Answer: colon cancer= 70%
stroke= 70%
chd= 80%
t2d= 90%
, ●● which statement would greedy describe our modern times... ready to
live or live to eat
Answer: live to eat
●● define diminution
Answer: reduction in size or importance of something
●● define necrospy
Answer: another word for autopsy
●● define sequelae
Answer: the after affect our consequence of
●● In a study of Mormon priests, the health practices are noted that
reveal significantly lower mortality ratios for cancer, cardiovascular
disease, and all cause when compared to the us white population as a
whole. What are they?
Answer: 1. never smoking 2. regular exercise 3. adequate sleep
●● define inter alia
Answer: among other things
●● moieties
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● define population attributable risk
Answer: amount of disease or death that could be avoided if risk factors
were removed or eliminated
●● which is More important for chronic disease prevention, genetic
predisposition or environmental factors?
Answer: environmental factors
●● What term describes a weaker or low penetrance gene that can cause
disease in the presence of environmental risks?
Answer: polymorphisms or single nucleotide polymorphisms
●● colon cancer, Stroke, chd, and t2d are what % avoidable?
Answer: colon cancer= 70%
stroke= 70%
chd= 80%
t2d= 90%
, ●● which statement would greedy describe our modern times... ready to
live or live to eat
Answer: live to eat
●● define diminution
Answer: reduction in size or importance of something
●● define necrospy
Answer: another word for autopsy
●● define sequelae
Answer: the after affect our consequence of
●● In a study of Mormon priests, the health practices are noted that
reveal significantly lower mortality ratios for cancer, cardiovascular
disease, and all cause when compared to the us white population as a
whole. What are they?
Answer: 1. never smoking 2. regular exercise 3. adequate sleep
●● define inter alia
Answer: among other things
●● moieties
