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What % of college students report driving after having alcohol in the last 30
days?
23.9%
The current strategic framework for guiding the pursuit of our nations health is
known as:
Healthy People 2020
The capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and
services to make appropriate health decisions is known as:
Health Literacy
What percent of adults have difficulty using the everyday health information that
is routinely available in health care facilities, retail outlets, media, and
communities?
90%
After years of growth, health care costs in the U.S. have finally leveled off.
False
The leading cause of death of Americans is:
Cardiovascular disease
Only about ____ percent of adults exercise sufficiently to experience positive
changes.
23%
A desirable cholesterol level is below 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood.
True
Sustaining muscular exertion over time without fatigue is known as:
Muscular Endurance
People with an External Locus of Control are less likely to take personal actions
leading to improved health.
True
A health professional who investigates patterns and causes of disease and injury
in humans and works to reduce negative health outcomes?
Epidemiologist
Data which describe the health characteristics of a population such as infant
mortality rate and average life expectancy are called:
Health Indicators
Which IS NOT one of the steps of the scientific method?
Assuring the trials are not double-blinded
A chart which shows the yearly increase in the number of new cases of an STI
would indicate:
Morbidity incidence
It is estimated that health care spending will account for ___________ of the U.S.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the year 2021.
One-fifth
, Which is not one of the typical categories used to study health disparities?
Age based disparities
Differences in health status between people that are driven by social or
demographic factors:
Health disparities
By 2023, unhealthy lifestyles are projected to result in a 42 percent increase in
chronic disease adding $4.2 trillion in treatment costs and lost economic output.
True
The primary reason behind the upward trend in health spending in the U.S. is:
Health care prices
A chart showing the total number of overweight or obese Americans each year
over the past 20 years would express the ________________________ of obesity.
Prevalence
The single most important energy molecule for metabolism is:
adenosine triphosphate
The aerobic energy system supplies the body with rapid, explosive energy.
False
The standard formula for estimating maximal heart rate is 200-age.
False
This term identifies the type of exercise being performed.
Mode
Which is considered the most important or primary component of fitness?
cardiovascular endurance
Which of the following is not a benefit of cardiovascular endurance?
Lower cardiac output
The only energy source that can cause muscle contraction is:
ATP
Maximal heart rate is estimated by subtracting yearly age from
220
Maximum heart rate for a 20 year old is:
200
A subjective method for measuring exercise intensity is called:
Perceived exertion
Obesity for men is considered _____ percent fat or greater.
25
The age-related loss of muscle mass is called:
Sarcopenia
The most accurate indirect method of measuring body fat is:
hydrostatic weighing
Height/weight charts are an excellent way to determine if a person is overfat.
False
Which is not a potential limitation to accurate measurement of body composition
using hydrostatic weighing?
Difficulty locating major fat deposits
Adipose tissue is another name for the fat mass of the body.
True