PRE-ASSESSMENT: HEALTH, FITNESS AND
WELLNESS (HIO1)
Which immune system structure is the site where white blood cells gain the ability to chemically identify
specific foreign agents? Correct Answer: Thymus gland
Forms a protective barrier Correct Answer: Integumentary system
Regulates body temperature Correct Answer: Both integumentary and central nervous system
Controls blood pressure Correct Answer: Central nervous system
Regulates thirst and hunger Correct Answer: Central nervous system
Regulates muscle coordination Correct Answer: Central nervous system
What are some effects of aerobic exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness? Correct Answer: Enables more
blood to be pumped with each stroke of the heart,Increases number of capillaries in trained skeletal
muscles, and Increases amount of oxygen inhaled
What is the recommended amount of sleep per day for a child between 6-13 years old? Correct Answer:
9-11 hours
Provide the energy source for brain metabolism Correct Answer: Carbohydrates
Provide reparative mechanisms for cells Correct Answer: Proteins
Provide key functions in hormone regulation Correct Answer: Fats
Which reaction is common with food allergies? Correct Answer: Difficulty breathing
Which benefit is the mostly likely to occur in an individual achieving a healthy BMI through a
combination of diet and exercise? Correct Answer: Reduced risk of high blood pressure
Which food should be washed to prevent the spread of bacteria? Correct Answer: Cucumbers
A person was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.Which of the following psychological stages would
the person experience, according to Kubler-Ross? Correct Answer: Denial,Anger,Bargaining,Depression
and Acceptance
What common traits do people with high self-esteem most often possess? Correct Answer: Take
reasonable risks, Solve problems, Nurture themselves and Confront things that frighten them
Causes blood vessel constriction Correct Answer: Caffeine
WELLNESS (HIO1)
Which immune system structure is the site where white blood cells gain the ability to chemically identify
specific foreign agents? Correct Answer: Thymus gland
Forms a protective barrier Correct Answer: Integumentary system
Regulates body temperature Correct Answer: Both integumentary and central nervous system
Controls blood pressure Correct Answer: Central nervous system
Regulates thirst and hunger Correct Answer: Central nervous system
Regulates muscle coordination Correct Answer: Central nervous system
What are some effects of aerobic exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness? Correct Answer: Enables more
blood to be pumped with each stroke of the heart,Increases number of capillaries in trained skeletal
muscles, and Increases amount of oxygen inhaled
What is the recommended amount of sleep per day for a child between 6-13 years old? Correct Answer:
9-11 hours
Provide the energy source for brain metabolism Correct Answer: Carbohydrates
Provide reparative mechanisms for cells Correct Answer: Proteins
Provide key functions in hormone regulation Correct Answer: Fats
Which reaction is common with food allergies? Correct Answer: Difficulty breathing
Which benefit is the mostly likely to occur in an individual achieving a healthy BMI through a
combination of diet and exercise? Correct Answer: Reduced risk of high blood pressure
Which food should be washed to prevent the spread of bacteria? Correct Answer: Cucumbers
A person was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.Which of the following psychological stages would
the person experience, according to Kubler-Ross? Correct Answer: Denial,Anger,Bargaining,Depression
and Acceptance
What common traits do people with high self-esteem most often possess? Correct Answer: Take
reasonable risks, Solve problems, Nurture themselves and Confront things that frighten them
Causes blood vessel constriction Correct Answer: Caffeine
