Exam 1 Quizzes/Assignments Flashcards
Which of the following is the correct term used to describe a medical condition that is substantiated by objective data such as elevated temperature or presence of infection?
Sickness
Pathology
Illness
Disease
Disease
If an individual has experienced brain damage that leads to decreased executive function, what area of the brain is most likely injured?
Left hemisphere
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Right hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Who created the germ theory?
Marie Curie
Charles Darwin
Louis Pasteur
John Harrison
Louis Pasteur
Who made a ground-breaking study of mitochondrial DNA in the beginning of the 21st century?
Douglas Wallace
Francis Crick
Louis Pasteur
James Watson
Douglas Wallace
When was the Human Genome Project started?
1990
1969
1979
2000
1990
The number one cause of death in the U.S. adult population, heart disease, has been reduced by how much due to changes in diet and lifestyle.
52%
90%
25%
10%
52%
Gender and sex differences are topics with constantly updating information. Recent research has indicated that steroid-induced epigenetic changes impact a single life span. Which of the following may exert a multigenerational effect?
Lacrimal-disrupting compounds
Mammary-disrupting compounds
Endocrine-disrupting compounds
Exocrine-disrupting compounds
Endocrine-disrupting compounds
Which of the following is NOT an example of a damage-based explanation of aging?
Wear and tear theory
Telomerase theory
Free radical theory
All of the above are not relevant
Telomerase
Adverse childhood experiences are linked to problems in adulthood including all except
Travel related disease
Autoimmune disorders
Fibromyalgia
Addiction to tobacco, drugs, or alcohol
Travel related disease
Who are examples of successful aging?
Those in their 40s
Those in their 100s
Those in their 20s
Those in their 80s
those in their 100s
Past schools of thought indicated that race was the cause of health disparities, while current thinking indicates that epigenetics is more likely the cause and include interactions between all except the following:
Specific sociocultural and health behaviors
The amount of melanin in skin
Environmental factors
Genetic variations
The amount of melanin in skin
Life expectancy in the 20th century has increased by 35 yrs. Healthcare improvements have created an additional how many years of that 35?
25yrs
7yrs
2yrs
5yrs
7 years
What group has seen the most rapid population increase in the past decade?
Baby Boomers
Middle-aged
Over age 85
Newborns
Over age 85
Supercenturians live to be over how many years past 100?
5 years
10 years
2 years
7 years
10 years
