Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Jones and Bartlett Health Sciences

Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Microorganisms that cause disease are
	A: communicable diseases
	B: vectors
	C: pathogens
	D: antibiotic producers

2: Examples of communicable diseases are
	A: cancer and colds
	B: measles and colds
	C: heart disease and colds
	D: malaria

3: The most effective way to prevent infectious diseases is with
	A: antibiotics
	B: immunosuppressive drugs
	C: drinking a lot of fluids
	D: immunization

4: Allergic reactions release __________ and, in severe cases, cause _______.
	A: tears; wheezing
	B: sneezing; vomiting
	C: histamines; anaphylactic shock
	D: antihistamines; asthma

5: Antibodies are proteins that inactivate
	A: viruses
	B: bacteria
	C: pathogens
	D: all of the above

6: The most recent emerging infectious disease is
	A: tuberculosis
	B: AIDS
	C: hepatitis B
	D: West Nile virus

7: Eating undercooked hamburgers may cause a serious
	A: viral disease
	B: bacterial disease
	C: immune reaction
	D: allergy

8: To prevent liver disease it is important to be vaccinated against
	A: hepatitis A
	B: hepatitis B
	C: hepatitis C
	D: herpes

9: Small molecules that coordinate activities of immune system cells are
	A: cytokines
	B: antibodies
	C: hormones
	D: vitamins

10: Blood transfusions require
	A: removing white blood cells from the donor
	B: finding a universal donor
	C: using immunosupressive drugs in the recipient
	D: matching donor and recipient ABO blood types

11: AIDS is caused by bacteria that are sexually transmitted.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The immune system protects the body from infectious diseases.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Two kinds of specialized white blood cells are monocytes and T-lymphocytes.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Humoral immunity is mediated by antibodies.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis are examples of autoimmune diseases.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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