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: Drugs that cause serious congenital defects are _______ and _______.
	A: cocaine; marijuana
	B: thalidomide; accutane
	C: antihistamines; pain relievers
	D: sedatives; muscle relaxants

2: A physical abnormality is observed in about ____% of newborns.
	A: 1-2
	B: 3-4
	C: 5-6
	D: 8-10

3: Amniocentesis is used
	A: to diagnose hereditary diseases in a fetus
	B: if a pregnant woman is over age 35
	C: to detect Down's syndrome in a fetus
	D: all of the above

4: Two hereditary diseases that can be treated successfully are
	A: phsenylketonuria and cystic fibrosis
	B: hemophilia and Down's syndrome
	C: hemophilia and phenylketonuria
	D: muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis

5: Attempting to permanently cure a patient because medicines will not work is the goal of
	A: gene therapy
	B: stem cell isolation
	C: amniocentesis
	D: cloning

6: Alcohol use during pregnancy increases the risk of _____ in the fetus.
	A: heart damage
	B: spina bifida
	C: mental retardation
	D: depression

7: Testing people for the presence of certain disease-causing genes can lead to
	A: unnecessary treatment
	B: loss of health insurance
	C: sex discrimination
	D: sterilization

8: Congenital defects are caused by hereditary and environmental factors.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: Hereditary disorders are always caused by defective chromosomes or genes.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Down's syndrome is caused by an extra chromosome and vitamin B deficiency.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Gene therapy is widely used to treat genetic diseases.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Ultrasound scanning is used in all pregnancies to ensure that fetal development is normal.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Taking vitamin B supplements during pregnancy reduces the risk of birth defects.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Homosexuality has been shown scientifically to be an inherited trait.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: If one parent has diabetes type II, a child has the same risk of diabetes as a child whose parents do not have diabetes.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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