General Wellness and Nutrition
The process by which the foods you eat are broken down and absorbed is called
Digestion
Exercise intensity refers to
how hard you work
T cells and B cells are the main types of
white blood cells or lymphocytes
What is true about Type 2 diabetes prevention?
It is best prevented by eating a healthy diet and exercising
Most contagious diseases are caused by
viruses
Increasing intake of ________ can help lower blood pressure.
Potassium
Static stretching exercises should be held for
10 to 30 seconds
A preparation of killed or weakened microorganisms, inactivated toxins, or components of microorganisms that is administered to stimulate an immune response is called
a vaccine
Cerebrovascular accident is another name for a
stroke
What is one of the infections transmitted by a mosquito bite?
West Nile Virus
Carbohydrate and protein each provide ________ calories per gram.
4
Your body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing
Your weight by the square of your height
Where is there most likely to be the highest concentration of enzymes and other proteins that break down and destroy microorganisms?
Saliva
When a coronary artery becomes blocked, the result is
a heart attack
Transmission of HIV occurs through
Unprotected sexual intercourse
Most of the fats in food are in the form of
triglycerides
Application of muscular force without movement is called ________ exercise
isometric
When the body responds to a relatively harmless substance as if it were a dangerous pathogen and mounts an immune response, this response is called
an allergic reaction
The eating disorder characterized by a refusal to eat enough food to maintain a reasonable body weight is
anorexia nervosa
Chlamydia is the most prevalent ________ STI in the United States.
bacterial
Two vitamins produced within the body are (at least name one)
vitamin D and vitamin K
The length of time you should spend on a cardiorespiratory endurance exercise workout depends on the
intensity of the workout
The substance that increases the inflammatory response and the secretion of mucus following exposure to an allergen is
histamine
What type of stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain's surface, resulting in bleeding into the space between the brain and the skull?
subarachnoid hemorrhage
Inflammation of the liver is known as
hepatitis