Health Chapter 8 – Flashcards
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What percentage of Americans abstain from drinking alcohol?
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25%
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Which of the following statements about college drinking is true?
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Female college students' alcohol consumption is now close to that of male college students.
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Approximately what percentage of Americans consume alcoholic beverages regularly?
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50%
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What is the percentage of alcohol in 100 proof whiskey?
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50 percent
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Which of the following is NOT true n?about alcohol absorption?
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Carbonated alcoholic beverages are absorbed less rapidly than those containing no sparkling additives
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The depressant effects of alcohol become apparent at a blood alcohol concentration of
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0.10%
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After a night of heavy drinking, John still appears sober while his friends are obviously intoxicated. It is likely that John has developed
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learned behavioral tolerance.
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The toxic chemical by-product of alcohol metabolism that causes nausea and vomiting is called
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acetaldehyde.
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When women drink alcohol during pregnancy, they can cause significant brain damage and other impairments in the fetus; this condition is known as
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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The reduction in alcohol-related driving fatalities since the 1980s is due to
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zero tolerance laws and increased drinking age.
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Which is true about women and alcoholism?
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Women get addicted faster with less alcohol use than men.
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Jeff has been drinking a lot over the past few months, including frequent binges. His friends are concerned that this behavior puts him at risk for a condition that involves a potentially lethal blood alcohol concentration. Which condition is this?
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Alcohol poisoning
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Most new smokers in the United States are
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children and teenagers.
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Marketing of tobacco products currently targets all of the following EXCEPT
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children through ads on television.
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Which of the following statements about nicotine is true?
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It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
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Which effect does carbon monoxide have on the body?
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It diminishes the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
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Risk for developing lung cancer varies among smokers due to all of the following EXCEPT
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Tolerance to nicotine.
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The following is NOT true about smokeless tobacco:
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It does not contain cancer-causing substances.
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Which of the following is true about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)?
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ETS accelerates the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels.
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All of the following are smoking cessation medications EXCEPT
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Xenadrine
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Which of the following is true with respect to women and smoking?
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Women who smoke are more likely to have fertility problems than women who do not smoke.
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Smoking contributes to heart disease by doing all of the following EXCEPT
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thinning the plaque in the major blood vessels.
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College students think other students drink more than they actually do.
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True
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Alcohol and tobacco result in more deaths each year than all illicit drugs combined.
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True
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Smoking is second only to mold as the primary cause of indoor air pollution
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False
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Smokers have a 70% higher death rate from heart disease than nonsmokers
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True
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Worrying about an upcoming test would increase the alcohol absorption rate in the body.
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True
