Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, Fourth Edition

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1: Smoking while taking oral contraceptives increases the risk of
	A: pregnancy.
	B: stroke.
	C: gonorrhea.
	D: breast cancer.

2: Smoking during pregnancy increases the
	A: risk of fetal death.
	B: size of the fetus.
	C: duration of the pregnancy.
	D: risk of fetal diabetes.

3: In general, one standard drink contains ____ of absolute alcohol.
	A: 0.1 ounce
	B: 0.5 ounce
	C: 1.0 ounce
	D: 1.5 ounces

4: Which of the following conditions or situations usually indicates that an alcohol abuser has developed tolerance?
	A: The person becomes intoxicated more quickly.
	B: The person is more likely to develop nausea and vomiting.
	C: The person breaks down alcohol more swiftly.
	D: The person becomes very drunk after consuming small amounts of alcohol.

5: The most commonly abused drug among college students is
	A: nicotine.
	B: marijuana.
	C: LSD.
	D: alcohol.

6: The ____ degrades drugs such as alcohol into compounds that are safer or easier to excrete.
	A: liver
	B: spleen
	C: pancreas
	D: brain

7: The risk of death from coronary artery disease is reduced when alcohol consumption is limited to ___ standard drink(s) per day.
	A: 1
	B: 2
	C: 3
	D: 4

8: Which of the following conditions can occur as the result of alcoholism?
	A: increased sex drive
	B: later than normal menopause
	C: shrinkage of the testicles
	D: increased testosterone production

9: In 2000, ___ of all fatal motor-vehicle crashes were alcohol-related.
	A: 10%
	B: 25%
	C: 40%
	D: 65%

10: A goal of Healthy People 2010 is to reduce the number of new, young smokers to ____%.
	A: 4
	B: 8
	C: 12
	D: 16

11: The single most important factor in determining when and how adolescents first try cigarettes is the influence of
	A: parents.
	B: teachers.
	C: siblings.
	D: peers.

12: In the body, nicotine causes
	A: decreased blood pressure
	B: constriction of blood vessels
	C: increased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood
	D: decreased heart and metabolic rates.

13: Cigarette smokers are more than twice as likely as nonsmokers to have
	A: breast cancer.
	B: skin tumors.
	C: a heart attack or stroke.
	D: polycystic ovaries.

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