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Final Exam Study Guide
The final exam will take place on Wednesday, December 11 from 2:00-4:30 in HUM 129. DO NOT BE LATE! If the class
finishes taking their test by 2:30 and you decide to stroll in at 2:31 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE FINAL
EXAM. Please bring the skinny green scantron (numbered 1-100) that we have used for all of our exams. Bring at least two
sharpened pencils with you so that you don’t have to sharpen them in class.
The Final Exam is worth 150 points, where ~100 points will come from Ch. 17 (Immunity and Infection), Ch. 5 (Sex and Your
Body), Ch. 6 (Contraception), and the STD handout (from Ch. 18). Approximately 50 points will be review material (Ch’s,
1,2,3,10, 11, 12,13,14,15,16,20). The following study guide will help you prepare for the REVIEW portion of the exam ONLY.
You will not need to study more for the review portion of the final than what is listed on this study guide below.
Review Portion of the Final Exam
Chapter 1 (Taking Charge of your Health)
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What is wellness and what are the six dimensions of wellness?
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How are the dimensions of wellness connected?
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What is the function of any system described in class (Immune system, cardiovascular system, etc.)
Chapter 2 (Stress: The Constant Challenge)
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Which two systems control the stress response? Which one works slowly, which one works fast? How do they work together
(think about the release of cortisol and adrenaline from the adrenal glands and what changes these hormones bring about in
the body)
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What are effective and ineffective ways to manage stress?
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What is the basic organization of the CNS? What types of activities do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
control?
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What factors determine how we respond to stress?
Chapter 3 (Psychological Wellness)
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What is psychological wellness?
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What is the physiological basis for mood disorders?
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What does the term self-actualization involve? What criteria did Maslow determine must be met before reaching selfactualization? What types of people did Maslow study?
Chapter 10 (The Responsible use of Alcohol)
 What is the psychoactive drug in tobacco?
 What does it mean when you talk about loss of control and tolerance as it relates to a smoker?
 What are some withdrawal symptoms?
 What impact does smoking menthol cigarettes have on the body?
 Know the immediate and long-term, and cumulative effects of smoking
Chapter 11 (Toward a Tobacco Free Society)
 Where in the body is alcohol absorbed and what factors decrease/increase absorption rate?
 What is BAC and what is it determined by? What is the legal limit here in the U.S.?
 Which organ is the main site of alcohol metabolism?
 What are the immediate and long term effects of alcohol?
 What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence?
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Chapter 12 (Nutrition)
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What are the three essential nutrients that supply energy? Which one supplies the most energy?
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How are HDLs and LDLs different? Which ones are “good” and which ones are “bad” for you?
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What is the recommended intake for each essential nutrient that supplies energy? (think AMDR ranges given in class)
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What is the difference between refined and whole grain foods? Which are more healthful?
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How much of the human body is composed of water?
Chapter 13 (Exercise for Health and Fitness)
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What is physical fitness and what are the five components of physical fitness?
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What are the long term effects of exercise?
Chapter 14 (Weight Management)
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What Factors Contribute To Excess Body Fat?
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How do you define obesity?
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What is body mass index and what does this number tell you?
Chapter 15 (Cardiovascular Health)
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What are the six major risk factors for CVD?
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What risk factors can you change, which ones can’t you change?
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What are the recommended guidelines to lower your risk of CVD?
Chapter 16 (Cancer)
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Cancer usually takes what form?
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How do you classify cancers?
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What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?
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How can 87% of lung cancers be avoided?
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What are the top three cancers among men and women that cause death?
Chapter 20 (conventional and complementary medicine)
 What are the beliefs about health for eastern versus western medicine?
 What is Qi
 What does western medicine rely on to treat disease?
New Material on the Final Exam
Sex and Your Body (Ch. 5)
 Know the function and location of the male and female sex organs and related structures.
 What is removed during a circumcision?
 What are sex hormones and where in the body are they produced?
 What sex chromosomes will result in male vs. female and at what point is it determined?
 What is conception? How many chromosomes does an egg and sperm carry?
 I want you to know the stages of the menstrual cycle and what main event happens in each? Pay attention to FSH, LH,
Estrogen, Progesterone and their affects on the endometrium (innermost lining of uterus) and the follicle w/ egg
 What is dysmenorrhea? Know which of the three forms is the most severe and least severe. (PT, PMS and PMDD)
 When and what happens in males during puberty?
 What is menopause and what are some of things we discussed in class that occur during menopause?
 What happens to estrogen in females and testosterone in males as they age?
 Know the sexual problems and dysfunctions for males and females listed on the power point.
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Contraception (Ch. 6)
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What is a contraceptive?
Know the four general types of contraceptives. (hormonal, barrier, surgical, natural methods).
What exactly is done during a tubal ligation and vasectomy?
For each of the contraceptives discussed in class (and therefore on the powerpoint) make sure you know the following:
o How they prevent pregnancy
o What form are they in? (pill, patch, etc.)
o What are two advantages and disadvantages?
What is abstinence, fertility awareness (calendar and temperature method)?
How long does a fertilized egg live once its ovulated?
What is the left over follicle called once the egg is ovulated and what does it produce?
How long can sperm live in a woman’s body?
What is the pathway of sperm from seminiferous tubules in the testes to the urethral opening in the penis.
Immunity and Infection (Ch. 17)
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What is the chain of infection and how can it be broken? Be able to define pathogen, reservoir, portal of entry and exit and
host.
What are the components and overall function of the immune system?
What is a pathogen?
What is an antigen?
What are all branches of the immune system and their characteristics?
Know the types of surface and internal barriers and how they function to protect you.
Know the important cells for each branch of the adaptive and innate defense system.
What are the four phases of the immune response and what happens in each one?
What is the basis of immunization?
What is the difference between active and passive immunity?
What is an autoimmune disease?
What is a virus and its life cycle?
What is HIV and AIDS. What do individuals with AIDS die from?
How HIV transmitted?
What are the components and the function of the lymphatic system?
STD’s (Ch. 18)
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You only need to know the information on the handout!
There will be approximately 6-7 questions about the handout
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