HSC Core 1 FQ2 MC Part 1 12Q

Which of the following is an example of a socioeconomic determinant that influences the

health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

• Racism from peers and the community

• Remoteness of some of their communities

• Lower completion rate of Year 12 education

• Lack of access to appropriate health services

Which of the following best describes atherosclerosis?

• Dilation of the arterial walls

• Increased elasticity of blood vessels

• Damage to the blood vessels in the hands and feet

• A build-up of plaque on the interior walls of arteries

Which of the following lists the most common risk factors associated with both

cardiovascular disease (CVD) and breast cancer?

• Ethnicity, gender, lack of physical activity

• Family history, smoking, low sugar intake

• Family history, obesity, lack of physical activity

• Ethnicity, high fat diet, early onset of menstruation

Which of the following best describes healthy ageing?

• Ageing at a healthy rate and trying to look younger

• Increasing the proportion of people who consume healthy foods throughout their life

• Reducing the risk of illness and disease when growing older by maintaining physical, dietary and mental health

• Reducing the number of people who die at a young age from illnesses related to hereditary and genetic factors

Which of the following best defines the process of metastasis?

• Scanning to locate a tumour

• Cells dividing and multiplying

• Malignant cells invading body tissue or organs

• Differentiating between different types of cancers

Which of the following is a sociocultural determinant that explains the increased risk of respiratory diseases for some Australians?

• Being unemployed

• Affordability of medical care

• Exposure to smoking in the family

• Presence of hazardous chemicals at work

The graph shows the mortality rate (1992–2010) for a preventable chronic disease in

Australia.

Which of the following is most likely to be the preventable chronic disease represented

in the graph?

• Obesity

• Lung cancer

• Type 2 diabetes

• Colorectal cancer

Which type of skin cancer is most closely linked to increased mortality?

• Solar keratosis

• Basal cell carcinoma

• Malignant melanoma

• Squamous cell carcinoma

Which of the following has contributed most to the declining prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Australia?

• Improved community awareness and treatment of CVD

• Improved nutritional quality of food consumed by Australians

• Increased levels of organised sport participation and exercise by those at risk of CVD

• Increased numbers of alternative health professionals and volunteers working with those at risk of CVD

Which of the following is an environmental determinant that best explains why Indigenous Australians have a shorter life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians?

• The types of illness Indigenous Australians develop are more likely to result in death.

• Traditional forms of medicine are no longer widely used by Indigenous Australians

• Indigenous Australians are less likely to have access to primary health care and adequate treatment.

• Indigenous Australians have higher rates of unemployment so they cannot afford to visit the doctor regularly.