Part 1 Study Guide

Which is a controllable risk factor for heart disease?

• heredity

• age

• gender

• physical activity

What are the essential components of health?

• physical and mental fitness

• intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical, and social fitness

• social, physical, nutritional, and intellectual fitness

• physical, intellectual, and physical fitness

What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.?

• accidents

• cancer

• aids

• heart disease

Which statement is NOT true?

• people who smoke are more likely to exercise

• approximately 1/3 of all heart attacks are due to smoking

• 1/3 of all cancers and the majority of lung cancers are directly related to smoking

• smoking greatly increases your risk for heart disease

Assuming personal responsibility for one's health by exercising, eating healthy foods, and observing measures to avoid injury and illness describes

• social fitness

• physical fitness

• risk factor

• spiritual fitness

If someone from Florida wants to become an Olympic skier, which factor would hinder the person most?

• environment

• behavior

• heredity

• gender

Which is an uncontrollable risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

• high stress

• high blood pressure

• heredity

• smoking

What factor is most responsible for determining your total fitness?

• your heredity

• your behavior

• your ability

• your environment

Obesity increases the risk of

• high blood pressure

• heart disease

• diabetes

• all of the above

What factors determine your level of fitness?

• heredity, age, environment

• heredity, gender, behavior

• heredity, behavior, environment

• heredity, environment