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WorksheetsHSC Core 1 FQ2 MC Part 1 12Q
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
How can volunteer organisations reduce the impact of an ageing population on the public health system?
By subsidising prescription medicines
By transporting the aged to health care services
By assisting the aged to remain in their own homes
By increasing the number of trained health professionals in the workforce
Which of the following are factors that protect against preventable chronic disease?
Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, eating healthily, having regular health checks
Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, hypertension, having regular mammograms
Maintaining a healthy blood pressure, being male, eating healthily, maintaining a healthy weight range
Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, exercising regularly, being over the age of 40 years
