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The average estimate of how long a person will livel
a) life span
b) life expectancy
c) morbidity
d) mortality

The average length of a person's life measured in years.
a) life span
b) life expectancy
c) morbidity
d) mortality

The prevalence of a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population
a) mortality
b) life span
c) life expectancy
d) morbidity

The number of deaths caused by a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population.
a) life span
b) death rate
c) mortality
d) quality of life

Aspects of a person's life that increase the likelihood he or she will develop a disease or infection or experience an injurye
a) quality of life
b) physical fitness
c) morbidity
d) risk factors

Choices a person makes that increases his or her chances of developing diseases, disorders, or injuries.
a) genetic risk factors
b) behavioral risk factors
c) environmental risk factors
d) social risk factors

Segment of DNA that determines the structure and function of your cells and affect your development, personality, and health
a) RNA
b) genes
c) chromosomes
d) cells

Microscopic living things that may cause infections or other illnesses
a) immune system
b) inherited disease
c) pathogens
d) bacteria

A disease that is caused by a single defective gene passed down from an ancestral line.
a) inherited disease
b) infectious disease
c) bacterial disease
d) viral disease

Characteristics of your surroundings that may expose you to injury or disease.
a) Socioeconomic risk factors
b) Genetic risk factors
c) Behavioral Risk Factors
d) Environmental Risk Factors

Characteristics of your status in society that may expose you to injury or disease
a) Environmental Risk factors
b) Genetic Risk Factors
c) Socioeconomic Risk Factors
d) Physical Risk Factors

The body's mechanism for fighting infections and diseases.
a) Cardiovascular System
b) Nervous System
c) Endocrine System
d) Immune System

Distracted driving is an example of what kind of risk factor?
a) Environmental
b) Behavioral
c) Genetic
d) Socioeconomic

A person's level of satisfaction with his or her life.
a) Life span
b) Life Expectancy
c) Quality of life
d) The Pursuit of Happiness

Risk Factors are put into 2 categories modifiable and non-modifiable, which is an example of a modifiable risk factor?
a) age
b) gender
c) smoking
d) genes

A lack of physical activity is what kind of risk factor?
a) Behavioral
b) Socioeconomic
c) Genetic
d) Environmental

A person's level of education, type of work , income level, and access to health are is which risk factor?
a) Behavioral
b) Genetic
c) Environmental
d) Socioeconomic

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