Ntr 401 Practice Test Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The functional unit of the kidney consisting of the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, proximal
and distal tubules, and loop of Henley is called: - CORRECT ANSWERS nephron
Cells in the bone that use hydrochloric acid and proteases to dissolve bone matrix and
mineral: - CORRECT ANSWERS osteoclast
Menaquinone is: - CORRECT ANSWERS the chemical form of vitamin K that is
synthesized in bacteria.
Each of the following food components reduce the uptake of minerals from the diet EXCEPT:
phytate, lactose, tannins, oxalic acid - CORRECT ANSWERS lactose
The pituitary hormone that is chiefly responsible for regulating the amount of water that is
excreted by the kidney in response to change in the osmotic pressure of the blood is -
CORRECT ANSWERS vasopressin
Increased dietary fiber can be associated with decreased serum cholesterol levels because -
CORRECT ANSWERS enterohepatic recirculation of bile salts is reduced by the bile
salts binding to the fiber.
In contrast to osteoporosis, the diseases osteomalacia and rickets are likely to - CORRECT
ANSWERS be caused by low intake of vitamin D, not calcium, and be characterized
by a normal volume of bone that is
more poorly mineralized.
Blood pH is LEAST likely to be affected or regulated by which of the following factors? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Losing excess moisture through the skin by perspiration
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The functional unit of the kidney consisting of the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, proximal
and distal tubules, and loop of Henley is called: - CORRECT ANSWERS nephron
Cells in the bone that use hydrochloric acid and proteases to dissolve bone matrix and
mineral: - CORRECT ANSWERS osteoclast
Menaquinone is: - CORRECT ANSWERS the chemical form of vitamin K that is
synthesized in bacteria.
Each of the following food components reduce the uptake of minerals from the diet EXCEPT:
phytate, lactose, tannins, oxalic acid - CORRECT ANSWERS lactose
The pituitary hormone that is chiefly responsible for regulating the amount of water that is
excreted by the kidney in response to change in the osmotic pressure of the blood is -
CORRECT ANSWERS vasopressin
Increased dietary fiber can be associated with decreased serum cholesterol levels because -
CORRECT ANSWERS enterohepatic recirculation of bile salts is reduced by the bile
salts binding to the fiber.
In contrast to osteoporosis, the diseases osteomalacia and rickets are likely to - CORRECT
ANSWERS be caused by low intake of vitamin D, not calcium, and be characterized
by a normal volume of bone that is
more poorly mineralized.
Blood pH is LEAST likely to be affected or regulated by which of the following factors? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Losing excess moisture through the skin by perspiration
