Nursing 105 Excelsior Questions With Complete Solutions
Nutrition correct answer: Study of how food nourishes the body Ingestion correct answer: Taking a food into the digestive tract Mastication correct answer: Chewing Deglutition correct answer: Swallowing Peristalsis correct answer: Serial contraction of the smooth muscles of the GI tract Absorption correct answer: End process of digestion through in the small and large intestines into the blood an lymph system Metabolism correct answer: Conversion of nutrients into energy Excretion correct answer: Process of elimination Macro-nutrients correct answer: Provide energy carbs, proteins, & fats Micro-nutrients correct answer: Vitamins and minerals Resting energy expenditure (REE) correct answer: Amount of energy required to maintain basic body function Basal metabolic rate correct answer: Rte body metabolizes food to maintain the energy requirements of a person Ideal body weight correct answer: Weight recommended for optimal health Body Mass Index (BMI) correct answer: Reliable indicator of healthy weight normal 20-25 bmi Caloric value correct answer: amount of energy that nutrients or food supply the body
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