NTR 410 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Already Passed
Match the interventions in infants and children with the most likely result. - Answers Vitamin A in
children → Reduction of all-cause mortality, reduced diarrhea and measles
Delayed cord clamping → Increase in newborn hemoglobin and higher serum ferritin concentration at 6
months of age, reduction in need for blood transfusion, lower risk of complications after birth
Vitamin K → Reduction in risk of bleeding
Massage for premature infants→ Increased insulin and IGF-1, increase weight gain, reduce hospital stay,
improves bone density
Vitamin A in neonates → Reduced mortality and oxygen requirement at 1 month of age
Kangaroo Care → Increase in breastfeeding at 1-4 months of age and increased duration of
breastfeeding, reduction in the risk of mortality, reduction in nosocomial infection or sepsis, reduction in
prevalence of hypothermia
Multiple micronutrient supplementation in children → Improved height and weight gain, increase in
reasoning abilities, improved hemoglobin concentration, reduced IDA and retinol deficiency
Match the interventions in women of reproductive age and during pregnancy with the most likely result.
- Answers Folic acid supplementation by fortification of the food supply → Prevents neural tube defects,
improves birth weight, and decreases megaloblastic anemia
Intermittent iron supplementation → Reduce risk of anemia, reduce low birth weight
Iodine supplementation→ Reduction in cretinism, increase in developmental scores in children
Zinc supplementation → Reduction in preterm birth
,Calcium supplementation→ Reduces gestational hypertensive disorders
Daily iron or iron and folic acid supplementation → Reduction in anemia at term, reduction in iron
deficiency anemia (IDA), reduction in the incidence of low birth weight
Which of the following descriptions correctly describes the term "stunting"?
a. The loss of fat and muscle mass
b. It is caused by malnutrition
c. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height - Answers b. It is caused by
malnutrition
c. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height
Which of the following descriptions correctly describes the term "wasting"?
Select one or more:
a. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height
b. The loss of fat and muscle mass
c. It is caused by malnutrition - Answers b. The loss of fat and muscle mass
c. It is caused by malnutrition
Which of the following interventions directly resulted in an improvement in height in children (according
to the reading)?
a. Zinc supplementation
b. Promotion of dietary diversity and complementary feeding
c. Vitamin K supplementation
d. Vitamin A supplementation
e. Multiple micronutrient supplementation - Answers a. Zinc supplementation
b. Promotion of dietary diversity and complementary feeding
e. Multiple micronutrient supplementation
,Anitra has been trying to get pregnant with her first baby, but it is taking a long time. She has been
trying for over two years and has not yet conceived. Her BMI is 18 and she is 29 years old. Which of the
following are steps that her health care provider (HCP) should take to best help Anitra and her future
baby?
a. The HCP should prescribe hormone therapy with GnRH and FSH
b. The HCP should consider a referral to a psychologist if Anitra is unwilling to gain weight.
c. The HCP should work with Anitra on strategies to safely gain weight.
d. The HCP should prescribe clomid. - Answers b. The HCP should consider a referral to a psychologist if
Anitra is unwilling to gain weight.
c. The HCP should work with Anitra on strategies to safely gain weight.
Sperm production can cease when a man looses greater than 25% of his body weight (if he is at a normal
BMI to begin with).
T/F - Answers True
Adequate health and nutrition status can aid in the prevention of which of the following outcomes?
a. Small for gestational age
b. Neonatal illness
c. Fetal growth restriction
d. Maternal mortality
e. Fetal mortality
f. Low birth weight
g. Congenital anomalies
h. Pregnancy complications - Answers all
Match the terms with the correct definition. - Answers Interval in which hormones direct buildup of
blood & nutrient stores within uterus; ovum matures & is released → Menstrual cycle
Characterized by an unusually long time for conception; reduced level of fertility → Subfertility
Period in which humans become biologically capable of reproduction → Puberty
, The lack of conception after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. → Infertile
Loss of baby within 1st 20 weeks of pregnancy
→ Miscarriage
Eggs females produce & store within the ovaries
→ Ova
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding oxidative stress, antioxidant status, and
fertility?
a. Oxidative stress interferes with the implantation of an egg
b. Oxidative stress reduces the ability of the sperm to fuse with an egg
c. Oxidative stress harms eggs
d. Antioxidants include vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, ad selenium
e. Oxidative stress reduces sperm motility
f. Oxidation improves fertility - Answers a. Oxidative stress interferes with the implantation of an egg
b. Oxidative stress reduces the ability of the sperm to fuse with an egg
d. Antioxidants include vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, ad selenium
e. Oxidative stress reduces sperm motility
Some research shows that increased caffeine consumption may increase the time to conception
T/F - Answers True
Some research shows that increased alcohol consumption may decrease the time to conception.
T/F - Answers False
Women with PKU should adhere to a phenylalanine restricted diet always, especially during
reproductive years, to reduce the risk of delivering infants with congenital anomalies.
T/F - Answers True
Match the interventions in infants and children with the most likely result. - Answers Vitamin A in
children → Reduction of all-cause mortality, reduced diarrhea and measles
Delayed cord clamping → Increase in newborn hemoglobin and higher serum ferritin concentration at 6
months of age, reduction in need for blood transfusion, lower risk of complications after birth
Vitamin K → Reduction in risk of bleeding
Massage for premature infants→ Increased insulin and IGF-1, increase weight gain, reduce hospital stay,
improves bone density
Vitamin A in neonates → Reduced mortality and oxygen requirement at 1 month of age
Kangaroo Care → Increase in breastfeeding at 1-4 months of age and increased duration of
breastfeeding, reduction in the risk of mortality, reduction in nosocomial infection or sepsis, reduction in
prevalence of hypothermia
Multiple micronutrient supplementation in children → Improved height and weight gain, increase in
reasoning abilities, improved hemoglobin concentration, reduced IDA and retinol deficiency
Match the interventions in women of reproductive age and during pregnancy with the most likely result.
- Answers Folic acid supplementation by fortification of the food supply → Prevents neural tube defects,
improves birth weight, and decreases megaloblastic anemia
Intermittent iron supplementation → Reduce risk of anemia, reduce low birth weight
Iodine supplementation→ Reduction in cretinism, increase in developmental scores in children
Zinc supplementation → Reduction in preterm birth
,Calcium supplementation→ Reduces gestational hypertensive disorders
Daily iron or iron and folic acid supplementation → Reduction in anemia at term, reduction in iron
deficiency anemia (IDA), reduction in the incidence of low birth weight
Which of the following descriptions correctly describes the term "stunting"?
a. The loss of fat and muscle mass
b. It is caused by malnutrition
c. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height - Answers b. It is caused by
malnutrition
c. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height
Which of the following descriptions correctly describes the term "wasting"?
Select one or more:
a. The inability for a child to reach their genetic potential for height
b. The loss of fat and muscle mass
c. It is caused by malnutrition - Answers b. The loss of fat and muscle mass
c. It is caused by malnutrition
Which of the following interventions directly resulted in an improvement in height in children (according
to the reading)?
a. Zinc supplementation
b. Promotion of dietary diversity and complementary feeding
c. Vitamin K supplementation
d. Vitamin A supplementation
e. Multiple micronutrient supplementation - Answers a. Zinc supplementation
b. Promotion of dietary diversity and complementary feeding
e. Multiple micronutrient supplementation
,Anitra has been trying to get pregnant with her first baby, but it is taking a long time. She has been
trying for over two years and has not yet conceived. Her BMI is 18 and she is 29 years old. Which of the
following are steps that her health care provider (HCP) should take to best help Anitra and her future
baby?
a. The HCP should prescribe hormone therapy with GnRH and FSH
b. The HCP should consider a referral to a psychologist if Anitra is unwilling to gain weight.
c. The HCP should work with Anitra on strategies to safely gain weight.
d. The HCP should prescribe clomid. - Answers b. The HCP should consider a referral to a psychologist if
Anitra is unwilling to gain weight.
c. The HCP should work with Anitra on strategies to safely gain weight.
Sperm production can cease when a man looses greater than 25% of his body weight (if he is at a normal
BMI to begin with).
T/F - Answers True
Adequate health and nutrition status can aid in the prevention of which of the following outcomes?
a. Small for gestational age
b. Neonatal illness
c. Fetal growth restriction
d. Maternal mortality
e. Fetal mortality
f. Low birth weight
g. Congenital anomalies
h. Pregnancy complications - Answers all
Match the terms with the correct definition. - Answers Interval in which hormones direct buildup of
blood & nutrient stores within uterus; ovum matures & is released → Menstrual cycle
Characterized by an unusually long time for conception; reduced level of fertility → Subfertility
Period in which humans become biologically capable of reproduction → Puberty
, The lack of conception after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. → Infertile
Loss of baby within 1st 20 weeks of pregnancy
→ Miscarriage
Eggs females produce & store within the ovaries
→ Ova
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding oxidative stress, antioxidant status, and
fertility?
a. Oxidative stress interferes with the implantation of an egg
b. Oxidative stress reduces the ability of the sperm to fuse with an egg
c. Oxidative stress harms eggs
d. Antioxidants include vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, ad selenium
e. Oxidative stress reduces sperm motility
f. Oxidation improves fertility - Answers a. Oxidative stress interferes with the implantation of an egg
b. Oxidative stress reduces the ability of the sperm to fuse with an egg
d. Antioxidants include vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, ad selenium
e. Oxidative stress reduces sperm motility
Some research shows that increased caffeine consumption may increase the time to conception
T/F - Answers True
Some research shows that increased alcohol consumption may decrease the time to conception.
T/F - Answers False
Women with PKU should adhere to a phenylalanine restricted diet always, especially during
reproductive years, to reduce the risk of delivering infants with congenital anomalies.
T/F - Answers True
