NHM 311 Final Exam Study Guide
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Cholesterol can be a precursor for vitamin D. This means that: - correct answer ✔✔Cholesterol
can be turned into Vitamin D.
In general, excess water-soluble vitamins are excreted in the urine very easily. - correct answer
✔✔True
Vitamins are ____, while minerals are _____. - correct answer ✔✔organic, inorganic
During exercise, the amount of sodium in a person's blood ________. - correct answer
✔✔Increases
The best treatment for iron-deficiency anemia is to take a multivitamin with 100% of the RDA. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is a common symptom of high blood pressure? - correct answer
✔✔None of the above - most people don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure.
Which statement describes the relationship of bone calcium to blood calcium? - correct answer
✔✔"If dietary calcium is low, bone calcium is sacrificed to maintain blood calcium."
"High-impact exercises should be avoided by young women because they cause stress to the
bones and are related to osteoporosis later in life." - correct answer ✔✔False
, After 35 to 45 years of age: - correct answer ✔✔bone breakdown exceeds bone formation.
The ____________ blood pressure is the pressure that is on the artery walls when the heart is
pumping blood. - correct answer ✔✔Systolic
Calories are a measurement of ___________. - correct answer ✔✔Energy
Which of the following hormones signals the hypothalamus that we are hungry? - correct
answer ✔✔Ghrelin
The amount of protein in a food is measured by measuring the _______ content of the food. -
correct answer ✔✔nitrogen
The thermic effect of food (TEF) ______. - correct answer ✔✔is only a small contributor to your
total metabolic rate or total calories.
Which of the following statement about insulin is true? - correct answer ✔✔It binds to
receptors in the hypothalamus and sends out a signal that we are full (not hungry).
The thermic effect of food (TEF) ______. - correct answer ✔✔is only a small contributor to your
total metabolic rate or total calories.
Which of the following components of energy expenditure is responsible for the largest percent
of total calories we use each day? - correct answer ✔✔Basal metabolic rate
Jane and Jill are the same age, gender, and weight. However, Jane works out and has a higher %
of muscle than Jill. Which one will have the lowest metabolic rate? - correct answer ✔✔Jill
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Cholesterol can be a precursor for vitamin D. This means that: - correct answer ✔✔Cholesterol
can be turned into Vitamin D.
In general, excess water-soluble vitamins are excreted in the urine very easily. - correct answer
✔✔True
Vitamins are ____, while minerals are _____. - correct answer ✔✔organic, inorganic
During exercise, the amount of sodium in a person's blood ________. - correct answer
✔✔Increases
The best treatment for iron-deficiency anemia is to take a multivitamin with 100% of the RDA. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is a common symptom of high blood pressure? - correct answer
✔✔None of the above - most people don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure.
Which statement describes the relationship of bone calcium to blood calcium? - correct answer
✔✔"If dietary calcium is low, bone calcium is sacrificed to maintain blood calcium."
"High-impact exercises should be avoided by young women because they cause stress to the
bones and are related to osteoporosis later in life." - correct answer ✔✔False
, After 35 to 45 years of age: - correct answer ✔✔bone breakdown exceeds bone formation.
The ____________ blood pressure is the pressure that is on the artery walls when the heart is
pumping blood. - correct answer ✔✔Systolic
Calories are a measurement of ___________. - correct answer ✔✔Energy
Which of the following hormones signals the hypothalamus that we are hungry? - correct
answer ✔✔Ghrelin
The amount of protein in a food is measured by measuring the _______ content of the food. -
correct answer ✔✔nitrogen
The thermic effect of food (TEF) ______. - correct answer ✔✔is only a small contributor to your
total metabolic rate or total calories.
Which of the following statement about insulin is true? - correct answer ✔✔It binds to
receptors in the hypothalamus and sends out a signal that we are full (not hungry).
The thermic effect of food (TEF) ______. - correct answer ✔✔is only a small contributor to your
total metabolic rate or total calories.
Which of the following components of energy expenditure is responsible for the largest percent
of total calories we use each day? - correct answer ✔✔Basal metabolic rate
Jane and Jill are the same age, gender, and weight. However, Jane works out and has a higher %
of muscle than Jill. Which one will have the lowest metabolic rate? - correct answer ✔✔Jill
