NTR 401 Midterm exam 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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The best way to change the dietary intake of a population for a given nutrient is to: - CORRECT
ANSWER-educate people about food choices or modify the nutrient profile of foods most
commonly eaten.
Which factors were LEAST likely to be considered important in determining the age and gender
categories for Dietary Reference Intakes? - CORRECT ANSWER-Different racial and ethnic groups
may have different nutrient requirements.
The brain initiates or reduces food-seeking behavior by integrating various signals, including all
of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-pH of the blood
The process of "digestion" serves ALL of the following functions EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-
moves food components from the gut into the bloodstream
As soon as food is eaten, the hormone, gastrin, - CORRECT ANSWER-Stimulates hydrochloric
acid secretion by the stomach's parietal cells.
All of the following are considered to be exocrine glands associated with the gastrointestinal
tract EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-adrenal gland
, An enzyme the breaks the alpha 1-4 bonds of straight chain glucose polymers is - CORRECT
ANSWER-amylase
A transport enzyme that couples the sodium gradient that exists between the gut lumen and
the inside of the enterocytes to the uptake of a monosaccharide is - CORRECT ANSWER-SGLT-1
When we compare the physiological mechanisms for absorption of calcium and iron, we find:
increase in synthesis of a specific calcium-binding cytosolic protein (Calbindin-D) _________
calcium absorption; and synthesis of a specific iron-binding cytosolic protein (ferritin)
_________ iron absorption. - CORRECT ANSWER-increases; decreases
Which of the following components does NOT have a quantitatively important role in the
breakdown and absorption of fats in the intestine? - CORRECT ANSWER-Salivary lipase
The dietary component that is the precursor of monoacylglyceride and 2 molecules of free fatty
acid in the gut is called - CORRECT ANSWER-triacylglycerol
According to the Institute of Medicine's Dietary Reference Intake guidelines, a nutritionist using
the RDA to plan meals for a population must take into account several sources of variation that
allow calculation of the percentage of the population that would meet their requirements.
Among the following, the LEAST IMPORTANT source of uncertainty would be: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Organic foods have different nutrient content than conventionally grown foods, as is
usually noted on the labels or in the nutrient database.
When a person changes from a consistent diet that is omnivorous and high in processed food to
vegetarian diet high in fiber from fruit and vegetables, researchers studying this person would
be LEAST likely to find changes in the data coming from _______________ analysis. - CORRECT
ANSWER-genomic
Use the Diagram below showing the pathways for absorption of iron by the intestinal epithelial
cells to match processes to the numbered components of the diagram.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
The best way to change the dietary intake of a population for a given nutrient is to: - CORRECT
ANSWER-educate people about food choices or modify the nutrient profile of foods most
commonly eaten.
Which factors were LEAST likely to be considered important in determining the age and gender
categories for Dietary Reference Intakes? - CORRECT ANSWER-Different racial and ethnic groups
may have different nutrient requirements.
The brain initiates or reduces food-seeking behavior by integrating various signals, including all
of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-pH of the blood
The process of "digestion" serves ALL of the following functions EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-
moves food components from the gut into the bloodstream
As soon as food is eaten, the hormone, gastrin, - CORRECT ANSWER-Stimulates hydrochloric
acid secretion by the stomach's parietal cells.
All of the following are considered to be exocrine glands associated with the gastrointestinal
tract EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-adrenal gland
, An enzyme the breaks the alpha 1-4 bonds of straight chain glucose polymers is - CORRECT
ANSWER-amylase
A transport enzyme that couples the sodium gradient that exists between the gut lumen and
the inside of the enterocytes to the uptake of a monosaccharide is - CORRECT ANSWER-SGLT-1
When we compare the physiological mechanisms for absorption of calcium and iron, we find:
increase in synthesis of a specific calcium-binding cytosolic protein (Calbindin-D) _________
calcium absorption; and synthesis of a specific iron-binding cytosolic protein (ferritin)
_________ iron absorption. - CORRECT ANSWER-increases; decreases
Which of the following components does NOT have a quantitatively important role in the
breakdown and absorption of fats in the intestine? - CORRECT ANSWER-Salivary lipase
The dietary component that is the precursor of monoacylglyceride and 2 molecules of free fatty
acid in the gut is called - CORRECT ANSWER-triacylglycerol
According to the Institute of Medicine's Dietary Reference Intake guidelines, a nutritionist using
the RDA to plan meals for a population must take into account several sources of variation that
allow calculation of the percentage of the population that would meet their requirements.
Among the following, the LEAST IMPORTANT source of uncertainty would be: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Organic foods have different nutrient content than conventionally grown foods, as is
usually noted on the labels or in the nutrient database.
When a person changes from a consistent diet that is omnivorous and high in processed food to
vegetarian diet high in fiber from fruit and vegetables, researchers studying this person would
be LEAST likely to find changes in the data coming from _______________ analysis. - CORRECT
ANSWER-genomic
Use the Diagram below showing the pathways for absorption of iron by the intestinal epithelial
cells to match processes to the numbered components of the diagram.
