WGU C787 SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Amino acids
Answer: building blocks necessary for performing many body
functions
◉ Antibodies
Answer: combat infection. Synthesized from proteins in response
to infectious agent. destroy or lessen the effects of the invading
antigen.
◉ Complementary protein ingestion
Answer: dietary strategy that ensures that each food supplies
some amino acids that the others lack. For example, corn is
deficient in the amino acids isoleucine and lysine, so it is often
eaten with beans (which lack the tryptophan and methionine
found in corn)
◉ Sodium
Answer: salt. Used to preserve, flavor, and stabilize other
ingredients when food is being processed; also occurs in smaller
amounts in unprocessed food. Plays an essential role in the
regulation of fluids and blood pressure
,◉ Iron
Answer: priority category for nutrition monitoring. Individuals
whose diets are deficient in this will experience chronic fatigue,
sensitivity to cold, edginess, depression, sleeplessness,
susceptibility to colds and infections, and functional impairments
in work performance, behavior, and intellectual development.
This deficiency occurs most frequently in infants, adolescent
females, and females during childbearing years
◉ Drug
Answer: any substance that has mind-altering properties or in
other ways interacts with and modifies the structure and function
of the body.
◉ Drug misuse
Answer: includes the unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or nonprescribed medicine that results in the impaired
physical, mental, emotional, or social well-being of the user. The
use of a drug for a purpose for which it was not intended
◉ Drug abuse
Answer: generally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent. ex.If a person drinks to excess for
the purpose of getting drunk
◉ Route of Administration
,Answer: Drugs can be taken orally in the form of pills, capsules, or
liquids. Injected intravenously (directly into the bloodstream
through a vein), intramuscularly (into a muscle), subcutaneously
(under the skin), inhaled, or administered topically(external
application of the substance to the skin or mucous membranes)
◉ Distribution
Answer: Drugs are carried to body parts through the bloodstream
◉ Dosage
Answer: the amount of a drug that is administered. Determines
the effect of the substance on the body. The larger the amount
taken, the greater the probability of several different effects
◉ Threshold dose
Answer: the minimum amount required to produce a therapeutic
effect
◉ Maximum dose
Answer: the dose in which maximum effect is obtained
◉ Effective dose
Answer: the dose needed to produce a desired effect
◉ Lethal dose
, Answer: the amount of drug that will produce death
◉ Therapeutic index
Answer: the ratio between the effective dose and the lethal dose.
Obtained by dividing the amount of a lethal dose by the amount
required for an effective dose. The higher the index, the lower the
chance of a given dosage being lethal
◉ Potency
Answer: the difference in effective doses between drugs that are
used for the same purpose. ex, substance A may require twice the
dosage to achieve the same effect as substance B
◉ Time response
Answer: the time required for the substance to produce an effect
after the body receives it. As a general rule, the more quickly an
effect appears, the shorter its effectiveness.
◉ Synergism
Answer: the combined action of the drugs is greater than the sum
of the effects of any one of the drugs taken alone
◉ Potentiate
Answer: increase the effect of another drug
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Amino acids
Answer: building blocks necessary for performing many body
functions
◉ Antibodies
Answer: combat infection. Synthesized from proteins in response
to infectious agent. destroy or lessen the effects of the invading
antigen.
◉ Complementary protein ingestion
Answer: dietary strategy that ensures that each food supplies
some amino acids that the others lack. For example, corn is
deficient in the amino acids isoleucine and lysine, so it is often
eaten with beans (which lack the tryptophan and methionine
found in corn)
◉ Sodium
Answer: salt. Used to preserve, flavor, and stabilize other
ingredients when food is being processed; also occurs in smaller
amounts in unprocessed food. Plays an essential role in the
regulation of fluids and blood pressure
,◉ Iron
Answer: priority category for nutrition monitoring. Individuals
whose diets are deficient in this will experience chronic fatigue,
sensitivity to cold, edginess, depression, sleeplessness,
susceptibility to colds and infections, and functional impairments
in work performance, behavior, and intellectual development.
This deficiency occurs most frequently in infants, adolescent
females, and females during childbearing years
◉ Drug
Answer: any substance that has mind-altering properties or in
other ways interacts with and modifies the structure and function
of the body.
◉ Drug misuse
Answer: includes the unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or nonprescribed medicine that results in the impaired
physical, mental, emotional, or social well-being of the user. The
use of a drug for a purpose for which it was not intended
◉ Drug abuse
Answer: generally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent. ex.If a person drinks to excess for
the purpose of getting drunk
◉ Route of Administration
,Answer: Drugs can be taken orally in the form of pills, capsules, or
liquids. Injected intravenously (directly into the bloodstream
through a vein), intramuscularly (into a muscle), subcutaneously
(under the skin), inhaled, or administered topically(external
application of the substance to the skin or mucous membranes)
◉ Distribution
Answer: Drugs are carried to body parts through the bloodstream
◉ Dosage
Answer: the amount of a drug that is administered. Determines
the effect of the substance on the body. The larger the amount
taken, the greater the probability of several different effects
◉ Threshold dose
Answer: the minimum amount required to produce a therapeutic
effect
◉ Maximum dose
Answer: the dose in which maximum effect is obtained
◉ Effective dose
Answer: the dose needed to produce a desired effect
◉ Lethal dose
, Answer: the amount of drug that will produce death
◉ Therapeutic index
Answer: the ratio between the effective dose and the lethal dose.
Obtained by dividing the amount of a lethal dose by the amount
required for an effective dose. The higher the index, the lower the
chance of a given dosage being lethal
◉ Potency
Answer: the difference in effective doses between drugs that are
used for the same purpose. ex, substance A may require twice the
dosage to achieve the same effect as substance B
◉ Time response
Answer: the time required for the substance to produce an effect
after the body receives it. As a general rule, the more quickly an
effect appears, the shorter its effectiveness.
◉ Synergism
Answer: the combined action of the drugs is greater than the sum
of the effects of any one of the drugs taken alone
◉ Potentiate
Answer: increase the effect of another drug
