NTR 401 FINAL EXAM STUDY UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NTR 401 FINAL EXAM STUDY UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. To ensure adequate vitamin uptake, which figure encompasses the largest proportion of the populations
needs?
Answer:
UL

Question:
2. Daniel Rudman, who postulated the idea of conditional essentiality, listed these requirements for the
nutrient in the event that a nutrient was withheld from the diet
Answer:
- Decline in plasma level of the nutrient into the subnormal range
- Appearance of chemical, structural, or functional abnormalities
- Correction of both these by a dietary supplement of the nutrient

Question:
3. The DRI Guideline that meets the nutrient intake needs of half the healthy individuals is?
Answer:
EAR

Question:
4. Which of the following are considered essential nutrients, according to Alfred Harper
Answer:
- Fatty acids
- Water
- Amino Acids

Question:
5. The DRI is made up of the following systems of measurement
Answer:
- RDA
- EAR
- AMDR
- AI
- UL

Question:
6. True of False: When trying to determine potential hazard of over exposure to a substance (nutrient), a
benchmark dose of UL is usually used to avoid subjects being harmed by excess intake of nutrient
Answer:
True

,Question:
7. Of the following, which in not considered an essential nutrient:
- Water
- Iodine
- Biotin
- Iron
Answer:
biotin

Question:
8. A conditionally essential nutrient typically ____ essential and ____ but becomes essential when
synthesis is ____
Answer:
- not
- synthesized
- inadequate

Question:
9. Chemical substances that are essential for the body are called what?
Answer:
- Essential nutrients

Question:
10. What value of the DRI is used when RDA value of nutrient cannot be determined
Answer:
- Adequate intake

Question:
11. Why did the USDA develop a food pyramid?
Answer:
Emphasis on the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle

Question:
12. An element is _____ if without adequate intake there are characteristic signs of a deficiency disease
Answer:
Essential

Question:
13. Who and what does the RDA account for
Answer:
The average daily dietary nutrient intake level that meets 97-98% of all healthy individuals at a particular
life stage

Question:
14. List three of the 5 reference values that Dietary Reference Intakes include

, Answer:
- RDA
- EAR
- UL
- AI
- AMDR

Question:
15. What are two methods of DRI implementation used to positively affect the health of the public
Answer:
- Achieve recommended and adequate intake for food-based guidance
- Consider distribution of intake for groups

Question:
16. Low insulin, high glucagon, low CCK, increasing ghrelin are all components that indicates
Answer:
Hunger/appetite

Question:
17. The peripheral body systems, the central nervous system, metabolic influences (i.e. blood nutrient
levels), and disease states (such as anorexia or obesity) all impact one's ____
Answer:
Hunger

Question:
18. In the fasted state, which hormone is secreted by the pancreas to increase the availability of glucose in
the bloodstream?
Answer:
Glucagon

Question:
19. What area of the brain is targeted by hormones in order to produce a response to hunger or satiety?
Answer:
Arcuate hypothalamus

Question:
20. Insulin is secreted by the _____ cells in the pancreas and glucagon is secreted by the _____ cells in the
pancreas
Answer:
- Beta
- Alpha

Question:
21. Which of the following hormones are not elevated in a fed state
Answer:
Ghrelin