NUTR 325 Final Exam solved questions
Adolescence Age Range Correct Answer--11-21 years
Sexual Maturation Rating (SMR) Correct Answer--A scale of secondary
sexual characteristics used to assess the degree of pubertal age
SMR 1 Correct Answer--Prepubertal growth and development
SMR 2-4 Correct Answer--Occurrences of Pubuerty
SMR 5 Correct Answer--Sexual maturation has concluded
Pubarche Correct Answer--Presence of pubic hair, SMR 3
Menarche Correct Answer--Occurrence of first menstrual cycle, occurs 2-
4 years after the initial development of breast buds (SMR 4)
Average age of menarche Correct Answer--12.5 years
Range of Menarche Correct Answer--8-17 years
Peak Linear Growth Velocity in Adolescent Females Correct Answer--6-
12 months prior to menarche (SMR 2-3)
,Linear Growth Spurt Typically lasts how long? What age does cease by?
Correct Answer--24-26 months, 16 years old
How much of adult weight is gained during adolescence in females?
Correct Answer--As much as 50%
When is peak weight gain for adolescent females? Average weight gain?
Correct Answer--3 to 6 months after linear growth spurt, 18.3 lbs per year
During puberty females experience _____% increase in lean body mass
and a _____% increase in body fat Correct Answer--44, 120
Average age of Spermarche Correct Answer--14 years old
Range of Spermarche Correct Answer--9.5-17
Peak Linear Growth of Adolescent Males Correct Answer--14.4 years of
age
Adolescent males gain about ____ lbs a year during peak weight gain
Correct Answer--20
Body fat decreases and stalilizes at ____% in adolescent males Correct
Answer--12
, Males accrue the majority of __________________ during adolescence,
having _______% by 18 years of age Correct Answer--Bone mass, 90%
Semi- or parital-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes red meat
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fish,
seafood
Lacto-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fish, seafood,
eggs
Vegan (total vegtarian) Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fist,
seafood, eggs, dairy products, (honey)
Macrobiotic Correct Answer--Meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, seafood, fish,
(fish may be included in the diets of some
Health Compromising Eating Behaviors Associated with Adolescence
Correct Answer--Excessive dieting, meal skipping, adoption of fad diets
Biological Changes of Puberty Correct Answer--Sexual maturation,
increase in height and weight, accumulation of skeletal mass, changes in
body compositon
How is nutritional need evaluated in adolescents? Correct Answer--By
biological age (sexual maturation), not chronological age
Adolescence Age Range Correct Answer--11-21 years
Sexual Maturation Rating (SMR) Correct Answer--A scale of secondary
sexual characteristics used to assess the degree of pubertal age
SMR 1 Correct Answer--Prepubertal growth and development
SMR 2-4 Correct Answer--Occurrences of Pubuerty
SMR 5 Correct Answer--Sexual maturation has concluded
Pubarche Correct Answer--Presence of pubic hair, SMR 3
Menarche Correct Answer--Occurrence of first menstrual cycle, occurs 2-
4 years after the initial development of breast buds (SMR 4)
Average age of menarche Correct Answer--12.5 years
Range of Menarche Correct Answer--8-17 years
Peak Linear Growth Velocity in Adolescent Females Correct Answer--6-
12 months prior to menarche (SMR 2-3)
,Linear Growth Spurt Typically lasts how long? What age does cease by?
Correct Answer--24-26 months, 16 years old
How much of adult weight is gained during adolescence in females?
Correct Answer--As much as 50%
When is peak weight gain for adolescent females? Average weight gain?
Correct Answer--3 to 6 months after linear growth spurt, 18.3 lbs per year
During puberty females experience _____% increase in lean body mass
and a _____% increase in body fat Correct Answer--44, 120
Average age of Spermarche Correct Answer--14 years old
Range of Spermarche Correct Answer--9.5-17
Peak Linear Growth of Adolescent Males Correct Answer--14.4 years of
age
Adolescent males gain about ____ lbs a year during peak weight gain
Correct Answer--20
Body fat decreases and stalilizes at ____% in adolescent males Correct
Answer--12
, Males accrue the majority of __________________ during adolescence,
having _______% by 18 years of age Correct Answer--Bone mass, 90%
Semi- or parital-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes red meat
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fish,
seafood
Lacto-vegetarian Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fish, seafood,
eggs
Vegan (total vegtarian) Correct Answer--Excludes meat, poultry, fist,
seafood, eggs, dairy products, (honey)
Macrobiotic Correct Answer--Meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, seafood, fish,
(fish may be included in the diets of some
Health Compromising Eating Behaviors Associated with Adolescence
Correct Answer--Excessive dieting, meal skipping, adoption of fad diets
Biological Changes of Puberty Correct Answer--Sexual maturation,
increase in height and weight, accumulation of skeletal mass, changes in
body compositon
How is nutritional need evaluated in adolescents? Correct Answer--By
biological age (sexual maturation), not chronological age
