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NUTR 400 EXAM 2 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. The significant role attributed to dietary essential fatty acids
include all of the following except:
A. Increase blood cholesterol
B. Reduce inflammation
C. Reduce blood clotting
D. Regulating blood pressure -correct answer -A. Increase
blood cholesterol
2. The functions of fat include all of the following except:
A. Make antibodies and enzymes
B. Cushion and protect vital organs
C. Insulate the body
D. Provide essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins -
correct answer -A. Make antibodies and enzymes
3. Bile is synthesized in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
The main function of bile is for the process of:
A. Denaturation.
B. Emulsification.
C. Hydrogenation.
D. Detoxification
E. All of the above -correct answer -B. Emulsification.
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4. All of the following are modifiable risk factors for CVD except:
A. Age
B. Blood pressure
C. Smoking
D. Blood Lipids -correct answer -A. Age
5. Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by all of the following
except:
A. Triglycerides > 150 mg/dl
B. Blood pressure > 135/85
C. Blood Glucose > 110 mg/dl
D. HDL > 50 mg/dl
E. All of the above are characteristics of Metabolic
Syndrome -correct answer -E. All of the above are
characteristics of Metabolic Syndrome
6. Which of the following digestive disorders is caused by the
bacterium Heliobacter pylori?
A. GERD
B. Peptic Ulcer
C. Heart Burn
D. Irritable Bowel Disease -correct answer -B. Peptic Ulcer
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7. When glucose levels are low, the body can convert fatty acids
to other energy yielding compounds
8. called:
A. Prostaglandins
B. Eicosanoids
C. Monoglycerides
D. Ketones -correct answer -D. Ketones
9. Normal fasting blood glucose levels range between:
A. 40 and 70 mg/dL.
B. 70 and 100 mg/dL.
C. 125 and 140 mg per 100 mL.
D. 200 and 300 mg/dL. -correct answer -B. 70 and 100
mg/dL.
10. In rating blood lipoprotein levels, total cholesterol of 180,
HDL of 50 and LDL of 90 would be rated as:
A. Desirable
B. Borderline high
C. High risk
D. Borderline low -correct answer -A. Desirable
11. Michael has been told to lower his fat intake to less than
20% of his total calories (2250). How many grams of fat should
he consume
NUTR 400 EXAM 2 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. The significant role attributed to dietary essential fatty acids
include all of the following except:
A. Increase blood cholesterol
B. Reduce inflammation
C. Reduce blood clotting
D. Regulating blood pressure -correct answer -A. Increase
blood cholesterol
2. The functions of fat include all of the following except:
A. Make antibodies and enzymes
B. Cushion and protect vital organs
C. Insulate the body
D. Provide essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins -
correct answer -A. Make antibodies and enzymes
3. Bile is synthesized in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
The main function of bile is for the process of:
A. Denaturation.
B. Emulsification.
C. Hydrogenation.
D. Detoxification
E. All of the above -correct answer -B. Emulsification.
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4. All of the following are modifiable risk factors for CVD except:
A. Age
B. Blood pressure
C. Smoking
D. Blood Lipids -correct answer -A. Age
5. Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by all of the following
except:
A. Triglycerides > 150 mg/dl
B. Blood pressure > 135/85
C. Blood Glucose > 110 mg/dl
D. HDL > 50 mg/dl
E. All of the above are characteristics of Metabolic
Syndrome -correct answer -E. All of the above are
characteristics of Metabolic Syndrome
6. Which of the following digestive disorders is caused by the
bacterium Heliobacter pylori?
A. GERD
B. Peptic Ulcer
C. Heart Burn
D. Irritable Bowel Disease -correct answer -B. Peptic Ulcer
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7. When glucose levels are low, the body can convert fatty acids
to other energy yielding compounds
8. called:
A. Prostaglandins
B. Eicosanoids
C. Monoglycerides
D. Ketones -correct answer -D. Ketones
9. Normal fasting blood glucose levels range between:
A. 40 and 70 mg/dL.
B. 70 and 100 mg/dL.
C. 125 and 140 mg per 100 mL.
D. 200 and 300 mg/dL. -correct answer -B. 70 and 100
mg/dL.
10. In rating blood lipoprotein levels, total cholesterol of 180,
HDL of 50 and LDL of 90 would be rated as:
A. Desirable
B. Borderline high
C. High risk
D. Borderline low -correct answer -A. Desirable
11. Michael has been told to lower his fat intake to less than
20% of his total calories (2250). How many grams of fat should
he consume
