NSC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Vitamin ____ is a strong antioxidant, supports skin health, and helps develop white
blood cells
✔✔ Vitamin A
The ____ stage is where elevated blood pressure results in resistance to pathogens,
radiation, and stress
✔✔ Nonspecific signs and symptoms stage
The amount of energy required for cellular metabolic processes and organ function
is called
✔✔ Basal metabolic rate
A ____ diet is low in whole grains and fiber, high in dietary fat, contains more
nitrosamines and pickled foods, and is low in fruits and vegetables
✔✔ Carcinogenic diet
We gradually begin to lose bone mass at ____ years old
✔✔ 40 years old
in the ___ stage: metabolic systems in homeostasis and organs functioning at
optimum levels -ANSWER ✔✔resillient
___ adulthood is 20-39 years. becoming independent and leaving parents. renewed
interest in nutrition "for the kids sake" -ANSWER ✔✔early
,___ adulthood, 40's, active family responsibilities, recognition of ones mortality -
ANSWER ✔✔midlife
____ generation, 50's, many are multigenerational caregivers, health concerns are
added(chronic disease) -ANSWER ✔✔sandwich
___ adulthood, 60's, transition to retirement, greater attention to physical activity,
managing identified risk factors to prevent diseases -ANSWER ✔✔later
growing stops by the ___'s -ANSWER ✔✔20
bone density growth continues to ___'s -ANSWER ✔✔30
______ peaks at 25-30. decline in size and mass of muscle, increase in body fat -
ANSWER ✔✔muscular strength
body composition changes slowly occur in tandem with ___ shifts -ANSWER
✔✔hormonal
____ changes are the end of reproduction -ANSWER ✔✔climateric
menopause is the end of ___ -ANSWER ✔✔reproductive capacity
___ occurs around 50 in females. decline of estrogen, increase in abdominal fat.
increase in risk of cvd and loss of bone mass -ANSWER ✔✔menopause
, in men, after age 30 there is a gradual decline in ____ and muscle mass -ANSWER
✔✔testosterone levels
____: positive energy balance resulting in increase in weight -ANSWER
✔✔adiposity
metabolic rate and ___ begin to decline in early adulthood. about 2.9% for men
and 2% for women -ANSWER ✔✔energy expenditure
BMR is 60 to __% for involuntary processes. TEF metabolism of food is 10% -
ANSWER ✔✔75
activity _____: most variable component which accounts for 20-40% of total
energy needs -ANSWER ✔✔thermogenesis
1 pound of body fat= ___ calories. to lose 1 pound a week, an adult must have
negative energy balance of 500 -ANSWER ✔✔3500
resting energy expenditure for males (10 X weight)+(6.25 X height)-(5 X
age)+____ -ANSWER ✔✔5
resting energy expenditure for females (10 X weight)+(6.25 X height)-(5 X age)-
__ -ANSWER ✔✔161
_____" low bone mineral density and osteoporosis -ANSWER ✔✔osteopenia
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Vitamin ____ is a strong antioxidant, supports skin health, and helps develop white
blood cells
✔✔ Vitamin A
The ____ stage is where elevated blood pressure results in resistance to pathogens,
radiation, and stress
✔✔ Nonspecific signs and symptoms stage
The amount of energy required for cellular metabolic processes and organ function
is called
✔✔ Basal metabolic rate
A ____ diet is low in whole grains and fiber, high in dietary fat, contains more
nitrosamines and pickled foods, and is low in fruits and vegetables
✔✔ Carcinogenic diet
We gradually begin to lose bone mass at ____ years old
✔✔ 40 years old
in the ___ stage: metabolic systems in homeostasis and organs functioning at
optimum levels -ANSWER ✔✔resillient
___ adulthood is 20-39 years. becoming independent and leaving parents. renewed
interest in nutrition "for the kids sake" -ANSWER ✔✔early
,___ adulthood, 40's, active family responsibilities, recognition of ones mortality -
ANSWER ✔✔midlife
____ generation, 50's, many are multigenerational caregivers, health concerns are
added(chronic disease) -ANSWER ✔✔sandwich
___ adulthood, 60's, transition to retirement, greater attention to physical activity,
managing identified risk factors to prevent diseases -ANSWER ✔✔later
growing stops by the ___'s -ANSWER ✔✔20
bone density growth continues to ___'s -ANSWER ✔✔30
______ peaks at 25-30. decline in size and mass of muscle, increase in body fat -
ANSWER ✔✔muscular strength
body composition changes slowly occur in tandem with ___ shifts -ANSWER
✔✔hormonal
____ changes are the end of reproduction -ANSWER ✔✔climateric
menopause is the end of ___ -ANSWER ✔✔reproductive capacity
___ occurs around 50 in females. decline of estrogen, increase in abdominal fat.
increase in risk of cvd and loss of bone mass -ANSWER ✔✔menopause
, in men, after age 30 there is a gradual decline in ____ and muscle mass -ANSWER
✔✔testosterone levels
____: positive energy balance resulting in increase in weight -ANSWER
✔✔adiposity
metabolic rate and ___ begin to decline in early adulthood. about 2.9% for men
and 2% for women -ANSWER ✔✔energy expenditure
BMR is 60 to __% for involuntary processes. TEF metabolism of food is 10% -
ANSWER ✔✔75
activity _____: most variable component which accounts for 20-40% of total
energy needs -ANSWER ✔✔thermogenesis
1 pound of body fat= ___ calories. to lose 1 pound a week, an adult must have
negative energy balance of 500 -ANSWER ✔✔3500
resting energy expenditure for males (10 X weight)+(6.25 X height)-(5 X
age)+____ -ANSWER ✔✔5
resting energy expenditure for females (10 X weight)+(6.25 X height)-(5 X age)-
__ -ANSWER ✔✔161
_____" low bone mineral density and osteoporosis -ANSWER ✔✔osteopenia
