WGU C787 STUDY GUIDE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

WGU C787 STUDY GUIDE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Define macronutrients - answer-nutrients required in larger amounts
Ex. Carbs, fats, proteins

Define micronutrients - answer-nutrients required in smaller amounts
Ex. Vitamins, minerals

Explain and give s/s of
Kwashiorkor - answer-consumes adequate energy but not enough protein, often due to
famine or drought

S/s potbelly, unpigmented, edema in legs

Explain and give s/s of
Marasmus - answer-does not consume enough energy or protein
Body starts to break down muscles

S/s "skin and bones" large eyes, bald

Explain and give s/s of
Obesity - answer-excessive accumulation of body fat

S/s high bp, stroke, type 2 diabetes, heart disease

Explain and give s/s of
Anorexia - answer-self induced malnutrition, often due to body image, self starvation

Explain and give s/s of
Bulimia nervosa - answer-binge eating and purging, vomiting

Explain and give s/s of
Pellagra - answer-dietary deficiency of niacin (vit b3)
Common with corn based diet, alcoholics

S/s diarrhea. Dermatitis, dementia, death if untreated

Vitamin a defficiencies - answer-night blindness
Dry scaly skin
Corneal damage

Vitamin c deficiency - answer-scurvy
Poor wound healing
Bleeding gums