NUTRITION FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What rare rthe rsix rgroups rof ressential rnutrients? r- r✔✔carbs, rfats rand roils, rproteins,
rvitamins, rminerals, rwater
Carbs, rfats, rproteins: rcalculate renergy rcontribution rEx: rconvert rgrams rto rkcals. r- r✔✔
What ris rnutrient rdensity? r- r✔✔the rrelative ramount rof rnutrients rper ramount rof renergy
r(calories)
Which rpart rof ra rfood rlabel ris rthe rprimary rtool rfor rdetermining rthe rhealthfulness rof
rthe rproduct? r- r✔✔nutrition rfacts rpanel
Which rhormone ris rconsidered ra rphysiological r"hunger rhormone"? r- r✔✔ghrelin
Where rin ryour rbody rdoes rthe rmajority rof rthe rdigestion rand rabsorption rof rfood roccur?
r- r✔✔the rsmall rintestine
Where rare rthe rmajor rstorage rsites rfor rglycogen rin rthe rbody? r- r✔✔in rour rmuscles
rand rliver
What rbest rdescribes rthe rglycemic rindex? rPg. r123 r- r✔✔the rsystem rthat rassigns
rratings r(or rvalues) rfor rthe rpotential rof rfoods rto rraise rblood rglucose rand rinsulin rlevels
foods rwith rhigh rglycemic rindex=cause rsudden rsurge rin rblood rglucose rwhich rtriggers
rlarge rincrease rin rinsulin rfollowed rby ra rdrop rin rblood rglucose
low rglycemic rindex= rcause rfluctuations rin rblood rglucose.
What ris rthe rprimary rform rof rfat rin rthe rdiet? r- r✔✔triglycerides
Which rfatty racids rare rsolid rand rwhich rare rliquid rat rroom rtemperature? rPg.151 r-
r✔✔saturated rfats rare rsolid rat rroom rtemp rand runsaturated rare rliquid rat rroom rtemp
What relement rmakes rprotein rdifferent rfrom rcarbohydrate rand rfat? r- r✔✔nitrogen
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rthe rMOST rcomplete rprotein rfrom ra rplant rsource? r-
r✔✔soybeans rand rquinoa
Up rto rwhat rpercentage rof ran radult's rhealthy rbody rweight ris rfluid? rPg. r236 r- r✔✔50-
70%
, Which relectrolytes renable rour rnerves rto rrespond rto rstimuli? r- r✔✔sodium rand
rpotassium
What ris rthe rprimary rfunction rof ran rantioxidant rvitamin? rPg. r278-279 r- r✔✔stabilizing
rfree rradicals, rrepairing rtheir rdamage, rand ropposing roxidation rby rdonating rtheir
relectrons ror rhydrogen rto rfree rradicals. rIn raddition, rantioxidant rminerals rwork ras
rcofactors rwhich rconvert rfree rradicals rto rless rdamaging rsubstances. rLastly,
rphytochemicals r(beneficial rplant rchemicals) rhelp rstabilize rand rprevent rdamage
What rare rthe rsymptoms rof ra rvitamin rC rdeficiency? rPg. r286 r- r✔✔bleeding rgums,
rloose rteeth, rwounds rthat rfail rto rheal, rswollen rankles rand rwrists, rbone rpain rand
rfractures, rdiarrhea, rweakness, rdepression, ranemia.
Which rbone rcells rare rresponsible rfor rbone rresorption? rPage r314 r- r✔✔osteoclasts
What ris rthe rmost rabundant rmineral rin rour rbody? rPage r316 r- r✔✔calcium
What ris rthe rprimary rrole rof rthe rB-vitamins? rPage r348 r- r✔✔they ract ras rcoenzymes
rwhich rare rmolecules rthat rcombine rwith ran renzyme rto ractivate rit rand rhelp rit rdo rits
rjob
What rare rthe rsymptoms rof rpellagra? rPage r353 r- r✔✔dermatitis, rdiarrhea, rdementia,
rand rdeath
What ris rthe rprimary rdeterminant rof rbasal rmetabolic rrate rin ran rindividual? rPg. r397 r-
r✔✔the ramount rof rlean rbody rmass rwe rhave
Which rorgan rprovides rthe rphysiological rcontrol rcenter rfor rhunger rregulation? rPg. r404
r- r✔✔the rhypothalamus
What rare rthe r4 rcomponents rof rphysical rfitness? rPg. r442 r- r✔✔cardiorespiratory
rfitness, rmusculoskeletal rfitness, rflexibility, rand rbody rcomposition
Repeatedly roverworking ra rmuscle rto rincrease rmuscle rstrength rand rsize ris rknown
ras...
Page r446 r- r✔✔hypertrophy
What ris rthe rleading rcause r(organism) rof rfoodborne rillness rin rthe rUnited rStates?
rPg.481 r- r✔✔bacteria
Why ris rnorovirus rhighly rcontagious? rPg.481 r- r✔✔it ris rforceful rand rthey rare rable rto
rsurvive ron rdry rsurfaces rand robjects rfor rdays rand rweeks
what rare rparasites? rpg. r481 r- r✔✔a rmicroorganism rthat rsimultaneously rderives
rbenefit rfrom rand rharms rits rhost
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What rare rthe rsix rgroups rof ressential rnutrients? r- r✔✔carbs, rfats rand roils, rproteins,
rvitamins, rminerals, rwater
Carbs, rfats, rproteins: rcalculate renergy rcontribution rEx: rconvert rgrams rto rkcals. r- r✔✔
What ris rnutrient rdensity? r- r✔✔the rrelative ramount rof rnutrients rper ramount rof renergy
r(calories)
Which rpart rof ra rfood rlabel ris rthe rprimary rtool rfor rdetermining rthe rhealthfulness rof
rthe rproduct? r- r✔✔nutrition rfacts rpanel
Which rhormone ris rconsidered ra rphysiological r"hunger rhormone"? r- r✔✔ghrelin
Where rin ryour rbody rdoes rthe rmajority rof rthe rdigestion rand rabsorption rof rfood roccur?
r- r✔✔the rsmall rintestine
Where rare rthe rmajor rstorage rsites rfor rglycogen rin rthe rbody? r- r✔✔in rour rmuscles
rand rliver
What rbest rdescribes rthe rglycemic rindex? rPg. r123 r- r✔✔the rsystem rthat rassigns
rratings r(or rvalues) rfor rthe rpotential rof rfoods rto rraise rblood rglucose rand rinsulin rlevels
foods rwith rhigh rglycemic rindex=cause rsudden rsurge rin rblood rglucose rwhich rtriggers
rlarge rincrease rin rinsulin rfollowed rby ra rdrop rin rblood rglucose
low rglycemic rindex= rcause rfluctuations rin rblood rglucose.
What ris rthe rprimary rform rof rfat rin rthe rdiet? r- r✔✔triglycerides
Which rfatty racids rare rsolid rand rwhich rare rliquid rat rroom rtemperature? rPg.151 r-
r✔✔saturated rfats rare rsolid rat rroom rtemp rand runsaturated rare rliquid rat rroom rtemp
What relement rmakes rprotein rdifferent rfrom rcarbohydrate rand rfat? r- r✔✔nitrogen
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rthe rMOST rcomplete rprotein rfrom ra rplant rsource? r-
r✔✔soybeans rand rquinoa
Up rto rwhat rpercentage rof ran radult's rhealthy rbody rweight ris rfluid? rPg. r236 r- r✔✔50-
70%
, Which relectrolytes renable rour rnerves rto rrespond rto rstimuli? r- r✔✔sodium rand
rpotassium
What ris rthe rprimary rfunction rof ran rantioxidant rvitamin? rPg. r278-279 r- r✔✔stabilizing
rfree rradicals, rrepairing rtheir rdamage, rand ropposing roxidation rby rdonating rtheir
relectrons ror rhydrogen rto rfree rradicals. rIn raddition, rantioxidant rminerals rwork ras
rcofactors rwhich rconvert rfree rradicals rto rless rdamaging rsubstances. rLastly,
rphytochemicals r(beneficial rplant rchemicals) rhelp rstabilize rand rprevent rdamage
What rare rthe rsymptoms rof ra rvitamin rC rdeficiency? rPg. r286 r- r✔✔bleeding rgums,
rloose rteeth, rwounds rthat rfail rto rheal, rswollen rankles rand rwrists, rbone rpain rand
rfractures, rdiarrhea, rweakness, rdepression, ranemia.
Which rbone rcells rare rresponsible rfor rbone rresorption? rPage r314 r- r✔✔osteoclasts
What ris rthe rmost rabundant rmineral rin rour rbody? rPage r316 r- r✔✔calcium
What ris rthe rprimary rrole rof rthe rB-vitamins? rPage r348 r- r✔✔they ract ras rcoenzymes
rwhich rare rmolecules rthat rcombine rwith ran renzyme rto ractivate rit rand rhelp rit rdo rits
rjob
What rare rthe rsymptoms rof rpellagra? rPage r353 r- r✔✔dermatitis, rdiarrhea, rdementia,
rand rdeath
What ris rthe rprimary rdeterminant rof rbasal rmetabolic rrate rin ran rindividual? rPg. r397 r-
r✔✔the ramount rof rlean rbody rmass rwe rhave
Which rorgan rprovides rthe rphysiological rcontrol rcenter rfor rhunger rregulation? rPg. r404
r- r✔✔the rhypothalamus
What rare rthe r4 rcomponents rof rphysical rfitness? rPg. r442 r- r✔✔cardiorespiratory
rfitness, rmusculoskeletal rfitness, rflexibility, rand rbody rcomposition
Repeatedly roverworking ra rmuscle rto rincrease rmuscle rstrength rand rsize ris rknown
ras...
Page r446 r- r✔✔hypertrophy
What ris rthe rleading rcause r(organism) rof rfoodborne rillness rin rthe rUnited rStates?
rPg.481 r- r✔✔bacteria
Why ris rnorovirus rhighly rcontagious? rPg.481 r- r✔✔it ris rforceful rand rthey rare rable rto
rsurvive ron rdry rsurfaces rand robjects rfor rdays rand rweeks
what rare rparasites? rpg. r481 r- r✔✔a rmicroorganism rthat rsimultaneously rderives
rbenefit rfrom rand rharms rits rhost
