NUSCTX 10, Midterm 3 - UC Berkeley
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is a Healthful Body Weight? - CORRECT ANSWER - Weight that is appropriate for
your age and physical development
Weight that you can achieve and sustain without severely curtailing your food intake or
constantly dieting
Weight that is based on your genetic background and family history of body shape and weight
Weight that promotes good eating habits and allows you to participate in regular physical activity
Weight that is acceptable to you
High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of diets
that generally contain about 55% to 65% of total energy intake as fat, less than 100g of
carbohydrate per day, with the balance of daily energy intake as protein
Moderate-Fat, High-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of
diets that are balanced in nutrients which typically contain 20% to 30% of total energy intake as
fat, 55% to 60% of total energy intake as carbohydrate, and 15% to 20% of energy intake as
protein.
Low-Fat and Very-Low Fat Diet - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of diets that contain 11%
to 19% of total energy as fat, whereas very-low fat diets contain less than 10% of total energy as
fat.
Muscle Energy Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Power
Speed
Endurance
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - ATP
,Anaerobic
Immediate Energy Sources
Speed - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose
Anaerobic
Glycogenolytic and Glycolytic Energy Sources
Endurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Aerobic
Oxidative phosphorylation
Measuring Metabolism in vivo - CORRECT ANSWER - Indirect Calorimetry
Biopsies
Arterial-Venous differences and tissue blood flow
Isotope Tracers
Glycolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The dissolution of sugar
Key to the non-oxidative and oxidative metabolism of glucose
Anaerobic pathway
Crossover Concept - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-60%
As % of VO2 max increases energy used from fat decreases and energy used from carbohydrates
increases.
VO2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum oxygen consumpton
, Maximal Oxygen Consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrated functions of skeletal
muscles
Lungs
Blood
Heart
Circulation
Endocrines
Brain
Autonomic nervous system
AMDR - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbs: 45-65% of energy
Fat: 20-35%
Protein: 10-35%
n-6 PUFAs: 5-10:
n-3 PUFAs: 0.6-1.2%
EER - CORRECT ANSWER - 50% x BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy to maintain life processes.
Factors that affect it include: age, growth, height, % lean tissue, fasting, starvation, malnutrition,
fever, hormones, and sleep.
70% of total energy use by body depends on lean body mass
Alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER - Depressant
Goes to Acetyl Coa
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is a Healthful Body Weight? - CORRECT ANSWER - Weight that is appropriate for
your age and physical development
Weight that you can achieve and sustain without severely curtailing your food intake or
constantly dieting
Weight that is based on your genetic background and family history of body shape and weight
Weight that promotes good eating habits and allows you to participate in regular physical activity
Weight that is acceptable to you
High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of diets
that generally contain about 55% to 65% of total energy intake as fat, less than 100g of
carbohydrate per day, with the balance of daily energy intake as protein
Moderate-Fat, High-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of
diets that are balanced in nutrients which typically contain 20% to 30% of total energy intake as
fat, 55% to 60% of total energy intake as carbohydrate, and 15% to 20% of energy intake as
protein.
Low-Fat and Very-Low Fat Diet - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of diets that contain 11%
to 19% of total energy as fat, whereas very-low fat diets contain less than 10% of total energy as
fat.
Muscle Energy Systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Power
Speed
Endurance
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - ATP
,Anaerobic
Immediate Energy Sources
Speed - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose
Anaerobic
Glycogenolytic and Glycolytic Energy Sources
Endurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Aerobic
Oxidative phosphorylation
Measuring Metabolism in vivo - CORRECT ANSWER - Indirect Calorimetry
Biopsies
Arterial-Venous differences and tissue blood flow
Isotope Tracers
Glycolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The dissolution of sugar
Key to the non-oxidative and oxidative metabolism of glucose
Anaerobic pathway
Crossover Concept - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-60%
As % of VO2 max increases energy used from fat decreases and energy used from carbohydrates
increases.
VO2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum oxygen consumpton
, Maximal Oxygen Consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrated functions of skeletal
muscles
Lungs
Blood
Heart
Circulation
Endocrines
Brain
Autonomic nervous system
AMDR - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbs: 45-65% of energy
Fat: 20-35%
Protein: 10-35%
n-6 PUFAs: 5-10:
n-3 PUFAs: 0.6-1.2%
EER - CORRECT ANSWER - 50% x BMR
Basal Metabolic Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy to maintain life processes.
Factors that affect it include: age, growth, height, % lean tissue, fasting, starvation, malnutrition,
fever, hormones, and sleep.
70% of total energy use by body depends on lean body mass
Alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER - Depressant
Goes to Acetyl Coa
