NSC Exam 1 Questions With A+ Graded Answers

NSC Exam 1 Questions With A+ Graded
Answers

6eclasseseofenutrientse-eCORRECTeeANSWER--ecarbohydrates
-efatseandeotherelipids,e
-eproteins
-evitamins
-eminerals
-ewater

Absorptione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Theeprocessebyewhichenutrientseandeotheresubstanceseareetakeneupebyetheedigestiveetracte
andeenteretheebloodstreameorelymphaticesystem

Absorptiveecellse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Outerelayereofespecialecellseonevillus.eHaveetinyestructuresecalledemicrovilliethateareeexpose
detoechymeeandealsoeDigesteandeabsorbenutrients,emaximizingedigestion

AcceptableeMacronutrienteDistributioneRangese(AMDRs)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Macronutrienteintakeerangesethateareenutritionallyeadequateeandemayereduceetheeriskeofedie
t-relatedechronicediseases

AdequateeIntakese(AIs)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Dietaryerecommendationsethateassumeeaepopulation'seaverageedailyenutrienteintakeseareea
dequateebecauseenoedeficiencyediseaseseareepresent

Alcoholicebeveragese-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Sourceseofeemptyecalorieseandesupplyefeweorenoemicronutrientseinerelationetoetheireenergyec
ontent.

AMDReofeCarbohyratese-eCORRECTeeANSWER-45-65e%

AMDReofefate-eCORRECTeeANSWER-20-35%

,AMDReofeProteine-eCORRECTeeANSWER-10-35e%

BenefitseofeDietaryeSupplementse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Someeareequiteebeneficialetoeyourehealth,eespeciallyeifeyouedon'tegetecertainenutrientseineyou
rediet

BIlee-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Aesubstanceethateaidsefatedigestioneandepreparesefateandefat-
solubleevitaminseforeabsorption

Carbohydratese-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Sourceeofeenergye(mosteforms)

CardiovasculareSystem'seCompositioneandeFunctionse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
ComposedeofeHeart,ebloodevessels,ebloode
Function:eCirculationeofebloodethroughoutetheebody

ChemicaleDigestione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
theechemicalebreakdowneofefoodsebyesubstancesesecretedeintoetheedigestiveetract,esucheas
etheesalivaebreakingedownefoodeinetheemouth




Chymee-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Semisolideliquidethateiseaemixtureeofegastricejuiceeandepartiallyedigestedefood

Colone-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Majorestructureeofetheelargeeintestine,econnectedetoetheerectum

CommoneRedeFlagseofeMisinformatione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
1.ePromiseseofequickeandeeasyehealtheremedies
2.eClaimsethatesoundetooegoodetoebeetrue.eRemember,eifetheeclaimesoundsetooegoodetoebeetr
ue,eiteprobablyeisn'tetrue.
3.eScareetactics
4.e"Moneyeback"eguaranteeseYoueloseemoneyeoneworthless,eineffective,eandepotentiallyeun
safeedietaryesupplementseandetimeetryingetoediagnoseeandetreateaeseriousehealtheprobleme
oneyoureown,eratherethaneseekingemoreeconventionaleeffectiveemedicalecare.
5.eStatementseaboutetheesuperiorityeofeunconventionalemedicalepractices
6.eTestimonialseandeanecdoteseaseevidenceeofeeffectiveness
7.eInformationethatepromoteseaeproduct'sebenefitsewhileeoverlookingeitserisks
8.eRecommendationsebasedeoneaesingleestudy
9.eInformationeconcerningenutrientseoretheehumanebodyethat'senotesupportedebyereliableesci
entificeevidence
10.eDisclaimers,eusuallyeinesmalleoredifficult-to-readeprint

Constipatione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Conditionethateoccursewhenebowelemovementseoccurelessefrequentlyeand/orefeceseareediffi
cultetoeeliminate

, ControleGroupe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Groupebeingestudiedethatedoesenotereceiveetreatment

DailyeValuese(DVs)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
SeteofenutrienteintakeestandardsedevelopedeforelabelingepurposeseaseRDAseandeAIseareeag
eeandestage-in-
lifeespecific.eTheseeareetheepercentseonepackageefood.eBasedeone2000ekcal/dayediet

Diarrheae-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Conditionecharacterizedebyefrequent,elooseestools.

DietaryeReferenceeIntakese(DRIs)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Variouseenergyeandenutrienteintakeestandardseforeamericasethatereduceeriskeofenutrientedefi
ciencieseandeexcesses,epreventedisease,eandeachieveeoptimalehealth

DietaryeSupplemente-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
aeproducte(excludingetobacco)ethatecontainseaevitamin,eaemineral,eaneherbeoreothereplantepr
oduct,eaneaminoeacid,eoreaedietaryesubstanceethatesupplementsetheedietebyeincreasingetotale
intake

DigestiveeSystem'seCompositioneandeFunctionse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
ComposedeofeMouth,esalivaryeglands,eesophagus,estomach,eintestines,epancreas,eliver,eg
allbladder
Function:eDigestioneandeabsorptioneofenutrients

Digestiveetracte-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Muscularetubeethateextendsefrometheemouthetoetheeanus,ewhicheisesometimesecalledethee"G
I"e(gastrointestinal)etract

Diverticulae-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
smallepouchesethatecaneformeinetheeliningeofetheelargeeintestineethatecanetrapebacteriaeandef
eces,ecausingepainfuleinflammationeoreinfection

DoeallenutrientsehaveeRDA?e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-No,esoesomeehaveeAIs

Doeallepeopleehaveetheesameerequirementseforenutrients?e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
No,esomeepeopleesimplyehaveehighererequirementsenaturallyesoetheyehaveetoeconsumeemo
reetoepreventeaedeficiencyedisease

Doedietaryeguideserecommendewholeegrainefoods?e-eCORRECTeeANSWER-YEs

Double-BlindeStudye-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Experimentaledesigneinewhicheneitheretheeparticipantsenoretheeresearcherseareeawareeofeea
cheparticipant'segroupeassignment.eImportanteasesomeeresearcherseandesubjectsemayecha
ngeetheireanswersebasedeonethiseinfo