ATI Skills Module Nutrition,
Feeding, & Eating Questions and
Correct Answers
adaptive |utensils
✓✓~ | devices |for |eating |and |feeding |that |have |been |modified |to |accommodate |some |type |of
| disability, |for |example, |forks |with |built-up |handles |for |use |by |people |who |have |arthritis
albumin
✓✓~ | a |plasma |protein |formed |primarily |in |the |liver |and |accounting |for |about |two |thirds |of |the
| protein |in |plasma
amino |acid
✓✓~ | any |of |a |class |of |particular |organic |compounds |occurring |naturally |in |plant |and |animal
| tissues |and |forming |the |"building |blocks" |of |protein
anabolism
✓✓~ | the |constructive |phase |of |metabolism, |in |which |the |body |cells |synthesize |protoplasm |for
| growth |and |repair
anorexia |nervosa
✓✓~ | an |eating |disorder |characterized |by |a |preoccupation |with |food |and |the |rituals |of |eating,
| along |with |a |voluntary |refusal |to |eat
, anthropometric |measures
✓✓~ | data |collected |for |studying |the |size, |weight, |and |proportions |of |the |human |body
anthropometry
✓✓~ | the |study |of |the |measurement |of |the |size, |weight, |and |proportions |of |the |human |body,
| usually |on |a |comparative |basis
ascorbic |acid
✓✓~ | a |vitamin |that |aids |in |tissue |building |and |many |metabolic |reactions, |such |as |wound |and
| fracture |healing, |collagen |formation, |adrenaline |production, |iron |absorption, |conversion |of |folic
| acid, |and |cellular |adhesion; |also |called |vitamin |C
aspiration
✓✓~ | inadvertent |inhalation |of |fluid |or |other |substances |into |the |lungs; |also, |the |withdrawal |or
| removal, |via |a |syringe |or |other |apparatus, |of |a |substance |or |material |from |the |body
basal |metabolic |rate
✓✓~ | the |amount |of |calories |used |by |the |body |during |a |nonactive |period; |also |called |resting
| energy |expenditure
bioelectric |impedance |analysis
✓✓~ | a |method |of |estimating |body |composition |that |determines |the |body |tissues' |opposition |to |the
| flow |of |an |electric |current, |which |can |then |be |used |to |estimate |total |body |water, |fat-free |body
| mass, |and |body |fat
biotin
Feeding, & Eating Questions and
Correct Answers
adaptive |utensils
✓✓~ | devices |for |eating |and |feeding |that |have |been |modified |to |accommodate |some |type |of
| disability, |for |example, |forks |with |built-up |handles |for |use |by |people |who |have |arthritis
albumin
✓✓~ | a |plasma |protein |formed |primarily |in |the |liver |and |accounting |for |about |two |thirds |of |the
| protein |in |plasma
amino |acid
✓✓~ | any |of |a |class |of |particular |organic |compounds |occurring |naturally |in |plant |and |animal
| tissues |and |forming |the |"building |blocks" |of |protein
anabolism
✓✓~ | the |constructive |phase |of |metabolism, |in |which |the |body |cells |synthesize |protoplasm |for
| growth |and |repair
anorexia |nervosa
✓✓~ | an |eating |disorder |characterized |by |a |preoccupation |with |food |and |the |rituals |of |eating,
| along |with |a |voluntary |refusal |to |eat
, anthropometric |measures
✓✓~ | data |collected |for |studying |the |size, |weight, |and |proportions |of |the |human |body
anthropometry
✓✓~ | the |study |of |the |measurement |of |the |size, |weight, |and |proportions |of |the |human |body,
| usually |on |a |comparative |basis
ascorbic |acid
✓✓~ | a |vitamin |that |aids |in |tissue |building |and |many |metabolic |reactions, |such |as |wound |and
| fracture |healing, |collagen |formation, |adrenaline |production, |iron |absorption, |conversion |of |folic
| acid, |and |cellular |adhesion; |also |called |vitamin |C
aspiration
✓✓~ | inadvertent |inhalation |of |fluid |or |other |substances |into |the |lungs; |also, |the |withdrawal |or
| removal, |via |a |syringe |or |other |apparatus, |of |a |substance |or |material |from |the |body
basal |metabolic |rate
✓✓~ | the |amount |of |calories |used |by |the |body |during |a |nonactive |period; |also |called |resting
| energy |expenditure
bioelectric |impedance |analysis
✓✓~ | a |method |of |estimating |body |composition |that |determines |the |body |tissues' |opposition |to |the
| flow |of |an |electric |current, |which |can |then |be |used |to |estimate |total |body |water, |fat-free |body
| mass, |and |body |fat
biotin
