HNF Exam 2

Question 1

Vitamin E serves as:

Answer 1

an antioxidant

Question 2

Examples of aerobic physical activity include all of the following except:

Answer 2

using weight machines

Question 3

True statements concerning the water-soluble vitamins include:

Answer 3

They are easily excreted in the urine.

They can be leached out of foods by cooking in water

Question 4

Which of these B vitamins is (are) present only in foods of animal origin?

Answer 4

Vitamin B12

Question 5

The hormone produced by adipose tissue in response to a gain in body fatness that helps to control obesity is:

Answer 5

leptin

Question 6

Anaerobic glucose breakdown produces a compound called _____ that accumulates in the tissues and blood.

Answer 6

lactate

Question 7

Which of the following nutrients is important for athletes because it is needed for the formation of collagen?

Answer 7

vitamin C

Question 8

The active form of vitamin A stored in the liver is:

Answer 8

retinol.

Question 9

Which of the following is found in protein but not in carbohydrate or fat?

Answer 9

nitrogen

Question 10

Older people generally need less energy than younger people due to:

Answer 10

slowed basal metabolic rate.

declines in lean body mass.

Question 11

Sickle-cell disease is an example of an inherited mistake in the amino acid sequence. T/F

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which of the following types of foods sustain satiety longer than other foods?

Answer 12

high in fiber

high in protein

Question 13

If amino acids are oversupplied:

Answer 13

the body removes and excretes their amine groups.

the body converts amino acid residues to glycogen or fat.

Question 14

A person who continues exercising moderately for longer than _____ minutes begins to use less glucose and more fat for fuel.

Answer 14

20

Question 15

Foods rich in beta-carotene include:

Answer 15

cantaloupe

sweet potatoes.

Question 16

A(n) _____ bond is formed between the amine group end of one amino acid and the acid group end of the next amino acid in a protein.

Answer 16

peptide

Question 17

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends _____ grams protein per kilogram of body weight each day for an endurance athlete.

Answer 17

1.2 to 1.4

Question 18

Which of the following factors does not influence how much glucose a person uses during physical activity?

Answer 18

age of the person exercising

Question 19

For athletes, the path to bigger muscles includes

Answer 19

vigorous physical training.

well-timed meals.

Question 20

The psychological desire to eat is referred to as:

Answer 20

appetite

Question 21

All of the following are fat-soluble vitamins except:

Answer 21

a.
vitamin A.
c.
vitamin C.
b.
vitamin D.
d.
vitamin K.
****Vitamin C

Question 22

Which of the following accounts for the differences among the various amino acids?

Answer 22

the side chain

Question 23

Important roles of vitamin D include all of the following

Answer 23

cell growth and specialization.

influence over hair follicles.

influence over reproductive system cells.

Question 24

Vitamin A, C, and E serve as:

Answer 24

an antioxidant

Question 25

Strategies that help endurance athletes maintain their blood glucose concentrations for as long as they can include:

Answer 25

eating a high-carbohydrate diet regularly. taking in glucose during endurance activities

Question 26

By definition, a vitamin is all of the following except:

Answer 26

``` a. an organic compound. c. needed in minute amounts. b. indispensable to body function. ****d.a non-essential nutrient. ```

Question 27

Negative nitrogen balance occurs in:

Answer 27

a surgery patient

Question 28

Which one of the following foods is a good source of vitamin C?:

Answer 28

Red bell peppers

Question 29

Which of the following is based on weight and height and used in clinical settings to assess weight status?

Answer 29

BMI

Question 30

The B vitamins work together with enzymes in the metabolism of energy nutrients and in the making of new cells. T/F

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Any disease that produces _____ malabsorption can bring about deficiencies of vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Answer 31

fat

Question 32

Vitamin A plays an important role in:

Answer 32

maintenance of body linings reproduction

Question 33

When amino acids are degraded for energy, their amine groups are stripped off and used elsewhere or incorporated by the liver into:

Answer 33

Urea

Question 34

All of the following are involved in signaling satiation except:

Answer 34

``` a. the stomach. c. the brain's hypothalamus. b. the small intestine. d. ****the heart.d ```

Question 35

The body normally makes tyrosine from the essential amino acid:

Answer 35

phenylalanine.

Question 36

In the early minutes of an activity, _____ provides the majority of energy the muscles use to go into action

Answer 36

muscle glycogen

Question 37

No single body composition or weight suits everyone; needs vary by gender, lifestyle, and stage of life T/F?

Answer 37

True

Question 38

All of the following factors are associated with a higher basal metabolic rate except:

Answer 38

``` a. stress. c. fever. b. *******starvation. d. youth ```

Question 39

Proteins attract water and hold it within blood vessels, preventing it from freely flowing into the spaces between the cells. This is an example of how protein is used for:

Answer 39

maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance

Question 40

Vitamin D deficiency in children can cause bowed legs, an abnormality seen in the disease rickets t/f?

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What is one symptom of a beta-carotene toxicity?

Answer 41

bright yellow skin

Question 42

All of the following are significant food sources of vitamin D except:

Answer 42

``` a. salmon. c. sardines. b. *******rolled oats. d. fortified milk. ```

Question 43

A body mass index of 25.0 to 29.9 in an adult indicates:

Answer 43

overweight

Question 44

The vitamin D deficiency disease in adults is known as

Answer 44

osteomalacia.

Question 45

How many amino acids are considered to be essential amino acids?

Answer 45

9

Question 46

According to the movie about the Starvation Study conducted during WWII, all of the following were challenging symptoms of semi-starvation, except?

Answer 46

``` a. depression c. physical symptoms such as coldness b. *****increased sex drive d. obsession with food ```

Question 47

Excess fat _____ represents a greater risk to health than excess fat elsewhere on the body.

Answer 47

deep within the abdomen

Question 48

The main function of vitamin K is:

Answer 48

to help activate proteins that help clot the blood.

Question 49

Which of the following B vitamins is especially important for women of childbearing age to prevent neural tube defects?

Answer 49

Folate

Question 50

According to the lecture on Health at Every size, competent eating is described as;

Answer 50

balanced between permission to eat desired food with discipline to plan structured meals and snacks