Nutrition

Question 1

Amino acids

Answer 1

The building blocks of proteins and are made of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen

Question 2

Nitrogen balance

Answer 2

The achievement of equal nitrogen input and output

Question 3

Minerals

Answer 3

Are inorganic elements that catalyze biochemical reactions

Question 4

What is a mineral that will cause irregular heart beat?

Answer 4

Potassium

Question 5

What mineral deficiency can be distinguished by discolored lips or mucus membranes

Answer 5

Iron

Question 6

How many macro minerals do e need to consume in a day?

Answer 6

100mg/day

Question 7

Who has the greatest body percent of water weight?

Answer 7

Infants

Question 8

What is the function of water?

Answer 8

Provides a medium for transport, Mets olive reactions, provides a structure for large molecules, and acts as shock absorber, insulator, and lubricant.

Question 9

Which part of the intestines do the most absorption

Answer 9

Small intestine

Question 10

Which part of the intestine absorbs electrolytes and water?

Answer 10

Large intestine

Question 11

Which part of the intestine does the most absorption?

Answer 11

Small intestine

Question 12

What does upper duodenum absorb?

Answer 12

Cholesterol, vitamin E & K, folic acid, riboflavin, & thiamin.

Question 13

What is absorbed in the lower duodenum and upper jejunum?

Answer 13

Glucose, amino acids, minerals, and fats

Question 14

Lower jejunum and ileum absorbs what?

Answer 14

Sucrose, lactose, and maltose

Question 15

Anabolism

Answer 15

Production of more complex chemical substances (synthesis for building repairing

Question 16

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 16

State in which energy needs exceed glycogen storage, the body breaks down fat and amino acids for conversion to glucose.

Question 17

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Answer 17

Represents the energy needs of a person at rest after awakening

Question 18

Ovolactovegetarian

Answer 18

Avoid meat, fish, and poultry; but eat eggs and milk

Question 19

Lactovegetarian

Answer 19

Drink milk but avoid eggs and other animal-based food

Question 20

Vegan

Answer 20

Strictly plant food; they take supplemental vitamins B12

Question 21

Nursing diagnosis for an obese patient

Answer 21

Imbalance nutrition more than bodies requirement.

Question 22

Ideal body weight (IBW)

Answer 22

Weight assessment with bed scales, comparing height and weight with usual measurements.

Question 23

Parenteral nutrition

Answer 23

Administration of nutrients through a peripheral or central venous catheter

Question 24

Digestion

Answer 24

Breakdown of food products into smaller particles

Question 25

Anabolism

Answer 25

Production of more complex chemical substances through the synthesis of nutrients

Question 26

Metabolism

Answer 26

All biochemical and physiological processes by which the body maintains itself

Question 27

Vitamins

Answer 27

Organic substances in food that are present in small amounts and act as coenzymes in biochemical reactions

Question 28

Minerals

Answer 28

Inorganic elements that act as catalysts in biochemical reactions

Question 29

Catabolism

Answer 29

Breakdown of complex body substances into simpler substances

Question 30

Anthropometry

Answer 30

Measurement of size and makeup of body at specific sites