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NUTRITION
TEST 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF STEROLS IN THE BODY? | CELL MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND HORMONE PRODUCTION |
| WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF BILE LIPID DIGESTION? | TO ACT AS AN EMULSIFIER |
| WHICH FOOD CATEGORY SHOULD BE CAREFULLY CHECKED FOR TRANS FATS? | PROCESSED CRACKERS AND COOKIES |
| WHICH TYPE OF FAT IS SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE? | SATURATED |
| WHAT IS A MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID? | ONE WITH DOUBLE BOND |
| WHAT DETERMINS IF A FATTY ACID IS SOLID OR LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE? | THE CARBON CHAIN LENGTH AND DEGREE OF SATURATION |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CONTROLLABLE RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE | AGE |
| HOW MUCH MORE ENERGY DOES A GRAM OF FAT PROVIDE COMPARED TO A GRAM OF CARBOHYDRATES | MORE THAN DOUBLE |
| WHICH OIL IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE THE STRONGEST MIX OF ANTIOXIDANTS AND MONOUNSATURATED FAT? | EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL |
| WHICH TYPE OF LIPOPROTEIN IS KNOWN AS " GOOD CHOLESTEROL"? | HDL |
| WHAT IS HYPERLIPIDEMIA | INCREASED BLOOD LIPIDS, TRIGYCERIDES AND CHOLESTEROL |
| WHAT IS LEPTIN | A HORMONE THAT REGULATES APPETITE |
| WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN LIPID DIGESTION? | LINGUAL LIPASE IN THE MOUTH |
| WHICH TYPE OF FATTY ACID CANNOT BE CREATED BY THE BODY AND MUST BE OBTAINED THROUGH DIET? | ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE? | STORE FAT FOR FUTURE ENERGY USE |
| WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT CHOLESTEROL IS CORRECT | VLDL CHOLESTEROL IS CONSIDERED THE HEALTHY TYPE OF CHOLESTEROL |
| WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BODY HAS USED ALL ITS CARBOHYDRATE CALORIES DURING EXERCISE | THE BODY INITIATES FAT USAGE |
| WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE BRAIN IS COMPOSED OF FAT? | 60% |
| HOW DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT NUTRIENT ABSORBTION IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM? | DAMAGES THE LINING AND IMPAIRS ABSORPTION |
| WHAT HAPPENES WHEN ACETALDEHYDE LEVELS INCREASE TOO DRASTICALLY IN BLOOD CIRCULATION? | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| WHICH FORM OF ALD IS REVERSIBLE IF ALCOHOL USE IS CONTROLLED | FATTY LIVER |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERIZES CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER | FORMATION OF REGENERATIVE NODULES AND SCAR TISSUE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR AFFECTING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) | EYE COLOR |
| WHAT IS THE MOST SERIOUS FORM OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE | CIRRHOSIS |
| WHAT CONDITION RESULTS FROM INCREASED LEVELS OF VLDL PARTICLES IN BLOOD? | HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY ENZYMES SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR METABOLIZING 80-90% OF LIVER ETHANOL UPTAKE | ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE SYSTEM |
| WHAT IS THE LEGAL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LIMIT FOR INTOXICATION | .08% |
| HOW DOES ALCOHOL PRIMARILY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | IT DEPRESSES NERVE CELL FUNCTION |
| WHATS THE MAIN REASON AS TO WHY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION LEADS TO DEHYDRATION | IT SUPPRESSES ANTIDIURECTIC HORMONE |
| WHY SHOULDNT YOU TAKE TYLENOL WHILE DRINKING ALCOHOL | IT CAUSES LIVER INFLAMMATION AND DAMAGES |
| WHICH ORGAN SERVES AS THE CHECKPOINT FOR AMINO ACID DISTRIBUTION | KIDNEYS |
| WHAT MAKES PROTEINS MORE STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX THAN CARBOHYDRATES? | DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMINO ACIDS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS THE HIGHEST PDCAAS | MILK PROTEIN |
| WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN PROTEIN CONSTRUCTION | TRANSCRIPTION |
| IN WOUND HEALING, WHICH PROTEIN HELPS SECURE PLATELETS TO FORM A CLOT | FIBRIN |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ENZYMES IN THE BODY | CATALYZE CHEMICAL REACTION |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE FUNCTION OF TRANSPORT PROTEINS IN CELL MEMBRANES | THEY MOVE MOLECULES IN AND OUT OF CELLS |
| WHICH TYPE OF CHEMICAL BOND FORMS BETWEEN AMINO ACIDS DURING TRANSLATION | PEPTIDE BOND |
| WHAT HAPPEND WHEN PROTEINS ARE DENATURED | THEY UNRAVEL INTO AMINO ACID STRANDS |
| WHICH PROTEIN SERVES AS AN OXYGEN CARRIER | HEMOGLOBIN |
| WHICH CELLS HAVE VERY LIMITED CAPACITY FOR REGENERATION | HEART MUSCLE CELLS |
| WHAT DESCRIBES THE PRIMARY ROLE OF ANTIBODIES IN THE BODY? | IMMUNE DEFENSE |
| THE TERM "KWASHIORKOR" ORIGINATES FROM GHANA AND MEANS " | REJECTED ONE |
| HOW IS EXCESS NITROGEN FROM AMINO ACID BREAKDOWN REMOVED FROM THE BODY? | AS UREA IN URINE |
| WHICH CONDITION DESCRIBES SARCOPENIA | SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS AGING |
| HOW DO PANCREATIC ENZYMES ENTER THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS | IN THE SMALL INTESTINE |
| WHAT ENZYME INITIATES PROTEIN BREAKDOWN IN THE STOMACH | PEPSIN |
| WHAT IS THE TERM FOR PHYSICAL CHANGES IN PROTEIN STRUCTURE DUE TO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS | POLYMERIZATION |
| WHICH STRUCTURAL LEVEL OF PROTEIN INVOLVES PEPTIDE BONDS HOLDING AMINO ACIDS TOGETHER | PRIMARY STRUCTURE |