1) Which vehicle conducts lymph into the vascular system?
a. Villi
b. Mesentery
c. Subclavian vein
d. Common bile duct
e. Thoracic duct
2) What fraction of the day’s energy expenditure of the average person is represented by
the basal metabolism?
a.About 1/10
b.About 1/3
c.About ½
d.About 2/3
e.Over 9/10
3) How many subgroups comprise the vegetable food group?
a.two
b.three
c.five
d.six
e.seven
4) For the normal-weight woman, weight gain ideally follows a pattern of ____ during
the first trimester and ____ per week thereafter.
a. 1 pound; 2 pounds
b. 1½ pounds; 2 pounds
c. 2 pounds; 1 pound
d. 2½ pounds; 2 pounds
e. 3½ pounds; 1 pound
5) What type of diet is advised to rehabilitate a severely malnourished child?
a. RUTF
b. Large amounts of the local diet
c. Liberal quantities of lactose-free powdered milk until growth rate is restored
d. High energy until normal body mass index is achieved, then moderate energy
thereafter
e. BRAT
6) An essential nutrient is one that ____.
a.must be made in large quantities by the body
b.can only by synthesized by the body
c.cannot be made in sufficient quantities by the body
d.is used to synthesize other compounds in the body
e.must be both consumed and synthesized to be complete
7) Peripheral resistance is the resistance blood encounters in the
a. veins.
b. arteries.
c. venules.
d. arterioles.
e. heart.
8) What is ayurveda?
a. A system that combines biofeedback with hypnosis
b. An oriental plant that suppresses colon and breast tumor growth
c. A Hindu system for enhancing the body€s ability to prevent illness and to heal itself
d. A variation of standard acupuncture technique that applies electromagnetic impulses
to the needles
e. A manual healing method that directs a healing force from an outside source
9) Which of the following is a feature of nutrition and behavior in children?
a. Hyperactivity responds favorably to a low-sugar diet.
b. The adverse effects from caffeine first appear only after drinking 6 cans of cola in
one day.
c. Television commercials featuring snack foods have been found to affect children€s
food preferences.
d. Because most children are sensitive to the stimulating effects of caffeine, they are
able to control their intake of cola beverages.
e. Research indicates a strong relationship between food dyes and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder.
10) Which of the following is a proposed mechanism for energy restriction and
improved longevity in animals?
a. Reduced oxidative stress
b. Increased metabolic rate
c. Enhanced lipid oxidation
d. Accelerated growth and development
e. Decreased physiologic arousal to stress