1) What is the most likely reason for a person to have abnormally high blood ammonia
levels?
a. Liver dysfunction
b. Kidney dysfunction
c. Protein intake twice the RDA
d. Protein intake one-tenth the RDA
e. Hyperstimulation of the immune system
2) Why are people with iron overload at increased risk for infections?
a. Excess tissue iron destroys vitamin C
b. Iron-rich blood favors growth of bacteria
c. Iron-rich blood impairs the immune system
d. Excess tissue iron interferes with antibiotic function
e. Iron binds with cells that produce T- and NK-cells, decreasing their production.
3) If a child is reluctant to try a new food, it is best to
a. send the child to his/her room.
b. withhold dessert until all food on the plate is eaten.
c. quietly remove it and present it again at another time.
d. encourage other family members to coax the child to eat it.
e. ignore the child until he or she eats it.
4) The outer, hard shell of bone is called
a. cortical bone.
b. dolomitic bone.
c. trabecular bone.
d. hydroxyl bone.
e. structural bone
5) To minimize the possibility of foodborne illness, hamburger should be cooked to an
internal temperature (°F) of at least
a. 125.
b. 140.
c. 160.
d. 195.
e. 212.
6) What is the minimum number of glasses of water per day recommended for older
adults?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
e. 12
7) What is thought to account, in part, for the rise in the prevalence of peanut allergy?
a. Excess sodium consumed as part of the peanuts.
b. Roasting peanuts at very high temperatures makes them more allergenic.
c. Impaired digestion/absorption resulting from elevated leptin and adiponectin levels.
d. Increased inflammation of the immune system due to altered ratio of omega-6 to
omega-3 fatty acids.
e. Hyperstimulation of the immune system by multiple vaccines.
8) For adults older than ____, mortality is lowest among individuals who are
moderately overweight (BMI 23.5-27.5)
a. 45
b. 55
c. 65
d. 75
e. 85
9) Which acid is an omega-3 fat?
a. Acetic acid
b. Palmitic acid
c. Linoleic acid
d. Docosahexaenoic acid
e. Arachidonic acid
10) What was the toxic substance that accidentally found its way into the food chain in
the early 1970s and to which almost all of Michigan’s residents became exposed?
a. Lead acetate
b. Methylmercury
c. Listeria monocytogenes
d. Polybrominated biphenyl
e. Perfluorooctanoic acid
11) a. B-cells k. Thrombus
b. T-cells l. Aneurysm
c. Stroke m. Metastasis
d. Tumor n. Acrylamide
e. Plaque o. Macrophages
f. Initiator p. Heart disease
g. Platelets q. Atherosclerosis
h. Embolus r. Type 1 diabetes
i. Promoter s. Type 2 diabetes
j. Gangrene t. Immunoglobulin
1)Immune cells that produce antibodies
2)Immune cells that attack antigens
3)A type of protein that can act as an antibody
4)Immune cells that practice phagocytosis
5)The primary cause of death in the United States
6)Disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids on the inner arterial walls
7)An accumulation of lipid material embedded in arterial walls
8)A blood clot that has broken loose and circulates in the bloodstream
9)A blood clot that is attached to arterial plaque
10)Small, cell-like bodies required for formation of a blood clot
11)The bulging of an artery commonly caused by elevated blood pressure
12)Consequence of a clot that stops blood flow to the brain
11)This type of diabetes is always controlled by insulin injections
14)This type of diabetes is usually controlled without insulin injections
15)Term that describes the death of tissue due to deficient blood supply, common in
severe cases of diabetes
16)When cancers spread to other tissues of the body
17)An abnormal mass of cells
18)Substance or event that gives rise to a cancer
19)Substance that favors cancer development after cellular DNA has been altered
20)A carcinogen in fried potato products
12) What is a major function of hemosiderin?
a. Enhances absorption of zinc and copper
b. Protects the body against free iron release
c. Transports iron from the intestines to the liver
d. Recycles iron from old red blood cells to the bone marrow
e. Promotes iron excretion to protect against overload
13) A person who regularly consumes fish such as shark, king mackerel, and swordfish
is at risk for ingesting potentially toxic amounts of ____.
a. EPA
b. DHA
c. mercury
d. cadmium
e. dioxins
14) Limited or doubtful availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods is termed
food
a. insecurity.
b. insufficiency.
c. vulnerability.
d. precariousness.
e. inadequacy.
15) What vitamin contains cobalt?
a.A
b.B6
c.B12
d.Pantothenic acid
e.Ascorbic acid
16) Discuss ways in which the body’s metabolism adapts to conditions of
fasting/starvation. How do these adaptations affect the rate of weight loss when a
person follows a low-kcalorie diet?
17) Explain the relationship of physical activity and appetite control.
18) List the benefits of breastfeeding for the infant and for the mother.
19) Diet-planning tools that organize foods by their proportions of carbohydrate, fat,
and protein are called ____________________.
20) Describe at least five major benefits associated with being physically fit.
21) Severe malnutrition characterized by failure to grow and develop, edema, changes
in the pigmentation of hair and skin, fatty liver, anemia, and apathy is called
____________________
22) How are omega-3 fats thought to protect against heart disease?