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Please help me check my answers and correct them if needed. Thank you!
1. Which statement regarding malnutrition is true?
Malnutrition of one nutrient may directly and indirectly affect only one system
All nutrient deficiencies typically manifest in a matter of days or weeks.
Most cases of malnutrition in the elderly are directly related to a loss of appetite
Nutritional homeostasis should primarily be achieved by dietary alterations.
2. Movement of the stomach/stomach lining upward into esophagus or diaphragm is termed what?
Gastric reflux
Gastric torsion
Hiatal hernia
3. Which of the following is a function of the liver?
produce and secrete insulin
produce and secrete glucagon
metabolize drugs
excrete drugs from the body
store red blood cells
4.
Which of the following regarding malnutrition is true?
ingestion of supplements will prevent malnutrition
malnutrition can be avoided if the recommendations of the food pyramid are followed
malnutrition in the United States is rare
5. What is protein-carbohydrate malnutrition? A person who:
doesn't eat enough protein or carbohydrates
eats to much protein and not enough carbohydrates
eats to much carbohydrates and not enough protein
eats to much protein and carbohydrates which interferes with absorption and digestion of other nutrients
6. Which vitamin is stored in the tissues?
A
B
C
7. The menstrual occurs within 3 or 4 days of which of the following changes in the blood?
increase in estrogen and decrease in progesterone
increase in progesterone and decrease in estrogen
increase in progesterone and estrogen
decrease in progesterone and estrogen
8. Which statement regarding sperm production and aging is true?
Aging increases the amount of sperm produced
Aging has a variable effect on the amount of sperm produced.
Aging causes major changes in sperm cell morphology
Aging causes major changes in sperm cell function
9. Which of the following is a function of the digestive system?
Helping with speech
Vitamin A production
Storing blood in the pancreas
Producing erythropoietin
10. Thinning of the enamel, decrease in nerve cells, receding gums and loss of muscle of mastication coordination are considered to be what type of changes in the mouth?
Abnormal changes
Age changes
11. A decline in sexual activity with age is primarily associated with what age related changes in the physiology of a male?
Decline in frequency of use
Deteriorating self-image
Medication use
Changes in blood flow
12. Which of the following conditions is not a pathological change that effects the stomach?
Peptic ulcer
Atrophic Gastritis
Acute Gastritis
Stricture
13. Which of the following is an age related cause for fecal incontinence?
Laxative use
Ulcerative colitis
Colorectal cancer
Disability
Stool softener
14. A decrease in lactase secretion is an age related change associated with the _____________.
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
pancreas
15. Which of the following statements regarding atrophic gastritis is true?
causes overproduction of HCL
causes overproduction of intrinsic factor
increase absorption of B12
increase risk for cancer
16. Functional incontinence may be due to a problem with what?
cognitive function
autonomic system
urinary bladder
urethra
17. Which of the following is not a function of nutrients?
energy for activities
raw materials for growth
buffer to maintain pH
fluid and electrolyte balance
18. Adenosine triphosphate is produced during all of the following processes, except ______.
Oxidative phosphorylation
Kreb's cycle
Electron transport
Glycation
19. The digestive system helps create nutritional homeostasis, which of the following is one of the four reasons for nutritional homeostasis?
nutrients are formed to supply the energy for vital functions
nutrients supply raw materials to synthesize body substances
nutrients counteract against blood so that volume is maintained
nutrients tear down worn out substances for later use
20. Women with _____ percent body fat has an increase risk for a shorter life span and weight related diseases.
18
22
27
31
21. What amount of protein should be consumed daily by an older adult?
.25 gram per kilogram of weight
.5 gram per kilogram of weight
.75 gram per kilogram of weight
1 gram per kilogram of weight
22. Stress incontinence is much more common in women than in men because women have which of the following?
longer urethra
premenopausal thinning
weakened structures
23. Which of the following is an age related change affecting the kidneys?
increase in weight
increase in width
decrease in area
decrease in volume
24. Postmenopausal decrease in estrogen leads to age related changes of the _________.
Urethra
Urinary bladder
Ureter
Kidney
25. _______ percent of the working capacity of both kidneys is needed to maintain homeostasis.
10
20
30
40
26. Which of the following is considered a treatment for urinary incontinence?
surgical removal of the sphincter
medications to modify bladder function
electric shock therapy
27. Which reproductive hormone provides a decrease risk of atherosclerosis?
testosterone
relaxin
estrogen
follicle stimulating hormone
28. Which form of cancer in the female reproductive system ranks second in occurrence?
Ovarian
Cervical
Endometrial
Vaginal
29. Which hormone produced in females seems to stimulate the libido?
Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Luteinizing hormone
30. Which of the following regarding prostate cancer is true?
it is related to having benign prostatic hypertrophy
it is more common in white males
testing for prostatic specific antigen is sensitive and specific
it impairs the function of the liver
Malnutrition of one nutrient may directly and indirectly affect only one system
All nutrient deficiencies typically manifest in a matter of days or weeks.
Most cases of malnutrition in the elderly are directly related to a loss of appetite
Nutritional homeostasis should primarily be achieved by dietary alterations.
Explanation / Answer
Answer 1) d- Nutritional homeostasis should primarily be achieved by dietary alterations.
Nutritional homeostasis means proper balance of various nutrients in our body. If there is a imbalance of certain nutrients, then our diet should be accordingly altered , which can provide complete nutrition.
Ans2- a) Gastric reflux.
Ans3-) Liver functions mainly to metabolize drugs, as it contains the essential enzymes for the reactions. Though the primary organ for drug excretion is kidney, but liver too excretes drugs.
Hence both (c) & (d) should be correct, with greater emphasis on option (c)- metabolize drugs.
Ans4- (b): Food pyramid recommends diet which provides complete nutrition and helps to avoid malnutrition.
Malnutrition is not rare in US and there are various cases of malnutrition, due to wrong diet plan, which creates nutritional imbalance in body.
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