NSD 225 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Prolactin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates |milk |production
Oxytocin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates |let-down |(release |of |milk)
Colostrum: |first |milk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Thick, |yellow |fluid |produced |during |late |
pregnancy |and |few |days |after |birth
- |Contains |antibodies, |immune-system |cells |and |Lactobacillus |bifidus |factor
- |Provides |protection |to |infant |against |infections
Facilitates |the |passage |of |1st |stool |(meconium)
Anorexia |Nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Self-starvation, |a |distorted |body |image, |and |
abnormally |low |body |weight
- |Desire |to |be |thin |causes |decreased |food |intake
- |Overwhelming |fear |of |gaining |weight, |even |if |already |underweight
- |Characterized |by |severe |weight |loss, |amenorrhea, |constipation, |and |restlessness
- |Behaviors |contribute |to |the |maintenance |of |a |body |weight |that |is |≥ |15% |below |normal |
- |Affects |about |1% |of |U.S. |female |adolescents
Bulimia |Nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Consumption |of |a |large |amount |of |food |at |one |
time |(binge |eating) |followed |by |purging |
- |Powerful |urges |to |overeat |with |a |morbid |fear |of |becoming |fat
- |Characterized |by |intense |fear |of |becoming |fat, |negative |body |image, |and |distorted |
perception |of |body |size
,- |Behaviors |include |semi-starvation |interrupted |by |periods |of |gorging |followed |by |behaviors |to
|eliminate |extra |calories |and |prevent |weight |gain
Binge-Eating |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Recurrent |episodes |of |binge |eating |in |the |
absence |of |purging |behavior
- |Engage |in |recurrent |binge |eating |episodes |but |do |not |regularly |engage |in |purging |behaviors |
- |Most |common |eating |disorder
Life |Expectancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Average |length |of |life |for |a |population
- |In |the |US |= |77.9 |years
Healthy |life |expectancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Only |about |70 |years; |on |average, |last |8 |years |
restricted |by |disease |and |disability
Aging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Accumulation |of |changes |associated |with |and |responsible |for |
an |ever-increasing |susceptibility |to |disease |and |death
- |Loss |of |cells |and |cell |function |occurs |throughout |life, |but |effects |are |not |felt |for |many |years |
because |organisms |start |with |more |cells |and |cell |function |than |needed |
- |Reduced |ability |to |repair |damage |and |resist |infection
Life |span |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Maximum |age |to |which |members |of |a |species |can |live
- |Human |= |about |120 |years
- |How |long |individuals |live |and |rate |of |aging |determined |by |genes, |lifestyle, |and |avoiding |
accidents, |disease, |and |environmental |toxins
Famine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Widespread |lack |of |food |access |resulting |from |a |disaster
- |Caused |by |drought, |flood, |crop |destruction, |wars, |civic |conflict
, Nutrition |Transition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |series |of |changes |in |diet, |physical |activity, |
health |and |nutrition |that |occurs |as |poor |countries |become |more |prosperous
- |Decreases |low-birth-weight |babies |and |infant |mortality
- |Increases |life |expectancy, |chronic |disease, |natural |resource |use
Food |Insecurity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |situation |in |which |people |lack |adequate |physical, |
social, |or |economic |access |to |sufficient, |safe, |and |nutritious |food |that |meets |their |dietary |
needs |and |food |preferences |for |an |active |and |healthy |life
Food |Security |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Access |to |enough |food |to |sustain |a |healthy |and |active |
life
Food |Desert |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |An |area |that |lacks |access |to |affordable |foods |that |make
|up |a |healthy |diet—fruits, |vegetables, |whole |grains, |low-fat |milk
- |High |real |estate |prices |in |cities |have |driven |supermarkets |to |the |suburbs
- |Small |convenience |stores |in |cities
Far |from |rural |areas |and |migrant |worker |labor |camps
Hormones |that |control |the |process |of |lactation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Prolactin: |
Stimulates |milk |production
2. |Oxytocin: |Stimulates |let-down |(release, |ejection |of |milk)
How |can |you |tell |if |a |breastfed |infant |is |well |nourished? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Infant |has |3
|- |5 |wet |diapers |a |day
- |Shows |normal |weight |gain
- |Pass |stools |per |day |that |look |like |lumpy |mustard
- |Softening |of |breast |tissue
Answers
Prolactin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates |milk |production
Oxytocin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates |let-down |(release |of |milk)
Colostrum: |first |milk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Thick, |yellow |fluid |produced |during |late |
pregnancy |and |few |days |after |birth
- |Contains |antibodies, |immune-system |cells |and |Lactobacillus |bifidus |factor
- |Provides |protection |to |infant |against |infections
Facilitates |the |passage |of |1st |stool |(meconium)
Anorexia |Nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Self-starvation, |a |distorted |body |image, |and |
abnormally |low |body |weight
- |Desire |to |be |thin |causes |decreased |food |intake
- |Overwhelming |fear |of |gaining |weight, |even |if |already |underweight
- |Characterized |by |severe |weight |loss, |amenorrhea, |constipation, |and |restlessness
- |Behaviors |contribute |to |the |maintenance |of |a |body |weight |that |is |≥ |15% |below |normal |
- |Affects |about |1% |of |U.S. |female |adolescents
Bulimia |Nervosa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Consumption |of |a |large |amount |of |food |at |one |
time |(binge |eating) |followed |by |purging |
- |Powerful |urges |to |overeat |with |a |morbid |fear |of |becoming |fat
- |Characterized |by |intense |fear |of |becoming |fat, |negative |body |image, |and |distorted |
perception |of |body |size
,- |Behaviors |include |semi-starvation |interrupted |by |periods |of |gorging |followed |by |behaviors |to
|eliminate |extra |calories |and |prevent |weight |gain
Binge-Eating |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Recurrent |episodes |of |binge |eating |in |the |
absence |of |purging |behavior
- |Engage |in |recurrent |binge |eating |episodes |but |do |not |regularly |engage |in |purging |behaviors |
- |Most |common |eating |disorder
Life |Expectancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Average |length |of |life |for |a |population
- |In |the |US |= |77.9 |years
Healthy |life |expectancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Only |about |70 |years; |on |average, |last |8 |years |
restricted |by |disease |and |disability
Aging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Accumulation |of |changes |associated |with |and |responsible |for |
an |ever-increasing |susceptibility |to |disease |and |death
- |Loss |of |cells |and |cell |function |occurs |throughout |life, |but |effects |are |not |felt |for |many |years |
because |organisms |start |with |more |cells |and |cell |function |than |needed |
- |Reduced |ability |to |repair |damage |and |resist |infection
Life |span |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Maximum |age |to |which |members |of |a |species |can |live
- |Human |= |about |120 |years
- |How |long |individuals |live |and |rate |of |aging |determined |by |genes, |lifestyle, |and |avoiding |
accidents, |disease, |and |environmental |toxins
Famine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Widespread |lack |of |food |access |resulting |from |a |disaster
- |Caused |by |drought, |flood, |crop |destruction, |wars, |civic |conflict
, Nutrition |Transition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |series |of |changes |in |diet, |physical |activity, |
health |and |nutrition |that |occurs |as |poor |countries |become |more |prosperous
- |Decreases |low-birth-weight |babies |and |infant |mortality
- |Increases |life |expectancy, |chronic |disease, |natural |resource |use
Food |Insecurity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |situation |in |which |people |lack |adequate |physical, |
social, |or |economic |access |to |sufficient, |safe, |and |nutritious |food |that |meets |their |dietary |
needs |and |food |preferences |for |an |active |and |healthy |life
Food |Security |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Access |to |enough |food |to |sustain |a |healthy |and |active |
life
Food |Desert |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |An |area |that |lacks |access |to |affordable |foods |that |make
|up |a |healthy |diet—fruits, |vegetables, |whole |grains, |low-fat |milk
- |High |real |estate |prices |in |cities |have |driven |supermarkets |to |the |suburbs
- |Small |convenience |stores |in |cities
Far |from |rural |areas |and |migrant |worker |labor |camps
Hormones |that |control |the |process |of |lactation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Prolactin: |
Stimulates |milk |production
2. |Oxytocin: |Stimulates |let-down |(release, |ejection |of |milk)
How |can |you |tell |if |a |breastfed |infant |is |well |nourished? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Infant |has |3
|- |5 |wet |diapers |a |day
- |Shows |normal |weight |gain
- |Pass |stools |per |day |that |look |like |lumpy |mustard
- |Softening |of |breast |tissue
