ATI Nutrition Feeding Eating Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Albumin
Ans: plasma protein formed primarily in liver and accounting for about two thirds of
protein in plasma
Amino Acid
Ans: building blocks of proteins
Anabolism
Ans: constructive phase of metabolism, in which the body cells synthesize
protoplasm for growth and repair
Anthropometric Measures
Ans: data collected for studying the size, weight, and proportions of the human
body
Anthropometry
Ans: study of the measurements of the size, weight, and proportions of the human
body, usually on the comparative basis
Ascorbic Acid
Ans: Vitamin that aids in tissue building and many metabolic reactions, such as
wound and fracture healing, collagen formation, adrenaline production, iron
absorption, conservation of folic acid, and cellular adhesion.
AKA Vitamin C
Aspiration
Ans: inadvertent inhalation of fluid or other substances into the lungs
Also the withdrawal or removal, via the syringe or other apparatus, or a substance or
material from the body
Basal Metabolic Rate
Ans: amount of calories used by the body during a nonactive period
AKA resting energy expenditure
Bioelectric Impedance Analysis
Ans: a method of estimating body composition the determines the body tissues'
opposition to the flow of an electric current, which can then be used to estimate the
total body water, fat free body mass, and body fat
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Biotin
Ans: coenzyme used in fatty acid synthesis, amino acid metabolism, and formation
of glucose
BMI
Ans: weight in kg divided by height in meters squared
Cachexia
Ans: general physical wasting and malnutrition most often related to chronic
diseases
Calcium
Ans: maintains bones, teeth, cardiovascular support, blood clotting, and nerve
transmission
Calipers
Ans: instrument with two adjustable arms/legs/jaws used to measure diameter or
thickness
Carbohydrates
Ans: contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Catabolism
Ans: degrading process involving the process of energy and the breakdown of
complex materials such as proteins or lipids within an organism
Chromium
Ans: essential dietary element that is a co factor in insulin
Copper
Ans: essential dietary element that facilitates iron use and is a component of several
enzymes involved in hemoglobin synthesis, collagen formation, wound healing, and
nerve fiber maintenance
Cyanocobalamin
Ans: form of vitamin B12
essential for production in red blood cells
Dietary Reference Intakes
Ans: Institutes of Medicine's systems of specific nutrition recommendations and
values, including updated recommended daily allowances, estimated average
requirements, adequate intake
Dysphagia
Ans: difficulty swallowing