LVN Nutrition Exam 2026 Questions and Answers

LVN Nutrition Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers

Amino h,Acids h,- h,Answer- h,Building h,blocks h,for h,proteins

Anabolism h,- h,Answer- h,When h,body h,builds h,more h,tissue

Anorexia h,Nervosa h,- h,Answer- h,Self h,imposed h,starvation

Basal h,Metabolic h,Rate h,- h,Answer- h,Energy h,required h,to h,maintain h,necessary h,body h,functions

Body h,Mass h,Index h,- h,Answer- h,Number h,calculated h,based h,on h,height h,and h,weight

Bulimia h,Nervosa h,- h,Answer- h,Binge h,eating h,followed h,by h,purging h,or h,other h,inappropriate
h,compensatory h,behavior h,to h,prevent h,weight h,gain




Catabolism h,- h,Answer- h,Body h,breaking h,down h,more h,tissue

Cholesterol h,- h,Answer- h,Lipid h,belonging h,to h,a h,class h,of h,chemical h,substances h,called h,sterols.
h,Building h,blocks h,for h,cell h,membranes




Dietary h,Fiber h,- h,Answer- h,Food h,that h,humans h,cannot h,digest, h,mostly h,plants h,and
h,polysaccharides




Dumping h,Sydrome h,- h,Answer- h,Can h,occur h,when h,stomach h,contents h,empty h,too h,quickly
h,into h,the h,small h,intestine. h,Nausea, h,cramping, h,diarrhea, h,sweating, h,lightheadedness,

h,and h,palpitations




Enteral h,Nutrion h,- h,Answer- h,Nutrients h,administered h,through h,GI h,tract

Essential h,Nutrients h,- h,Answer- h,Nutrients h,the h,body h,cannot h,make h,in h,amounts h,necessary h,for
h,good h,health




Glycogen h,- h,Answer- h,Also h,called h,animal h,starch, h,stored h,form h,of h,carbohydrates h,made h,from
h,simple h,sugars, h,stored h,in h,liver




Hydrogentation h,- h,Answer- h,Adding h,hydrogen h,to h,vegetable h,oil h,to h,make h,it h,more h,solid
h,and h,stable h,to h,rancidity




Kilocalorie(kcal) h,- h,Answer- h,Measurements h,of h,energy

Lipids h,- h,Answer- h,Organic h,substances h,of h,a h,fatty h,nature h,that h,are h,insoluble h,in h,water

, Lipoproteins h,- h,Answer- h,Molecule h,made h,of h,lipids h,surrounded h,by h,proteins

Medical h,Nutrition h,Therapy h,- h,Answer- h,Use h,of h,specific h,nutritional h,variations h,to h,build
h,good h,health




Nitrogen h,Balance h,- h,Answer- h,Amount h,of h,nitrogen h,taken h,in h,is h,equal h,to h,nitrogen h,being
h,released h,in h,the h,urine




Nutrient h,- h,Answer- h,Chemical h,compound h,found h,in h,food h,that h,is h,necessary h,for h,good h,health

Nutrient-Dense h,Foods h,- h,Answer- h,Foods h,with h,high h,amounts h,of h,nutrients h,in h,relation h,to h,kcal

Obesity h,- h,Answer- h,Excess h,adipose h,tissue h,or h,above h,what h,is h,considered h,healthy

Parenteral h,Nutrition h,- h,Answer- h,Intravenous h,feedings

Pernicious h,Anemia h,- h,Answer- h,Progressive h,macrocytic h,megaloblastic h,anemia

Residue h,- h,Answer- h,W aste

Satiety h,- h,Answer- h,Feeling h,fullness

Therapeutic h,Diet h,- h,Answer- h,Diet h,used h,as h,a h,medical h,treatment

Total h,Parenteral h,Nutrition h,- h,Answer- h,Administration h,of h,a h,hypertonic h,solution h,into h,the
h,superior h,vena h,cave h,by h,way h,of h,a h,catheter h,threaded h,through h,either h,subclavian h,or

h,internal h,jugular




Tube h,Feeding h,- h,Answer- h,Administration h,of h,nutrition h,through h,liquefied h,foods h,or h,formula

Vegan h,- h,Answer- h,Excludes h,all h,animal h,products

What h,is h,nutrition? h,- h,Answer- h,The h,sum h,of h,all h,processes h,in h,taking h,in h,nutrients h,and
h,using h,them h,to h, maintain h,body h,tissues h,and h,energy




When h,was h,myplate h,developed? h,- h,Answer- h,In h,2011 h,by h,the h,USDA

What h,is h,myplate? h,- h,Answer- h,Round h,plate h,divided h,into h,4 h,different h,colored h,sections h,to
h,show h, what h,should h,be h,eaten




What h,is h,a h,nutrient? h,- h,Answer- h,Chemical h,compound h,or h,element h,found h,in h,food h,that's
h,necessary h,for h,good h,health




Six h,Kinds h,of h,Essential h,Nutrients h,- h,Answer- h,Carbohydrates, h,fats, h,proteins, h,vitamins,
h, minerals, h,and h,water