NTR 401 Exam 1 NCSU Questions With
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Zymogen can be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A protein that can
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become an active enzyme through proteolysis at a location outside the
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cells where it is synthesized.
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The absorptive cells lining the gastrointestinal tract are called: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Enterocytes |
The hormonal feedback loop between the last segment of the small
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intestine and the pyloric sphincter, involving substance GLP-1, is: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ileal brake | |
All of the following factors stimulate or increase thirst EXCEPT: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Increased blood volume presumably detected
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by cardiac stretch receptors
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The most common digestive problem associated with carbohydrates is
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hypolactasia, which is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a reduced ability to
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digest the galactose-glucose bond of milk sugar
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, Phytate (phytic acid) is a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-derivative of the sugar
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alcohol, inositol phosphate, that chelates minerals in the diet and
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reduces their absorption | |
The "Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Range" is: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the percentage of daily calories from each energy source | | | | | | | | |
that provides a reduced risk for chronic disease
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Substance that is needed in a metabolic reaction or tissue structure that
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cannot be synthesized in humans may be generally referred to as -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-indispensable nutrient | |
UL refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-"Tolerable Upper Intake Limit" is a nutrient intake above | | | | | | | | |
which the risk for harm begins to increase
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"Reference height and weight" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Average height and weight of American men and women with a
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"healthy" BMI, used to provide a representative nutrient intake for a
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population for nutrients that should be consumed in quantities based
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on body weight
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Diverse populations around the world consume sodium at levels greater
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|than the Upper Tolerable Intake Level set in the DRIs. One explanation
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for this "sodium appetite" is that humans choose a sodium intake that
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Correct Answers
Zymogen can be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A protein that can
| | | | | | | | | | |
become an active enzyme through proteolysis at a location outside the
| | | | | | | | | | |
cells where it is synthesized.
| | | |
The absorptive cells lining the gastrointestinal tract are called: -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Enterocytes |
The hormonal feedback loop between the last segment of the small
| | | | | | | | | | |
intestine and the pyloric sphincter, involving substance GLP-1, is: -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ileal brake | |
All of the following factors stimulate or increase thirst EXCEPT: -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Increased blood volume presumably detected
| | | | | |
by cardiac stretch receptors
| | |
The most common digestive problem associated with carbohydrates is
| | | | | | | | |
hypolactasia, which is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a reduced ability to
| | | | | | | | |
digest the galactose-glucose bond of milk sugar
| | | | | |
, Phytate (phytic acid) is a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-derivative of the sugar
| | | | | | | | | |
alcohol, inositol phosphate, that chelates minerals in the diet and
| | | | | | | | | | |
reduces their absorption | |
The "Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Range" is: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-the percentage of daily calories from each energy source | | | | | | | | |
that provides a reduced risk for chronic disease
| | | | | | |
Substance that is needed in a metabolic reaction or tissue structure that
| | | | | | | | | | |
cannot be synthesized in humans may be generally referred to as -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-indispensable nutrient | |
UL refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-"Tolerable Upper Intake Limit" is a nutrient intake above | | | | | | | | |
which the risk for harm begins to increase
| | | | | | |
"Reference height and weight" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Average height and weight of American men and women with a
| | | | | | | | | |
"healthy" BMI, used to provide a representative nutrient intake for a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
population for nutrients that should be consumed in quantities based
| | | | | | | | | |
on body weight
| |
Diverse populations around the world consume sodium at levels greater
| | | | | | | | |
|than the Upper Tolerable Intake Level set in the DRIs. One explanation
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for this "sodium appetite" is that humans choose a sodium intake that
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