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HESI NUTRITION EXAM QUESTION BANK
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
Which of the following enzymes converts starches to simple sugars?
-pancreatic lipase
-pancreatic amylase
-trypsin
-peptidase - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
pancreatic amylase
Chyme triggers the pancreas to secrete its juice into the small intestine.
Pancreatic juice contains (among other enzymes) pancreatic amylase
which converts starches (polysaccharides) to simple sugars.
Insulin produced outside the body is called which of the following?
-pseudo-pancreatic insulin
-endogenous insulin
-exogenous insulin
-all of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer: exogenous
insulin
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Exogenous insulin is produced outside the body. It is a protein. It must
be injected because, if swallowed, it would be digested and would not
reach the bloodstream as the complete hormone.
A deficiency disease caused by a lack of niacin is which of the
following? -pellagra
-scurvy
-spina bifida
-megaloblastic anemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
pellagra
Niacin serves as a coenzyme in energy metabolism and consequently is
essential to every body cell. Niacin is essential for the prevention of
pellagra which is a disease characterized by sores on the skin and by
diarrhea, anxiety, confusion, irritability, poor memory, dizziness, and
untimely death if left untreated.
Which of the following is NOT a water soluble vitamin?
-niacin
-vitamin D
-vitamin C
-folate - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
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vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, along with vitamins A, E, and K. The
other choices are all water-soluble vitamins.
The nurse instructs a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis about dietary modifications. the nurse determines that the
client understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which
items from the dietary menu?
1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
2. Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
3. Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
4. Cured pork, grits, strawberries, OJ - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1.
The diet for a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis should include controlled amounts of sodium, phosphorus,
calcium, potassium and fluids.
Which of the following foods would provide the highest amount of
protein?
-1 large boiled egg
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-3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast
-1 cup of 2% milk
-1 cup of split pea with ham soup - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast
3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast provides 25 grams of protein. The
other choices provide 10 or less grams of protein.
The lymphatic vessels in the small intestine that absorb fatty acids and
glycerol are which of the following?
-villi
-microvilli
-capillaries
-lacteals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer: lacteals
Each villus in the small intestine contains numerous capillaries
(tiny blood vessels) and lacteals. The lacteals are lymphatic vessels that
absorb fatty acids and glycerol (end products of digestion) in addition to
the fat-soluble vitamins.
Nausea and diarrhea caused by food moving too quickly from the
stomach to the small intestine is known as which of the following?
HESI NUTRITION EXAM QUESTION BANK
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
Which of the following enzymes converts starches to simple sugars?
-pancreatic lipase
-pancreatic amylase
-trypsin
-peptidase - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
pancreatic amylase
Chyme triggers the pancreas to secrete its juice into the small intestine.
Pancreatic juice contains (among other enzymes) pancreatic amylase
which converts starches (polysaccharides) to simple sugars.
Insulin produced outside the body is called which of the following?
-pseudo-pancreatic insulin
-endogenous insulin
-exogenous insulin
-all of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer: exogenous
insulin
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Exogenous insulin is produced outside the body. It is a protein. It must
be injected because, if swallowed, it would be digested and would not
reach the bloodstream as the complete hormone.
A deficiency disease caused by a lack of niacin is which of the
following? -pellagra
-scurvy
-spina bifida
-megaloblastic anemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
pellagra
Niacin serves as a coenzyme in energy metabolism and consequently is
essential to every body cell. Niacin is essential for the prevention of
pellagra which is a disease characterized by sores on the skin and by
diarrhea, anxiety, confusion, irritability, poor memory, dizziness, and
untimely death if left untreated.
Which of the following is NOT a water soluble vitamin?
-niacin
-vitamin D
-vitamin C
-folate - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
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vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, along with vitamins A, E, and K. The
other choices are all water-soluble vitamins.
The nurse instructs a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis about dietary modifications. the nurse determines that the
client understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which
items from the dietary menu?
1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
2. Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
3. Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
4. Cured pork, grits, strawberries, OJ - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1.
The diet for a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis should include controlled amounts of sodium, phosphorus,
calcium, potassium and fluids.
Which of the following foods would provide the highest amount of
protein?
-1 large boiled egg
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-3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast
-1 cup of 2% milk
-1 cup of split pea with ham soup - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer:
3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast
3 oz of roasted skinless turkey breast provides 25 grams of protein. The
other choices provide 10 or less grams of protein.
The lymphatic vessels in the small intestine that absorb fatty acids and
glycerol are which of the following?
-villi
-microvilli
-capillaries
-lacteals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Correct answer: lacteals
Each villus in the small intestine contains numerous capillaries
(tiny blood vessels) and lacteals. The lacteals are lymphatic vessels that
absorb fatty acids and glycerol (end products of digestion) in addition to
the fat-soluble vitamins.
Nausea and diarrhea caused by food moving too quickly from the
stomach to the small intestine is known as which of the following?
