Test Bank For Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Health
1st Edition By Marie Spano
A highly chemically reactive atom, molecule, or molecular fragment that contains at
least one unpaired electron in its valence shell is/an - ANSWER: Free radical
As a result of exercise training, the percentage of water in the intracellular
compartment... - ANSWER: Increases
Calcium plays an important role in... - ANSWER: Blood and tooth formation, blood
clotting, and nerve transmission.
Coenzymes - ANSWER: Participate in chemical reactions.
Components of the female athlete triad include all of the following except -
ANSWER: Hypertension
Included: disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
(blank) comprises the yellow and yellow-orange pigment that give color to fruits and
vegetables - ANSWER: Carotenes
Cortical bone represents the... - ANSWER: Dense, hard outer layer of bone in the
shafts of the long bones of the arms and legs.
Fluid that is located inside of the cells is known as.. - ANSWER: intracellular fluid
Differences in the relative percentage of total body water among individuals result
largely from variations in.. - ANSWER: Body composition
Free radicals can be produced by all of the following external factors except: -
ANSWER: Exposure to cleaning supplies
Included: cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants, heat and ionizing radiation
Metabolic water represents the... - ANSWER: Water formed in the catabolism of
food nutrients
(blank) pose the greatest health risk if regularly consumed in excess - ANSWER:
Vitamins A & D
(blank) provides the greatest daily water loss - ANSWER: Urine
, (blank) represents a midway condition between normal bone mass and osteoporosis.
- ANSWER: Osteopenia
Small amounts of water are lost directly from the skin's surface as... - ANSWER:
insensible perspiration
Superoxide dismutase... - ANSWER: catalyzes the conversion of free radicals to
oxygen and water.
The amino acid homocysteine may increase stroke and heart attack risk by... -
ANSWER: Damaging the internal layer of arterial walls
The body's two most plentiful minerals are... - ANSWER: calcium and phosphorus
The DASH diet is designed to... - ANSWER: reduce hypertension
The factors that contribute to female athlete triad include the following except... -
ANSWER: dehydration
Included: amenorrhea, osteoporosis, disordered eating.
The highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk of adverse health
effects to almost all individuals in the specified gender and life-stage group of the
general population is the... - ANSWER: UL
The majority of the body's iron is found in - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
Unlike its RDA predecessor, the DRI value includes recommendations that are based
on - ANSWER: gender
Vitamin (blank) promotes growth and mineralization of bones and increases calcium
absorption - ANSWER: Vitamin D
Vitamins play an important physiologic role related to... - ANSWER: metabolic
reactions
When no RDA exists, the (blank) values may be used to determine proper
consumption levels. - ANSWER: AI
Which of the following characteristics doesn't predispose women to osteoporosis? -
ANSWER: Being overweight
Which of the following hormones conserves sodium in the kidneys? - ANSWER:
Aldosterone
Which of the following is classified as a trace mineral> - ANSWER: Chromium
1st Edition By Marie Spano
A highly chemically reactive atom, molecule, or molecular fragment that contains at
least one unpaired electron in its valence shell is/an - ANSWER: Free radical
As a result of exercise training, the percentage of water in the intracellular
compartment... - ANSWER: Increases
Calcium plays an important role in... - ANSWER: Blood and tooth formation, blood
clotting, and nerve transmission.
Coenzymes - ANSWER: Participate in chemical reactions.
Components of the female athlete triad include all of the following except -
ANSWER: Hypertension
Included: disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
(blank) comprises the yellow and yellow-orange pigment that give color to fruits and
vegetables - ANSWER: Carotenes
Cortical bone represents the... - ANSWER: Dense, hard outer layer of bone in the
shafts of the long bones of the arms and legs.
Fluid that is located inside of the cells is known as.. - ANSWER: intracellular fluid
Differences in the relative percentage of total body water among individuals result
largely from variations in.. - ANSWER: Body composition
Free radicals can be produced by all of the following external factors except: -
ANSWER: Exposure to cleaning supplies
Included: cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants, heat and ionizing radiation
Metabolic water represents the... - ANSWER: Water formed in the catabolism of
food nutrients
(blank) pose the greatest health risk if regularly consumed in excess - ANSWER:
Vitamins A & D
(blank) provides the greatest daily water loss - ANSWER: Urine
, (blank) represents a midway condition between normal bone mass and osteoporosis.
- ANSWER: Osteopenia
Small amounts of water are lost directly from the skin's surface as... - ANSWER:
insensible perspiration
Superoxide dismutase... - ANSWER: catalyzes the conversion of free radicals to
oxygen and water.
The amino acid homocysteine may increase stroke and heart attack risk by... -
ANSWER: Damaging the internal layer of arterial walls
The body's two most plentiful minerals are... - ANSWER: calcium and phosphorus
The DASH diet is designed to... - ANSWER: reduce hypertension
The factors that contribute to female athlete triad include the following except... -
ANSWER: dehydration
Included: amenorrhea, osteoporosis, disordered eating.
The highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk of adverse health
effects to almost all individuals in the specified gender and life-stage group of the
general population is the... - ANSWER: UL
The majority of the body's iron is found in - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
Unlike its RDA predecessor, the DRI value includes recommendations that are based
on - ANSWER: gender
Vitamin (blank) promotes growth and mineralization of bones and increases calcium
absorption - ANSWER: Vitamin D
Vitamins play an important physiologic role related to... - ANSWER: metabolic
reactions
When no RDA exists, the (blank) values may be used to determine proper
consumption levels. - ANSWER: AI
Which of the following characteristics doesn't predispose women to osteoporosis? -
ANSWER: Being overweight
Which of the following hormones conserves sodium in the kidneys? - ANSWER:
Aldosterone
Which of the following is classified as a trace mineral> - ANSWER: Chromium
