NUT 201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
beta-carotene - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The precursor of Vitamin A.
Retinoids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The three active forms of vitamin A in the body: retinol, retinal, and
retinoic acid.
retinol-binding protein (RBP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A special transport protein that picks up vitamin A
from the liver and carries it in the blood.
Electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅salts that dissociate into ions when a mineral salt dissolves in
water.
Cations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅positively charged ions
Anions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Negatively charged ions.
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The movement of water across a membrane toward the side with
more concentrated solutes.
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A water-conserving hormone that stimulates the
kidneys to reabsorb water.
Renin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An enzyme released by the kidneys in response to low blood pressure
that causes the reabsorption of sodium.
Angiotensin II - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A powerful vasoconstrictor formed when renin hydrolyzes
angiotensinogen.
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A hormone that signals the kidneys to excrete potassium and
retain more sodium.
beta-carotene - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The precursor of Vitamin A.
Retinoids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The three active forms of vitamin A in the body: retinol, retinal, and
retinoic acid.
retinol-binding protein (RBP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A special transport protein that picks up vitamin A
from the liver and carries it in the blood.
Electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅salts that dissociate into ions when a mineral salt dissolves in
water.
Cations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅positively charged ions
Anions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Negatively charged ions.
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The movement of water across a membrane toward the side with
more concentrated solutes.
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A water-conserving hormone that stimulates the
kidneys to reabsorb water.
Renin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An enzyme released by the kidneys in response to low blood pressure
that causes the reabsorption of sodium.
Angiotensin II - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A powerful vasoconstrictor formed when renin hydrolyzes
angiotensinogen.
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A hormone that signals the kidneys to excrete potassium and
retain more sodium.
