D440 / D 440 Objective Assessment (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science | Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) - WGU
Question:
Which major mineral creates a dependent glucose transporter that allows the passage of glucose and galactose from the intestinal lumen into the intestinal wall?
Answer:
Sodium
Question:
Where are plasma proteins found in the human body?
Answer:
Inside blood vessels
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Question:
Which is a key function of water?
-Water is necessary to help maintain a stable body temperature -Water acts as a lubricant -Water acts as a solute -Water circulates throughout the body in the form of blood and tissue fluids
Answer:
-Water is necessary to help maintain a stable body temperature
-Water acts as a lubricant
-Water circulates throughout the body in the form of blood and tissue fluids
Question:
From where is water pulled to dilute the concentration of solutes in the bloodstream?
Answer:
Cells
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Question:
Which electrolyte is an anion?
-Sulfate -Sodium -Chloride -Potassium -Phosphate -Magnesium
Answer:
-Sulfate
-Chloride
-Phosphate
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Question:
Which percentage represents the total body water outside of the cells?-20% of total body weight -34% of total body water -35% of total body weight -45% of total body weight -66% of total body water
Answer:
-20% of total body weight -34% of total body water
Question:
Which factor makes high fluid intake critical during infancy?
Answer:
An infant's body content of water is particularly high
Question:
Which pH level reflects metabolic acidosis?
Answer:
7.15
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