NURSING 1172 Nutrition Rasmussen Exam 1 Latest Update 2024-2025 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER: Process of taking molecules across a cell
membrane and into cells of the body
Accessory Organs of the Digestive System - CORRECT ANSWER: Pancrease,
Gallbladder, Liver
Adequate Intake (AI) - CORRECT ANSWER: Daily nutrition intake recommendation for an individual in order to maintain health -AI values used in dietary assessment and planning for an individual when RDA is not available
Adequate Intake for Alpha-Linoleic Acid - CORRECT ANSWER: Men: 1.6g/day
Women: 1.1g/day
Adequate Intake for Linoleic Acid - CORRECT ANSWER: Men 19-50: 17g/day
Men 51+: 14g/day
Women 19-50: 12g/day
Women 51+: 11g/day
Adequate Intake of Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER: Men: 38 g/day below age 51; 30 g/day above age 51
Women: 25 g/day below age 51; 21 g/day age above age 51
Albumin - CORRECT ANSWER: -Primary Plasma Protein
- Carrier for drugs, hormones, enzymes and trace elements
- In serious illness, broken down to amino acids for synthesis of new proteins
-Helps maintain fluid balance
Alimentary Canal - CORRECT ANSWER: Another term for gastrointestinal tract
AMDR - CORRECT ANSWER: Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range
Amino Acids - CORRECT ANSWER: -Building blocks of protein (20)
-Structural units that make up proteins
Amylase - CORRECT ANSWER: Pancreatic Secretion: Breaks starch to maltose in carbohydrate digestion
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWER: Tissue building through synthesis of new protein
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B-Complex Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER: Functions in cell metabolism, many
partner with other B vitamins -Affects energy, metabolism, neurologic function
Bile - CORRECT ANSWER: -Aid in digestions of lipid in the small intestine, -Produced by the liver, stored in the gallbladder -Emulsifies (breaks down) fat and stores its digestion
- The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile
- Lipid breakdown would be slower if gallbladder is removed
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER: Proportion of an ingested nutrient that is
absorbed and can be made available for body use
Biotin - CORRECT ANSWER: Partners with acetyl coenzyme A (coA)
Trace Mineral
Body Water Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER: Women's body distribution: 50-55%
Man's body distribution: 55-60% (Men has greater muscle mass)
Brush Border - CORRECT ANSWER: Composed of microvilli that increase surface
area
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER: -Major mineral present in largest amount
-bone/muscle formation -Absorption takes place in small intestine (primarily duodenum) -Calcium-Phophorus balance -Vitamin D
Calcium and Health - CORRECT ANSWER: Bone disease: osteoporosis Metabolic Disease Rickets and Osteomalacia (Deficiency of Vitamin D hormone)
Calcium and Phosphorus - CORRECT ANSWER: Give strength to the bones and body
frame
Calcium in the Blood - CORRECT ANSWER: Approximately 1% of total body calcium
circulates in the blood and other body fluids
Calcium in the bones - CORRECT ANSWER: Bones and teeth contain 99% of total
calcium
Carbohydrate AMDR - CORRECT ANSWER: 45-65% total kcal
Carbohydrate calories per gram - CORRECT ANSWER: 4 kcal/gram
Carbohydrate Forms - CORRECT ANSWER: -Starch 2 / 3
- Sugar
Carbohydrate Structure - CORRECT ANSWER: CHO (CH2O)
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER: - Organic compound that provides energy
-Primary and Preferred energy source
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWER: Tissue breakdown- Breakdown yields nitrogen
containing group and remaining non nitrogen residue
Cause of Heartburn - CORRECT ANSWER: Hydrochloric in the esophagus
Chemical Digestion of Mouth - CORRECT ANSWER: Salivary amylase, saliva, mucous
Chemical Digestion of Stomach - CORRECT ANSWER: Hydrochloric acid, mucus,
enzymes
Chemical Digestion of the Small Intestine - CORRECT ANSWER: Enzymes, Mucus,
Hormones, Bile
Chloride - CORRECT ANSWER: Actions: Intracellular/Extracellular fluid balance
Source: Table salt
Accounts for 3% of total body mineral content
Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWER: Belongs to a family of substances called steroids
and travels in the blood attached to long-chain fatty acids (as cholesterol esters)
Chyme - CORRECT ANSWER: Semi-fluid mass of partially digested food that is
expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum
Classification of Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER: -Monosaccharides (glucose,
fructose, galactose)- converted to glucose in the liver to be used as body fuel -Disaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose) -Polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates)
Clinical Applications of Probiotics - CORRECT ANSWER: -Helps reduce diarrhea
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inhibit of H. Pylori (Causes peptic ulcers)
- Lactose intolerance
- Antibiotics kill good bacteria in the colon
Clinical Function of Vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWER: Aids in tissue building and
metabolic reactions Wound Healing Fever and infection iron absorption
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