CH 25.6-25.7 DSM

Which of the following enables infants to produce or conserve heat

lipolysis of brown fat

Which of the following foods are deficient in dietary fiber

milk and meat

Which vitamin is required for the synthesis of visual pigments

vitamin A

Phoebe grew up in Alaska's interior and played with her friends at recess in temperatures just above 20 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, administrators would not close her school until temperatures reached 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Which of the following terms describes her adaptation to Alaska's frigid winter climate

Acclimatization

The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is

70 cal/hr or 1680 cal/day in the average individual

What is meant by the term balanced diet

A balanced diet supplies all ingredients to maintain homeostasis

Which of the following people would not likely be in positive nitrogen balance

an elderly grandmother

The minimum resting energy expenditure of an awake, alert person is the

basal metabolic rate

Which of the following is NOT a way your body generates or conserves heat

decreased metabolic rate

The mechanism of heat loss that involves the skin and alveoli of the lung is

evaporation

Why is hypervitaminosis involving water-soluble vitamins relatively uncommon

excessive amounts of these vitamins are readily excreted in the urine

Which of the following is not one of the N compounds (nitrogen-containing compounds) in the body

glucose

During open-heart surgery, which of the following thermoregulatory changes will be induced on the patient's body?

hypothermia

The most important factor of good nutrition is obtaining nutrients

in sufficient quantities and qualities

Lucy, a 35-year-old woman, says she cannot lose the fat around her abdomen because it is brown fat. You correct her by saying that brown fat is present primarily in

infants

Before the large vitamin B12 molecule can be absorbed, it must be bound to

intrinsic factor

The trace minerals found in extremely small quantities in the body include

iron, zinc, copper, and manganese

What is the term for the direct transfer of heat energy through physical contact

Conduction

Which of the following is a nitrogen-containing compound that is important for energy storage in muscle tissue

Creatine

NAD, a key coenzyme used in the process of producing ATP, is produced from which water-soluble vitamin

Niacin

Which of the following is NOT a mineral required by the body

Thiamine

Why are minerals, vitamins, and water classified as essential nutrients

the body cannot synthesize these nutrients in sufficient quantities

Milk and eggs are complete proteins because they contain

the essential amino acids in sufficient antities

An individual's basal metabolic rate ideally represents

the minimum resting energy expenditure of an wake, alert person