Question 1

A person will typically expend _____% of their daily energy budget on basal metabolism.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​25-30
B)   30-35
C)   ​50-65
D)   ​10-15
E)   ​80-90

Question 2

Explain how the body maintains its constant normal temperature of 98.6° F.​

Accepted Answer

The cells of each organ conduct metaboli...

Question 3

Which eating disorder responds most readily to treatment?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​anorexia nervosa
B)   ​bulimia nervosa
C)   ​binge eating disorder
D)   ​body dysmorphic disorder
E)   ​RED-S

Question 4

BMR is lowest during _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​pregnancy
B)   ​physical activity
C)   ​sleep
D)   sedentary activity​
E)   ​focused thinking, like test-taking

Question 5

Which process is not a function of the liver?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​metabolizing nutrients
B)   ​manufacturing immune factors and transport proteins
C)   ​secreting insulin and glucagon
D)   ​participating in iron recycling
E)   ​manufacturing bile

Question 6

Which individual would be at lowest risk for the accumulation of abdominal fat?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​a smoker
B)   ​a postmenopausal woman
C)   ​a middle-aged man
D)   ​a premenopausal woman
E)   ​a post-pubescent male

Question 7

A primary factor involved in the development of eating disorders is _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​the use of antidepressant drugs
B)   dissatisfaction with one's body​
C)   ​aversions to certain foods
D)   ​an absent parent
E)   ​being an only child

Question 8

Decreased body temperature is a change that takes place in the body during _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​feasting
B)   ​ATP synthesis
C)   ​gluconeogenesis
D)   ​fasting
E)   deamination​

Question 9

Describe the criteria that indicate if an individual's diet regimen was developing into a disorder like anorexia nervosa.​

Accepted Answer

When a person loses weight to well below...

Question 10

Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.​

Accepted Answer

Surplus carbohydrate (glucose) is first ...

Question 11

Which body component has the greatest variability in quantity and quality?​

Accepted Answer

A)   bone mass​
B)   ​muscle mass
C)   ​fluid
D)   ​fat mass
E)   ​blood volume

Question 12

Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body's stores of _____ are depleted.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​glycogen
B)   ​amino acids
C)   ​fatty acids
D)   ​glycerol
E)   ​adipose tissue

Question 13

Which individual would have the lowest basal metabolic rate?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​a pregnant woman
B)   ​a tall, thin person
C)   ​a malnourished person
D)   ​a person with a fever
E)   ​a morbidly obese person

Question 14

A lack of body fat can result in _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   infertility in women​
B)   ​depression
C)   ​abnormal hunger regulation
D)   ​insomnia
E)   ​insulin resistance

Question 15

The production of glucose from protein or fat is called _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​glyconeogenesis
B)   ​gluconeogenesis
C)   glycolysis​
D)   ​glycogenolysis
E)   triglycerolysis​

Question 16

The health risks associated with central obesity has to do with _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   an imbalance in adipokines​
B)   ​the proximity of the excess fat to the gallbladder
C)   ​an imbalance in cytokines
D)   ​the proximity of excess fat to the small intestine
E)   ​an imbalance in ketones

Question 17

The high-energy compound ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is able to transfer small amounts of usable energy to move our muscles and supply our enzymes with the energy they need to catalyze chemical reactions.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Calculate the approximate BMI of a male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​23
B)   ​27
C)   ​30
D)   ​28
E)   ​31

Question 19

The energy needed to maintain life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest is termed _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​basal metabolism
B)   ​the kcalorie
C)   ​physiological fuel value
D)   ​heat of combustion
E)   ​resting metabolic rate

Question 20

Lindsay is 23 years old and graduated from college with honors. She is emotionally insecure and experiences considerable social anxiety. She has no close friends, is sometimes depressed, and often exhibits impulsive behavior. Lindsay has a preoccupation with food and her weight even though she is close to her ideal body weight. Lindsay most closely fits the profile of a person with _____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   anorexia nervosa​
B)   ​binge eating disorder
C)   ​bulimia nervosa
D)   ​body dysmorphic disorder
E)   ​RED-S

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Decreased body temperature is a change that takes place in the body during _____.

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Which individual would be at lowest risk for the accumulation of abdominal fat?

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Describe the criteria that indicate if an individual's diet regimen was developing into a disorder like anorexia nervosa.

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Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.

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The high-energy compound ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is able to transfer small amounts of usable energy to move our muscles and supply our enzymes with the energy they need to catalyze chemical reactions.

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A person will typically expend _____% of their daily energy budget on basal metabolism.

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BMR is lowest during _____.

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A primary factor involved in the development of eating disorders is _____.

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Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body's stores of _____ are depleted.

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Which eating disorder responds most readily to treatment?

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Calculate the approximate BMI of a male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds.

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The production of glucose from protein or fat is called _____.

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The high-energy compound ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is able to transfer small amounts of usable energy to move our muscles and supply our enzymes with the energy they need to catalyze chemical reactions.​

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BMR is lowest during _____.​

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A primary factor involved in the development of eating disorders is _____.​

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Which eating disorder responds most readily to treatment?​

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Calculate the approximate BMI of a male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds.​

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The energy needed to maintain life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest is termed _____.

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Explain how the body maintains its constant normal temperature of 98.6° F.

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The cells of each organ conduct metaboli...
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Which individual would have the lowest basal metabolic rate?

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Which body component has the greatest variability in quantity and quality?

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Decreased body temperature is a change that takes place in the body during _____.

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Which individual would be at lowest risk for the accumulation of abdominal fat?

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Describe the criteria that indicate if an individual's diet regimen was developing into a disorder like anorexia nervosa.

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When a person loses weight to well below...
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Which process is not a function of the liver?

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A lack of body fat can result in _____.

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Describe how fat can be made from an excess of each of the energy nutrients-carbohydrate, protein, or fat.

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Surplus carbohydrate (glucose) is first ...
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The high-energy compound ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is able to transfer small amounts of usable energy to move our muscles and supply our enzymes with the energy they need to catalyze chemical reactions.

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A person will typically expend _____% of their daily energy budget on basal metabolism.

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BMR is lowest during _____.

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A primary factor involved in the development of eating disorders is _____.

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Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body's stores of _____ are depleted.

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The health risks associated with central obesity has to do with _____.

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Which eating disorder responds most readily to treatment?

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Calculate the approximate BMI of a male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds.

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The production of glucose from protein or fat is called _____.

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