| Question | Answer |
| Which of the following provide a source of complete proteins? | Have adequate amounts of essential amino acids to maintain human body tissues and promote normal growth and development…milk, meat & eggs |
| Intrinsic factor regulates the absorption of | Vitamin B-12 |
| The fat-soluble vitamins include | A, E, D & K |
| The vitamin that functions as part of coenzyme A. | Panothenic Acid or B5 |
| The basic food group that supplies the best source of vitamin C | Fruits & Vegetables |
| Which of the following is an example of a trace element? | Iron, Maganese, Copper, Iodine, Cobalt, Zinc, Fluorine, Selenium & Chromium |
| Vitamins has steroid, hormone-like characteristics and promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the intestine? | Vitamin D |
| Minerals are important in the production of ATP and are involved in its utilization? | Phosphorus & Magnesium |
| The basic food group that supplies the richest source of calcium is | Dairy |
| Vitamins necessary for the production of collagen? | Vitamin C |
| As an energy source, body cells preferentially use | Carbohydrates |
| Kwashiorkor is a condition that may develop in children who have dietary deficiencies of | Protein starvation |
| Night blindness is most likely to be caused by a deficiency of | Vitamin A |
| Factors that affect BMR are | Gender, Body size, Body Temperature & Endocrine function |
| In order to maintain weight | Caloric intake equals Caloric output |
| calcium is taken in excess, overconsumption can be manifested as | kidney stones & depositing of calcium in soft tissues |
| Which of these laryngeal cartilages occurs singly rather than in pairs? | Thyroid, Cricoid & Epiglottic |
| The walls of the alveoli are composed of what type of tissue | Flat Simple Squamous Epithelial Cells |
| What is the force responsible for normal expiration | Relaxing or elastic |
| The amount of air that enters or leaves the lungs during a normal respiratory cycle | 500 mL..or..tidal volume |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies are most sensitive to | Low oxygen peripheral chemoreceptors |
| The portion of the respiratory center that is responsible for establishing the basic pattern of breathing | Ventral respiratory group…or…rhythmic area |
| The effects of carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions on the respiratory center are similar because | BOTH ARE ACIDIC…their blood concentration rises if someone stops breathing—stimulating chemoreceptors to start |
| Location of the vocal cords | inside the larynx |
| The respiratory membrane consists of | wall of alveoli and wall of capillary (epithelial cells) |
| Of the respiratory air volumes listed, which one has the largest volume? | Inspiratory reserve volume..(know ALL from small to large |
| Which of the following is a function of the mucus-covered nasal passages? | warmth, moisture and to move mucus and trapped particles from nasal cavity to pharynx |
| Which of the following air volumes cannot be measured using a simple spirometer? | Residual volume |
| The volume of air that enters (or leaves) during a single respiratory cycle is termed | tidal volume |
| The right lung is composed of | __3___ lobes |
| the left lung is composed of | __2___ lobes |
| The first event in inspiration is to | increase thoracic cage, atmospheric pressure forces air into airway |
| The first event in expiration is | diaphragm & external intercostal muscles relax then the lungs re-coil |
| The dorsal respiratory group and the ventral respiratory group are found extending throughout which structure? | Medulla oblongata |
