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Nutrition
100
All of the following are non-infectious diseases, except for a) congenital and hereditary diseases b) degenerative diseases c) metabolic disease d) cholera
d
100
The bacteria for this disease can get in our body through an open wound a) diphtheria b) tetanus c) polio d) malaria
b
100
It is the most common test performed.
Urine test
100
In order to confirm a heart attack, a blood test is performed. That test is looking for the presence of a) Enzymes b) blood type c) Rh factor d) Blood Chemistry Profile
A
100
This nutrient serves as the major source of energy in the body, and should make up about 50 percent of the diet.
Carbohydrates
200
A sore throat is most likely this kind of disease a) degenerative b) metabolic c) inflammatory d) neoplastic
C
200
Vaccines are based on a person’s body’s: a) First line of defense b) Second line of defense c) Third line of defense d) None
C
200
This result in a blood test could be a sign of infection.
High WBC
200
What is the test that collects tissues to test them under a microscope?
Biopsy
200
The most common monosaccharide is?
glucose
300
State three parts of the body line of defense.
1) skin 2) white cells 3) antibodies
300
Three of these diseases can cause hearing loss and brain damage in children.
1) measles 2) rubella 3) mumps
300
State two things that Blood Tests are primarily used to detect.
1) High levels of cholesterol 2) Imminent heart attacks 3) Anemia
300
A balanced diet must contain the six classes of nutrients that our body requires for its normal functioning. List four of them.
1) carbohydrates 2) lipids 3) proteins 4) lipids 5) minerals 6) vitamins
300
Carbohydrates are subdivided into three subcategories.
1) monosaccharides 2) disaccharides 3) polysaccharides
400
Three differences between a benign and a malign tumor are:
1) different growth rates 2) one spreads, the other doesn’t 3) cells are more differentiated in one than the other
400
State the most important contributions made by Lister and Salk to the world of medicine.
Lister discovered the health benefits of sterilization and antiseptics. Salk discovered the polio vaccine.
400
State three things that laboratory tests are fast and accurate for.
1) Diagnose illness, by determining cause of disease 2) Monitor treatment and prevent dangerous side effect 3) Check general health, by detecting asymptomatic diseases
400
Describe the three steps of the nutrition process.
1. Food would not have any value to us if it were not mechanically broken down into end products. 2. The end products are absorbed out of the gastrointestinal tract and into our bloodstream. 3. The bloodstream transports the end products to our cells, where the mitochondria will use them as fuel in energy production.
400
Lipids include three major groups. List them.
1) fats 2) oils 3) waxes
500
State three characteristics of congenital or hereditary diseases.
1. present at birth 2. the result of an abnormal gene 3. disturbed prenatal development
500
A vaccine may consist of any of three things. They are:
1) attenuated or weakened organisms 2) killed organisms 3) extracts of the organisms that can induce the desired immunity
500
Laboratory tests are performed on samples of three things. They are ...
1) body fluids 2) body tissues 3) body wastes
500
State three diseases that urine tests can detect.
1) Diabetes 2) Kidney diseases 3) Infections
500
State three of the principal functions of carbohydrates.
1. Carbohydrates serve as cellular fuel when oxidized to produce energy. 2. Carbohydrates are a way to store energy in form of glycogen. 3. Carbohydrates can be converted into fat.