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FSHN 185 Final Exam Review UHM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which are functions of water in the body?
1. carries waste from body cells
2. lubricate joints to allow free movement
3.maintains body temp
4.takes part in metabolic reactions
5. inhibits absorption of major minerals
A. 1,2,3 and 4 only
B. 1,3,4, and 5 only
C. 2,3,4 and 5 only
D. 1,2,3,4, and 5 - Ans:✔✔-A. 1,2,3, and 4 only
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Identify the correct sequence, from most to least amounts, of either intake or output of body water
under normal conditions.
A. output: lung, feces, skin, urine
B. output: skin, feces, urine, lungs
C. input: food, beverages, metabolic water
D. input: beverages, food, metabolic water - Ans:✔✔-D. input: beverages, food, metabolic water.
During heavy exercise water losses increase via perspiration (sweating). What other component(s) are
lost via perspiration?
A. glycogen
B. electrolytes
C. aldosterone
D. bicarbonate - Ans:✔✔-B. electrolytes
Consider the nutrients within the human body. Which of the following lists the correct order of nutrients
from largest to smallest amount?
A. mineral>water>lipid>vitamin>protein
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B. water>lipid>protein>mineral>vitamin
C. lipid>mineral>protein>water>vitamin
D. protein>lipid>mineral>vitamin>water - Ans:✔✔-B. water>lipid>protein>mineral>vitamin
Which of the following are ways the body obtains fluid?
A. from biomechanics reactions
B. from foods
C. from electrostatic impulses
D. A and B only - Ans:✔✔-D. A and B only
If a moderately active adult woman were to consume 2500 kilocalories, her fluid intake should be
approximately _____________.
A. 1.5 liters
B. 2.5 liters
C. 5 liters
D. 8 liters - Ans:✔✔-B. 2.5 liters
___________ is the process by which ___________ crosses a membrane to dilute a solution.
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A. osmosis, water
B. diffusion, electrolytes
C. osmosis, electrolytes
D. diffusion, water - Ans:✔✔-A. osmosis, water
Mark is a muscular football player while his friend, Bryan, appears to be overweight. They are both of
the same height and weight. Can they have same BMI?
A. No, since one is overweight and the other is muscular.
B. Yes, because BMI measures weight-for-height and not body fat composition.
C. Yes, only because they are the same weight.
D. Yes, only because they are the same weight. - Ans:✔✔-Yes, because BMI weight for height and not
body fat composition
The two major functions associate with the digestive system include digestion and ___________.
A. absorption
B. metabolism
C. circulation of nutrients in the blood
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