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Which term encompasses the weight of the scientific evidence, field observations, and individual client needs?
- Primary research
- Scientific method
- Evidence-based practice
- Science - Correct Answer - c. Evidence-based practice
Scientists perform a diet study in which they assign half the people to a continuous dieting group and the other half to an intermittent fasting group. Which term best describes this study design?
- Crossover
- Parallel
- Observational
- Factorial - Correct Answer - b. Parallel
Which of the following terms is best defined as a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury?
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- Disease
- Infection
- Pathogen - Correct Answer - b. Disease
Energy expended during walking at work, typing, walking to and from meetings, and fidgeting is referred to as which of the following?
- Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
- Thermic effect of activity (TEA)
- Resting metabolic rate (RMR)
- Thermic effect of feeding (TEF) - Correct Answer - a. Non-exercise
activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
Which hormone, produced by adipose cells, decreases appetite when released?
- Leptin
- Cholecystokinin
- NPY Neuropeptide Y
- Ghrelin - Correct Answer - a. Leptin
Which hormone is referred to as the hunger hormone because it stimulates appetite, increases food intake, and promotes fat storage?
- Leptin
- Ghrelin
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- Cholecystokinin - Correct Answer - b. Ghrelin
Which organ produces and releases insulin?
- Kidney
- Pancreas
- Liver
- Thyroid - Correct Answer - b. Pancreas
A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from non- carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lactate, glycerol, and glucogenic amino acids is referred to as which of the following?
- Glycolysis
- Glucagon
- Gluconeogensis
- Glycogenolysis - Correct Answer - c. Gluconeogensis
For an individual engaged in vigorous resistance training 5-6 days per week, what would be the most optimal protein prescription?
- 0.4 g/kg body weight
- 2.0 g/kg body weight
- 0.8 g/kg body weight
- 5 g/kg body weight - Correct Answer - b. 2.0 g/kg body weight
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- Electrolytes
- Triglycerides
- Bones
- Adipose tissue - Correct Answer - c. Bones
Ketogenic amino acids may become which 2 molecules that can be used to produce ATP?
- Acetyl-CoA and glucose
- Acetyl-CoA and acetoacetate
- Acetyl-CoA and pyruvate
- Glucose and fructose - Correct Answer - b. Acetyl-CoA and
acetoacetate
ATP consists of an adenosine molecule bonded to how many phosphate groups?
- One
- Four
- Three
- Two - Correct Answer - c. Three
For an individual engaged in light aerobic exercise 2-3 days per week, what would be the most optimal protein prescription?
- 2.0 g/kg body weight
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