Which statement explains the difference between morbidity rates and mortality rates?
a. Morbidity is the rate of death in a population; mortality is the rate of illness.
b. Morbidity is the rate of illness in a population; mortality is the rate of death.
c. Morbidity is the obesity rate in a population; morality is the rate of illness.
d. Morbidity is the obesity rate in a population; mortality is the rate of death.
e. Morbidity is the rate of infant deaths in a population; mortality is the rate of adult deaths.
Q. 2A person must have water in his or her diet:
a. because the kidneys exert no control over the amount of water excreted in the urine.
b. to prevent vitamin imbalances in the body.
c. because the kidneys must excrete a minimum amount of water as urine to rid the body of wastes.
d. in order to prevent water intoxication.
Q. 3Breastfeeding to any duration and to any extent reduces the risk of _____.
a. vitamin D deficiency
b. phenylketonuria
c. adult obesity
d. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
e. weight gain in the mother
Q. 4What is the minimum amount of urine the body must excrete each day to remove waste products?
a. 500 mL
b. 700 mL
c. 2300 mL
d. 3000 mL
Q. 5Which component of human milk carries out phagocytosis of bacteria and production of complement proteins?
a. whey
b. epithelial cells
c. macrophages
d. B-lymphocytes
e. immunoglobins
Q. 6The hormone that stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb water rather than excrete it is
a. thyroxine.
b. ADH.
c. cortisone.
d. epinephrine.
Q. 7The predominant secretory immunoglobin in human milk is _____.
a. sIgA
b. sIgE
c. sIgG
d. sIgM
e. sIgD
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