Young female athletes often experience a delay in menarch of approximately what duration?
a. 1-2 years
b. 2-4 years
c. No delay in menarch
d. 6 mo-1 year
e. None of the above
Q. 2Your best friend is pregnant and asks you to recommend foods that will increase her iron stores. Which of the following would be the best choice?
a. Oatmeal
b. A hamburger with tomato slices
c. Canned spinach
d. Seasonal fruit
e. Frozen peas
Q. 3Which of the following would NOT be a component of the Nutrition Care Process?
a. Nutrition assessment
b. Nutrition diagnosis
c. Nutrition intervention
d. Nutrition screening
e. Nutrition monitoring
Q. 4When hormones are altered in the body, many changes take place that affect fertility; which of the following would NOT be one of those changes?
a. Change in length or presence of the luteal phase
b. A decrease in the production of sperm
c. Alterations in the passageways that ova and sperm travel
d. Absence of the follicular phase
e. All of the above would be changes that occur.
Q. 5Cramps and other side effects of menstruation can be traced back to the production of _____ by the uterus.
a. progesterone
b. estrogen
c. prostaglandins
d. pituitary hormones
e. both a and b
Q. 6A decrease in the production of GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) would result in:
a. a decrease in the production of FSH and LH.
b. a lack of follicular development.
c. the absence of ovulation.
d. All of the above
e. a and b only
Q. 7What are potential consequences of delaying conception until you are in your 40s?
a. Decreased chance of conception
b. Sperm become less viable
c. Higher likelihood for chromosomal abnormalities
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
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