_____________________ is a disease characterized by significant loss of bone density, resulting in bone mass more than 2.5 standard deviations below the average for a specific age.
a. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
b. Scurvy
c. Osteoporosis
d. Rickets
Q. 2Place the following stages of the body's response to increasing alcohol consumption in the correct order from start to finish.
a. Euphoria, excitement, confusion, stupor, coma, death
b. Confusion, excitement, coma, euphoria, stupor, death
c. Excitement, euphoria, confusion, coma, stupor, death
d. Coma, confusion, euphoria, excitement, stupor, death
e. Euphoria, confusion, excitement, stupor, coma, death
Q. 3Which of the following is not one of the minerals stored in bone?
a. Phosphorus
b. Magnesium
c. Folate
d. Calcium
Q. 4The arm of the U.S. government responsible for monitoring municipal water supplies is the ____.
a. USDA
b. FDA
c. EPA
d. OSHA
e. NIH
Q. 5Which of the following explains why B vitamin deficiencies lead to lack of energy?
a. B vitamins are a source of kcals
b. absorption of carbohydrates and fats is decreased without B vitamins
c. oxygen for energy metabolism cannot be transported to the cells
d. B vitamins are coenzymes needed in energy metabolism
Q. 6How much alcohol consumption has been proven to be safe during pregnancy?
a. No amount of alcohol has been proven to be safe.
b. One glass of wine or beer per day has been proven to be harmless.
c. Two glasses of wine or beers per day have been proven to be harmless.
d. Three glasses of wine per week have been proven to be harmless.
e. No studies have been done regarding alcohol and pregnancy.
Q. 7In what system would the effects of a vitamin D deficiency be most readily observed?
a. nervous
b. skeletal
c. muscular
d. circulatory
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