Answer the following questions based on the case study Verna information below. Verna is an 89-year-old woman. She lost her husband of 63 years to a stroke six years ago. She lives in an assisted living facility where she has many friends and regular catered meals in a dining room. She also lives near her daughters and grandchildren. Verna is considered happy, healthy, and mentally sharp but does have hypertension and cataracts and complains of muscle weakness. She has also taken traditional hormone replacement therapy to alleviate hot flashes for over thirty years and has always led a sedentary lifestyle. Which of the following could help Verna's hypertension?
A) Taking a multivitamin and mineral supplement
B) Taking a nap after lunch
C) Starting an exercise program with the help of her medical doctor
D) Increasing her hormone replacement therapy drug dosage
E) None of the above
Q. 2If one does not know the age of a sheep carcass, one way to tell if the meat is lamb or mutton is that
a. lamb legs snap above the joint, while mutton legs will break in the joint.
b. mutton has a lighter and more delicate flavor than lamb.
c. lamb is darker and tougher than mutton.
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. none of the above answers is correct
Q. 3Which of the following is a clinical eating disorder characterized by binging and purging?
A) Anorexia nervosa
B) Bulimia nervosa
C) Compulsive overeating
D) Dieting
E) Excessive exercising
Q. 4What is the primary difference between lamb and mutton?
a. Lamb is from older animals.
b. Lamb is from sheep and mutton is from goats.
c. Lamb is from sheep under 14 months and mutton is from sheep over 14 months.
d. Lamb is the same thing as mutton; there is no difference.
Q. 5The need for _____ is highest during adolescence as compared to any other life stage group.
A) physical activity
B) good nutrition
C) peer relationships
D) abstinence from alcohol
E) abstinence from tobacco
Q. 6Veal is meat from
a. beef calves between the ages of three weeks and three months.
b. swine between the ages of three weeks and three months.
c. lambs under three years of age.
d. beef heifers under the age of three months.
Q. 7Puberty is a time when the _____ system initially matures.
A) lymphatic
B) circulatory
C) reproductive
D) respiratory
E) urinary
Q. 8A major source of beef in the United States is _____, male cattle that are castrated when young.
a. bulls
b. heifers
c. cows
d. steers
Q. 9Adolescent girls gain more _____ while boys gain more _____.
A) fat, muscle
B) muscle, fat
C) bone, brain
D) brain, bone
E) None of the above
Q. 10Which of the following statements is false?
a. Bulls are castrated when young so that they will gain weight quickly.
b. Stag meat is typically used for processed meats and pet foods.
c. The meat from cows is less desirable than that from steers or heifers.
d. Calves' meat is also referred to as baby beef..
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