Sharon is an 18-year-old college student who drinks soda at lunch, at dinner, and with snacks. You notice that she rarely drinks milk and suggest that she start because the calcium recommendation for someone 9-18 years of age is ____.
a. 500 mg per day
b. 800 mg per day
c. 1,000 mg per day
d. 1,300 mg per day
e. 1,600 mg per day.
Q. 2The ________________ is responsible for the sense of taste and includes the tongue and several areas of the brain, most notably the cortex and hypothalamus.
a. Olfactory system
b. Gustatory System
c. Limbic System
d. All of the above
Q. 3A cup of milk contains approximately ____ milligrams of calcium.
a. 100
b. 300
c. 500
d. 750
e. 1,000
Q. 4A group of brain structures collectively known as ____________ integrate sensory information and transmit this information to other parts of the brain, including the hypothalamus. It exists outside the blood-brain barrier.
a. Circumventricular organs
b. the Limbic System
c. the Gustatory System
d. the Olfactory System
Q. 5Jim is trying to eat foods with less sodium in hopes that his blood pressure will decrease to a healthy measurement. Which food should he avoid?
a. grilled chicken
b. pickles
c. bananas
d. sweet potatoes
e. honey
Q. 6__________________ turns off eating, and in some cases increases energy expenditures.
a. Catecholamines
b. Dynorphin
c. Norepinephrine
d. All of the above
Q. 7A diet which overemphasizes ____ is likely to lead to an iron deficiency in children.
a. cereals
b. milk
c. vegetables
d. dried beans
e. meat
Q. 8_____________ stimulates eating particularly by increasing the size of a meal and increasing the intake of carbohydrates.
a. Peptide YY
b. Dynorphin
c. Galanin
d. Norepinephrine
Q. 9The most reliable source of fluoride is ____.
a. meats and whole-grain cereals
b. iodized salt
c. dark green vegetables
d. public water
e. milk and milk products
Q. 10The opioid peptide, __________________, promotes eating and has pain-reducing properties. This morphine-like substance acts on the feeding centers of the hypothalamus to stimulate the consumption of highly palatable foods, such as fats. It may also play some role in stress-induced eating.
a. Neuropeptide Y
b. Peptide YY
c. Dynorphin
d. Galanin
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