Question 1

What form of arthritis is characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints?

Accepted Answer

A)   Osteoarthritis 
B)   Rheumatoid arthritis 
C)   Gout 
D)   Fibromyalgia 
E)   Psoriatic arthritisF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a physical stressor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alcohol abuse 
B)   Smoking 
C)   Pain 
D)   Exams 
E)   IllnessF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

An estimated ________ percent of older adults in the United States are obese.

Accepted Answer

A)   15 
B)   25 
C)   35 
D)   45 
E)   55F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

In the United States,woman who live to the age of 85,can expect to survive an additional _______ years,on average.

Accepted Answer

A)   3 
B)   5 
C)   7 
D)   9 
E)   11F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Which term refers the clouding of the eye lenses that impairs vision and can lead to blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)   Retinitis 
B)   Keratoids 
C)   Cataracts 
D)   Rhodolipids 
E)   GlaucomaF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Researchers have studied several nutrient interventions aimed at relieving depression in older adults.They found that these interventions ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   may or may not be effective. 
B)   are never effective. 
C)   are mildly effective for women, but not men. 
D)   are greatly effective for both men and women. 
E)   may worsen depression in very old individuals.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

MATCHING
-Deficiency of this nutrient blunts the sense of taste

Accepted Answer

A)  Fight or flight
B)  Tend and befriend
C)  Life span
D)  Life expectancy
E)  IronF) CataractsG) Vitamin DH) ZincI) Beta-amyloidJ) SarcopeniaK) PurinesL) GoutM) Vitamin KN) AcetylcholineO) OsteoarthritisP) Grapefruit juiceQ) Pressure ulcersR) Hydrochloric acidS) Omega-3 fatty acidsT) Rheumatoid arthritisU) I) and K)
V) B) and J)

Question 8

To ascertain the risk of malnutrition among older people,the Nutrition Screening Initiative uses a checklist based on the word ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   evaluate 
B)   identify 
C)   decide 
D)   assess 
E)   determineF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Snarls of threadlike strands that extend from the nerve cells,commonly found on the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease are called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Older adults with atrophic gastritis are vulnerable to ________ deficiency.

Accepted Answer

A)   folate 
B)   calcium 
C)   vitamin D 
D)   vitamin B12 
E)   zincF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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