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D440 / D 440 Objective Assessment (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science | Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) - WGU

Question:

Which major mineral creates a dependent glucose transporter that allows the passage of glucose and galactose from the intestinal lumen into the intestinal wall?

Answer:

Sodium

Question:

Where are plasma proteins found in the human body?

Answer:

Inside blood vessels

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Question:

Which is a key function of water?

-Water is necessary to help maintain a stable body temperature -Water acts as a lubricant -Water acts as a solute -Water circulates throughout the body in the form of blood and tissue fluids

Answer:

-Water is necessary to help maintain a stable body temperature

-Water acts as a lubricant

-Water circulates throughout the body in the form of blood and tissue fluids

Question:

From where is water pulled to dilute the concentration of solutes in the bloodstream?

Answer:

Cells

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Question:

Which electrolyte is an anion?

-Sulfate -Sodium -Chloride -Potassium -Phosphate -Magnesium

Answer:

-Sulfate

-Chloride

-Phosphate

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Question:

Which percentage represents the total body water outside of the cells?-20% of total body weight -34% of total body water -35% of total body weight -45% of total body weight -66% of total body water

Answer:

-20% of total body weight -34% of total body water

Question:

Which factor makes high fluid intake critical during infancy?

Answer:

An infant's body content of water is particularly high

Question:

Which pH level reflects metabolic acidosis?

Answer:

7.15

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