What Does a DEXA Scan Measure

question 39

Multiple Choice

What does a DEXA scan measure?

• A)Bone density
• B)Severity of bone microfractures
• C)Bioavailability of calcium supplements
• D)Calcium absorption and excretion balance
• E)Movement of calcium throughout the body

---

Definitions:

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their own sake, deriving pleasure and satisfaction from the activities themselves, rather than from external rewards.

Practical Intelligence

A facet of intelligence related to the ability to solve everyday problems through adaptive or creative reasoning.

Predictive Validity

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (Also called criterion-related validity.)

G Factor

Also known as General Intelligence, it refers to the underlying factor that accounts for overall cognitive abilities across various tasks and tests.