BIOD 121
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Diverticulosis: - correct answer ✅a condition that develops as we age. Small
pouches push out through weak spots in the colon, but it causes no problems in
the majority of people. Major cause is a low fiber diet, which causes straining
when passing stools.
lactose intolerance: - correct answer ✅The inability to completely digest the
milk sugar lactose, but most individuals with this condition can tolerate dairy
in small amounts
diabetes - correct answer ✅a disease caused by hormone imbalance. There are
2 types: Type 1 and Type 2. In both cases the blood sugar levels are high and
there is a lack of insulin.
Digestion - correct answer ✅process of transforming food into basic nutrients that
can be absorbed and used by the body
Enzymes, acid, bile, and mucus - correct answer ✅chemical means the body has at
its disposal to further aid in breaking down food
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,BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 2 Exam Questions and
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Without
theprocess,
thenutrients
weinitially
consume
infoodwouldbe
useless:
- correct answer
✅digestion
Beforefoodevenentersthemouth,
a cascade
ofeventsinvolving
thenervous
system and a variety of hormones are set off based on a variety
- of stimulus:
correctanswer
✅cognition,
sound,odor,appearance, and
taste
cognition
- correct
answer
✅thoughts
aboutfoodcanstartthe flowofsaliva
sound- correctanswer
✅hearing
a description
ofthemeal
odor- correct
answer
✅smellsstimulate
a hunger
response
andinfluence
its
taste
appearance - correct answer ✅seeing the food
BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 2 Exam Questions and
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, BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 2 Exam Questions and
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taste - correct answer ✅begins as the food enters your mouth and also how it feels
Once food enters the mouth it begins to break down into smaller units in both - correct
answer ✅mechanical and chemical processes
Mechanical process begins - correct answer ✅in the mouth with chewing
peristalsis - correct answer ✅involuntary muscle contractions are used to move food
mixtures along the tract
enzymes - correct answer ✅proteins that catalyze (speed up) chemical
reactions. They catalyze the chemical reactions required to break down food
particles into smaller parts, which prepares the nutrients for absorption
gastrointestinal (GI) tract - correct answer ✅a long hollow tube consisting of several
layers of tissue that begins with the mouth and ends at the anus
BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 2 Exam Questions and
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