HECO 1322 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Adequate Intakes (AI) Correct Answers are established for
nutrients for which there is not enough information to set RDAs.
Bile Correct Answers prepares fats and oils for digestion
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the
gallbladder
Bolus Correct Answers A term used to describe food after it
has been chewed and mixed with saliva
Chyme Correct Answers Partially digested, semiliquid food
mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
Digestion Correct Answers Breakdown of food substances into
simpler forms that can be absorbed and used
Double-blind experiment Correct Answers an experiment in
which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which
participants received which treatment
Empty calorie Correct Answers calories derived from food
containing no nutrients.
Emulsification Correct Answers physical process of breaking
up large fat globules into smaller globules, thereby increasing
the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat
, Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) Correct Answers
Average amount sufficient for half of population
Functions of the liver Correct Answers bile production,
storage, nutrient interconversion, detoxification, phagocytosis,
synthesis
GI motility Correct Answers mixing and propulsion of material
through the GI tract by muscular contractions
macronutrients Correct Answers fats, carbs, protein
micronutrients Correct Answers vitamins, minerals, water
Mucus Correct Answers A thick, slippery substance produced
by the body
Nutritional genomics Correct Answers the science of how
nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the
interactions between diet and disease
Peer review Correct Answers a review by people with similar
professional qualification
peristalsis Correct Answers Involuntary waves of muscle
contraction that keep food moving along in one direction
through the digestive system.
Probiotics & prebiotics Correct Answers preparations of live
organisms to improve and support the healthy intestinal flora
SOLUTIONS
Adequate Intakes (AI) Correct Answers are established for
nutrients for which there is not enough information to set RDAs.
Bile Correct Answers prepares fats and oils for digestion
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the
gallbladder
Bolus Correct Answers A term used to describe food after it
has been chewed and mixed with saliva
Chyme Correct Answers Partially digested, semiliquid food
mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
Digestion Correct Answers Breakdown of food substances into
simpler forms that can be absorbed and used
Double-blind experiment Correct Answers an experiment in
which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which
participants received which treatment
Empty calorie Correct Answers calories derived from food
containing no nutrients.
Emulsification Correct Answers physical process of breaking
up large fat globules into smaller globules, thereby increasing
the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat
, Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) Correct Answers
Average amount sufficient for half of population
Functions of the liver Correct Answers bile production,
storage, nutrient interconversion, detoxification, phagocytosis,
synthesis
GI motility Correct Answers mixing and propulsion of material
through the GI tract by muscular contractions
macronutrients Correct Answers fats, carbs, protein
micronutrients Correct Answers vitamins, minerals, water
Mucus Correct Answers A thick, slippery substance produced
by the body
Nutritional genomics Correct Answers the science of how
nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the
interactions between diet and disease
Peer review Correct Answers a review by people with similar
professional qualification
peristalsis Correct Answers Involuntary waves of muscle
contraction that keep food moving along in one direction
through the digestive system.
Probiotics & prebiotics Correct Answers preparations of live
organisms to improve and support the healthy intestinal flora
