HLT 230 Midterm Test Questions with Revised Answers All Correct

HLT 230 Midterm Test Questions with Revised Answers All Correct What is an RDA? - Answer- - Recommend Dietary Allowances that meets the needs of nearly all healthy individuals (97 to 98%) in a particular life stage/sex What is an EAR? - Answer- -Estimated Average Requirement - the amount of the nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of health people in a particular life stage/ sex group What is %DV? - Answer- - the nutrient content in a serving of food is listed on the label as a percentage of daily values Function of the stomach - Answer- - a muscular sac that can expand and hold about 4 to 6 cups of food after a typical meal Chyme is - Answer- - a semisolid liquid found in the stomach Function of the small intestine - Answer- - a highly coiled tube that extends from the stomach to the large intestine - mostly in nutrient digestion and absorption Function of the gallbladder - Answer- - when fat is in the small intestine, releasing bile into the duodenum Functions of the pancreas - Answer- - produce and secrete most of the enzymes that break down carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the small intestine Monosaccharides - Answer- - a "single" sugar, the basic chemical unit of carbohydrates Glucose - Answer- - "blood sugar" - is a primarily fuel for muscle and tissues Disaccharides - Answer- - a simple sugar comprised of two monosaccharides - include maltose, lactose, sucrose Polysaccharides are - Answer- - plant & animal cells combine glucose molecules into long chains Glycogen - Answer- - storage form of glucose in humans and other animals Starch - Answer- - storage form of glucose in plants Fiber - Answer- - comprised of monosaccharides , but in a form that people can't digest Insulin - Answer- - hormone that help regulates blood glucose levels Type 1 diabetes - Answer- - an auto immune disease that occurs when certain immune system cells don't recognize they body's own insulin producing cells of the pancreas Type 2 Diabetes - Answer- - most common form of diabetes usually produces insulin resistant which means they don't respond properly to the hormone Saturated fat (animal fats) - Answer- - fatty acid that only has single bonds holding each carbon in the carbon chain together ADMR for fats is - Answer- - 20-35% of total calories