NTR 401 Exam 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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As soon as food is eaten, the hormone, gastrin, - CORRECT ANSWER-Stimulates hydrochloric
acid secretion by the stomach's parietal cells.
ALL of the following are considered to be exocrine gland associated with the gastrointestinal
tract EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-adrenal glands
An enzyme that breaks the alpha 1-4 bonds of straight chain glucose polymers is - CORRECT
ANSWER-amalyase
A transport enzyme that couples the sodium gradient from the gut lumen to the inside of the
enterocytes to the uptake of a monosaccharide is - CORRECT ANSWER-SGLT-1
"Zymogen" can be defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Protein that can become an active enzyme
through proteolysis at a location outside the cells where it is synthesized.
The absorptive cells lining the gastrointestinal tract are called: - CORRECT ANSWER-Enterocytes
The hormonal feedback loop between the last segment of the small intestine and the pyloric
sphincter, involving substance GLP-1, is: - CORRECT ANSWER-ileal brake
, All of the following factors stimulate or increase thirst EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-increased
blood volume presumably detected by cardiac stretch receptors.
The most common digestive problem associated with carbohydrates is hypolactasia, which is -
CORRECT ANSWER-a reduced ability to digest the galactose-glucose bond of milk sugar
phytate (phytic acid) is a - CORRECT ANSWER-derivative of the sugar-alcohol, inositol
phosphate, that chelates minerals in the diet and reduces their absorption.
The "Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Range" is: - CORRECT ANSWER-the percentage of
daily calories from each energy source that provides a reduced risk for chronic desease
Substance that is needed in a metabolic reaction or a tissue structure that cannot be
synthesized in humans may be generally refferred to as - CORRECT ANSWER-indispensable
nutrient
UL refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Tolerable Upper Intake
Limit" is a nutrient intake above which the risk for harm begins to increase.
Use the Diagram below showing the pathways for absorption of calcium by the intestinal
epithelial cells to match processes a.) through e.) - CORRECT ANSWER-E
A
D
B
C
Hormone produced in the stomach that signals hunger so as to elicit food-seeking behavior: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ghrelin
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
As soon as food is eaten, the hormone, gastrin, - CORRECT ANSWER-Stimulates hydrochloric
acid secretion by the stomach's parietal cells.
ALL of the following are considered to be exocrine gland associated with the gastrointestinal
tract EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-adrenal glands
An enzyme that breaks the alpha 1-4 bonds of straight chain glucose polymers is - CORRECT
ANSWER-amalyase
A transport enzyme that couples the sodium gradient from the gut lumen to the inside of the
enterocytes to the uptake of a monosaccharide is - CORRECT ANSWER-SGLT-1
"Zymogen" can be defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Protein that can become an active enzyme
through proteolysis at a location outside the cells where it is synthesized.
The absorptive cells lining the gastrointestinal tract are called: - CORRECT ANSWER-Enterocytes
The hormonal feedback loop between the last segment of the small intestine and the pyloric
sphincter, involving substance GLP-1, is: - CORRECT ANSWER-ileal brake
, All of the following factors stimulate or increase thirst EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-increased
blood volume presumably detected by cardiac stretch receptors.
The most common digestive problem associated with carbohydrates is hypolactasia, which is -
CORRECT ANSWER-a reduced ability to digest the galactose-glucose bond of milk sugar
phytate (phytic acid) is a - CORRECT ANSWER-derivative of the sugar-alcohol, inositol
phosphate, that chelates minerals in the diet and reduces their absorption.
The "Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Range" is: - CORRECT ANSWER-the percentage of
daily calories from each energy source that provides a reduced risk for chronic desease
Substance that is needed in a metabolic reaction or a tissue structure that cannot be
synthesized in humans may be generally refferred to as - CORRECT ANSWER-indispensable
nutrient
UL refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Tolerable Upper Intake
Limit" is a nutrient intake above which the risk for harm begins to increase.
Use the Diagram below showing the pathways for absorption of calcium by the intestinal
epithelial cells to match processes a.) through e.) - CORRECT ANSWER-E
A
D
B
C
Hormone produced in the stomach that signals hunger so as to elicit food-seeking behavior: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ghrelin
