A&P Ch 16 & 17 (Digestive System and Nutrition)
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Question 1.
What three processes does food undergo in the body?
Correct Answer: Digestion, absorption, and metabolism
Question 2.
The process of altering the chemical and physical composition of food so that it can be
absorbed and used by the body cells is known as:
Correct Answer: digestion
Question 3.
The innermost layer of the gastrointestinal wall is called the:
Correct Answer: mucosa
Question 4.
The muscle contractions that propel food down the G.I tract are called:
Correct Answer: peristalsis
Question 5.
The _______ is a muscular, muscus-lined tube extends from the pharynx to the stomach:
Correct Answer: esophagus
Question 6.
The sphincter muscle that controls the opening of the esophagus into the stomach is the:
Correct Answer: cardiac sphincter
Question 7.
The superior division of the small intestine is the:
Correct Answer: duodenum
Question 8.
This structure permits material to pass from the small intestine into the large intestine:
Correct Answer: ileocecal valve
, Question 9.
The large gland in the body that secretes bile is the:
Correct Answer: liver
Question 10.
The hepatic duct merges with cystic duct from the gallbladder, forming the
Correct Answer: common bile duct
Question 11.
Which of the following is not a basic food type?
Correct Answer: water
Question 12.
Because glycolysis uses no oxygen it is considered a(n):
Correct Answer: anaerobic process
Question 13.
The process that consists of series of reactions that join glucose molecules to form glycogen
is called:
Correct Answer: glycogenesis
Question 14.
The hormone that helps regulate carbohydrate metabolism by lowering blood glucose levels
is:
Correct Answer: insulin
Question 15.
The process by which the body builds amino acids into complex proteins compounds is
called protein:
Correct Answer: anabolism
Question 16.
The rate at which food is catabolized under basal conditions is called the:
Correct Answer: basal metabolic rate
Question 17.
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1° C is called a(n):
Correct Answer: calorie
comprehensive Questions and Answers with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
What three processes does food undergo in the body?
Correct Answer: Digestion, absorption, and metabolism
Question 2.
The process of altering the chemical and physical composition of food so that it can be
absorbed and used by the body cells is known as:
Correct Answer: digestion
Question 3.
The innermost layer of the gastrointestinal wall is called the:
Correct Answer: mucosa
Question 4.
The muscle contractions that propel food down the G.I tract are called:
Correct Answer: peristalsis
Question 5.
The _______ is a muscular, muscus-lined tube extends from the pharynx to the stomach:
Correct Answer: esophagus
Question 6.
The sphincter muscle that controls the opening of the esophagus into the stomach is the:
Correct Answer: cardiac sphincter
Question 7.
The superior division of the small intestine is the:
Correct Answer: duodenum
Question 8.
This structure permits material to pass from the small intestine into the large intestine:
Correct Answer: ileocecal valve
, Question 9.
The large gland in the body that secretes bile is the:
Correct Answer: liver
Question 10.
The hepatic duct merges with cystic duct from the gallbladder, forming the
Correct Answer: common bile duct
Question 11.
Which of the following is not a basic food type?
Correct Answer: water
Question 12.
Because glycolysis uses no oxygen it is considered a(n):
Correct Answer: anaerobic process
Question 13.
The process that consists of series of reactions that join glucose molecules to form glycogen
is called:
Correct Answer: glycogenesis
Question 14.
The hormone that helps regulate carbohydrate metabolism by lowering blood glucose levels
is:
Correct Answer: insulin
Question 15.
The process by which the body builds amino acids into complex proteins compounds is
called protein:
Correct Answer: anabolism
Question 16.
The rate at which food is catabolized under basal conditions is called the:
Correct Answer: basal metabolic rate
Question 17.
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1° C is called a(n):
Correct Answer: calorie
