Nutrition 101 Final Exam Questions With Answers | Latest 2023/2024 | Straighterline
What is the major monosaccharide found in the human body? a. glucose (2) Which of these is a complex carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by the human digestive process? d. fiber (3) What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010? b. to provide dietary guidelines for Americans from birth to old age (4) How much moderate-intensity exercise is recommended in order to decrease an individual's risk of chronic disease? a. 30 minutes per day (5) What is an advantage of fat as a source of fuel for exercise? d. It supplies more than twice the energy of carbohydrates. (6) In the human body, when is glycogen synthesis greatest? d. immediately following exercise (7) What is the first step in the production of energy from food? a. anaerobic breakdown of glucose in the cytoplasm (8) A cell's genetic material is contained in its b. nucleus. (9) The primary functions of epithelial tissue in the lining of the respiratory tract are to c. hold internal structures together and facilitate movement. (10) What happens in the human body when too much Vitamin C is consumed via supplements? d. It is excreted in the feces and urine. (11) What substances manufactured by the endocrine glands act as chemical messengers in the body? c. hormones (12) What is the term for the partially digested food mixture as it leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine? a. chyme (13) How does the body regulate blood glucose levels after a meal? c. Insulin is released from the pancreas
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