CNS Primer- Foundation Disciplines of Nutrition Practice Questions and Answers

Transferrin Most Iron Is Transported In The Blood Via The Plasma Carrier: Denaturation A Required Prerequisite To The Digestion Of Proteins Is The HCL-Dependent Process Called: 95% The True Digestibility Of Dietary Fatty Acids Is: Sucrase An Example Of A Digestive Enzyme Secreted From The Brush Border Of Microvilli To Help With Digestion Is: Glucagon * Secretion By Pancreatic Alpha-Cells Is Triggered By Decreased Plasma Glucose * Acts To Stimulate Hepatic Glycogenolysis And Gluconeogenesis From Amino Acids Essential Amino Acids Arginine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, And Valine Nonessential Amino Acids Alanine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Proline, Serine, And Tyrosine Methionine Major Dietary Source Of Organic Sulfur Essential Amino Acid Glutamine Preferred Fuel In The Small Intestine Nonessential Amino Acid Aromatic Amino Acids Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan Important In CNS Metabolism Phenylalanine Converted To Tyrosine And Tyrosine And Tryptophan Are Converted Into Neurotransmitters (Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, And Epinephrine) Three Branched-Chain Amino Acids Isoleucine, Leucine, And Valine Fuel Sources For Voluntary Muscles Glucagon Decreased Plasma Glucose Levels Stimulate ________ Secretion By Pancreatic Alpha Cells. Leptin Hormone That Is Synthesized In Adipose Tissue And Signals Satiety Is: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (Snps) The C677T Base Substitution In The Gene That Synthesizes The Enzyme Methyltetrahydrofolate Reductase Is A Genetic Abnormality Called: Number Of Double Bonds The Structures Of Linoleic Acid And Gamma-Linolenic Acid Differ In Their: