NTA NTP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NTA NTP ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) - Answer- Omega-3 Fatty Acid(s) polyunsaturated fatty acid essential to the human diet. ANATOMY - Answer- The study of the body's structure or form WESTON PRICE - Answer- A nutritional pioneer who traveled the world to study the eating habits of indigenous people living completely on their local foods. GLYCONEOGYNYSIS - Answer- A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of new glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates such as lactate, glycerol, or amino acids towards the head or upper part of the body. Physiology - Answer- study of how the body functions Pottenger - Answer- a nutritional pioneer who provided conclusive evidence regarding the impacts of denatured food on our health through a 10-year study with cat Glycogenolysis - Answer- the body's process of breaking down glycogen into glucose, or blood sugar. Nutrition - Answer- the study of the interaction between people and their food Anterior - Answer- toward the front of the body Glucagon - Answer- a hormone produced and secreted by the Alpha cells of the pancreas that helps maintain blood glucose levels in between meals. LA linoleic acid - Answer- the omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid essential to the human diet Superior - Answer- toward the head mouth - Answer- Mechanical and chemical breakdown of carbohydrates begins in the ______. Bolus - Answer- After the food is mechanically broken down by the teeth and mixed with saliva, ______ passes from the mouth to the stomach. Proteins - Answer- In the stomach, HCL and pepsinogen begin the chemical breakdown of ______ Chyme - Answer- After the stomach churns the food and mixes it with gastric juices, the food is broken down into a paste called ______, which passes from the stomach into the duodenum. CCK (cholecystokinin) - Answer- The duodenum releases two hormones