NUSCTX 10, FINAL - UC Berkeley
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE
2025
What is lipogenesis? - ANSWER When your body makes fat from non-fat
substances
ATP - ANSWER Produced in the mitochondria
Produced by use of a high proton concentration in the inner membrane space
Produced via the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate by the ATP synthase
NOT!! Is generated at a rate exactly proportional to weight to the 3/4 power
Carbohydrate digestions begins in the - ANSWER Mouth
Essential Fatty Acids - ANSWER Alpha-linolenic acid
Linoleic acid
Absorptive Processes - ANSWER Passive diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
,Endocytosis
Difference between Micronutrients and Macronutrients - ANSWER
Micronutrients are needed in small quantities
Macronutrients are energy-yielding
Leading cause of death in the United States - ANSWER Cardiovascular disease
Kwashiorkor - ANSWER Edema
Growth impairment
Functions of lipids in the body - ANSWER Energy storage
Insulation and padding
Promote satiety
Fat-soluble vitamin transport
Tripeptide - ANSWER A chain of three amino acids
Anabolic pathways - ANSWER Include the synthesis of proteins to form
ligaments
Use energy to construct cellular components
Insulin - ANSWER Hormone that helps lower blood glucose levels
,Order of GI tract - ANSWER Stomach
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large intestine
Protein Efficiency Ratio - ANSWER How much live weight gain per crude
protein intake
Central Dogma - ANSWER DNA -> RNA-> protein
Hormones - ANSWER Enable long distance communication between tissues
Paracrine Agents - ANSWER Enable cell to cell communication in close
proximity
Accessory Organs - ANSWER Salivary glands
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
True Digestibility - ANSWER Protein nitrogen from bacteria in your istestine
Apparent Digestibility - ANSWER How much protein you ate
, How much protein you excrete
Bomb Calorimetry - ANSWER Allows an estimate the gross energy content of
food tested
Effects of Trans Fats - ANSWER Lowers HDL
Raises LDL
Bile - ANSWER Emulsifies fats
What makes a nutrients "essential"? - ANSWER When the nutrient cannot be
synthesized in the body, and must be consumed in the diet
Recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans - ANSWER Balance
calories to manage weight
Reduce food & food components associated with diseases
Increase consumption of food & food components that promote health
Gastrin - ANSWER Hormone
Stimulates secretion of gastric acid
Protein and Amino Acids - ANSWER Our bodies use amino acids in a specific
ratio to each other
The protein quality of food is not related to the quantity of protein in that food
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE
2025
What is lipogenesis? - ANSWER When your body makes fat from non-fat
substances
ATP - ANSWER Produced in the mitochondria
Produced by use of a high proton concentration in the inner membrane space
Produced via the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate by the ATP synthase
NOT!! Is generated at a rate exactly proportional to weight to the 3/4 power
Carbohydrate digestions begins in the - ANSWER Mouth
Essential Fatty Acids - ANSWER Alpha-linolenic acid
Linoleic acid
Absorptive Processes - ANSWER Passive diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
,Endocytosis
Difference between Micronutrients and Macronutrients - ANSWER
Micronutrients are needed in small quantities
Macronutrients are energy-yielding
Leading cause of death in the United States - ANSWER Cardiovascular disease
Kwashiorkor - ANSWER Edema
Growth impairment
Functions of lipids in the body - ANSWER Energy storage
Insulation and padding
Promote satiety
Fat-soluble vitamin transport
Tripeptide - ANSWER A chain of three amino acids
Anabolic pathways - ANSWER Include the synthesis of proteins to form
ligaments
Use energy to construct cellular components
Insulin - ANSWER Hormone that helps lower blood glucose levels
,Order of GI tract - ANSWER Stomach
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large intestine
Protein Efficiency Ratio - ANSWER How much live weight gain per crude
protein intake
Central Dogma - ANSWER DNA -> RNA-> protein
Hormones - ANSWER Enable long distance communication between tissues
Paracrine Agents - ANSWER Enable cell to cell communication in close
proximity
Accessory Organs - ANSWER Salivary glands
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
True Digestibility - ANSWER Protein nitrogen from bacteria in your istestine
Apparent Digestibility - ANSWER How much protein you ate
, How much protein you excrete
Bomb Calorimetry - ANSWER Allows an estimate the gross energy content of
food tested
Effects of Trans Fats - ANSWER Lowers HDL
Raises LDL
Bile - ANSWER Emulsifies fats
What makes a nutrients "essential"? - ANSWER When the nutrient cannot be
synthesized in the body, and must be consumed in the diet
Recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans - ANSWER Balance
calories to manage weight
Reduce food & food components associated with diseases
Increase consumption of food & food components that promote health
Gastrin - ANSWER Hormone
Stimulates secretion of gastric acid
Protein and Amino Acids - ANSWER Our bodies use amino acids in a specific
ratio to each other
The protein quality of food is not related to the quantity of protein in that food
