BIOD 121 (Portage): Final Exam questions with verified
answers
5 classes of nutrients Ans✓✓✓ CHO, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, water
Absorption Ans✓✓✓ Nutrient absorption occurs across the wall of the GI tract
Appetite Ans✓✓✓ External drive often related to pleasant sensations associated
with food and can lead us to eat even if we are not hungry
CHO Ans✓✓✓ -Compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- Complex or simple forms found in sugars and starches
- Broken down into glucose
-Function: primary source of energy
Constipation Ans✓✓✓ Stools (feces) are hard, dry, and infrequent, and is a result
of slow movement through the large intestine.
Diarrhea Ans✓✓✓ Characterized by loose, watery, and frequent stools. Usually
results form an infection or disease.
Digestion (organs) Ans✓✓✓ 1. Mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
, 6. Rectum
Diverticulosis Ans✓✓✓ A condition that develops as we age. Small pouches push
out through weak spots in the colon, but it causes no problems in the majority of
people. Major cause is a low fiber diet which causes straining when passing stools.
Examples of negative energy balance situations Ans✓✓✓ During illness or
trauma, major burn injury, intentional act such as dieting to meet a weight loss
goal.
Examples of periods in life when you need to be in a positive energy balance
state: Ans✓✓✓ Pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence in growth spurts
General functions of nutrients Ans✓✓✓ 1) To provide energy
2) To regulate body processes
3) To contribute to cellular and body structure
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) Ans✓✓✓ If heart burn is experienced
multiple times in a week. Primarily caused by a weak esophageal sphincter that
doesn't close properly to prevent the stomach contents from traveling back up.
Gluconeogenesis Ans✓✓✓ If inadequate amounts of CHO are consumed, the
body will begin to convert protein derived from muscle into glucose for fuel
Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Ans✓✓✓ Occurs when stomach acid comes up the
esophagus (not protected from the acid like the stomach which is lined with
mucus). When acid comes into contact with the esophagus it causes a burning
sensation and can result in nausea, coughing, gagging, or hoarseness.
answers
5 classes of nutrients Ans✓✓✓ CHO, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, water
Absorption Ans✓✓✓ Nutrient absorption occurs across the wall of the GI tract
Appetite Ans✓✓✓ External drive often related to pleasant sensations associated
with food and can lead us to eat even if we are not hungry
CHO Ans✓✓✓ -Compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- Complex or simple forms found in sugars and starches
- Broken down into glucose
-Function: primary source of energy
Constipation Ans✓✓✓ Stools (feces) are hard, dry, and infrequent, and is a result
of slow movement through the large intestine.
Diarrhea Ans✓✓✓ Characterized by loose, watery, and frequent stools. Usually
results form an infection or disease.
Digestion (organs) Ans✓✓✓ 1. Mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
, 6. Rectum
Diverticulosis Ans✓✓✓ A condition that develops as we age. Small pouches push
out through weak spots in the colon, but it causes no problems in the majority of
people. Major cause is a low fiber diet which causes straining when passing stools.
Examples of negative energy balance situations Ans✓✓✓ During illness or
trauma, major burn injury, intentional act such as dieting to meet a weight loss
goal.
Examples of periods in life when you need to be in a positive energy balance
state: Ans✓✓✓ Pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence in growth spurts
General functions of nutrients Ans✓✓✓ 1) To provide energy
2) To regulate body processes
3) To contribute to cellular and body structure
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) Ans✓✓✓ If heart burn is experienced
multiple times in a week. Primarily caused by a weak esophageal sphincter that
doesn't close properly to prevent the stomach contents from traveling back up.
Gluconeogenesis Ans✓✓✓ If inadequate amounts of CHO are consumed, the
body will begin to convert protein derived from muscle into glucose for fuel
Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Ans✓✓✓ Occurs when stomach acid comes up the
esophagus (not protected from the acid like the stomach which is lined with
mucus). When acid comes into contact with the esophagus it causes a burning
sensation and can result in nausea, coughing, gagging, or hoarseness.
