BIOD 121 - Essentials in Nutrition Module 2 questions
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A characteristic that all lipids share is: Ans✓✓✓ they don't dissolve in water
A person diagnosed with at least 3 of the following - obesity, poor glucose control,
hypertension, increased blood triglycerides, or low HDL cholesterol levels have:
Ans✓✓✓ metabolic syndrome known as Syndrome X
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where a burning sensation happens in
the esophagus: Ans✓✓✓ heart burn
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where a burning sensation in the
stomach or small intestine following a meal is known as: Ans✓✓✓ an ulcer
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where hard stools related to a slow
fiber diet is known as: Ans✓✓✓ constipation
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where the disease is not well
understood but causes bloating and abdominal pain: Ans✓✓✓ irritable bowel
syndrome
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where weak spots in the colon that
result in the formation of small pouches: Ans✓✓✓ diverticulosis
Absorption is also called: Ans✓✓✓ diffusion
,Absorption: Ans✓✓✓ is the process to absorb nutrients from the GI tract into the
blood or into the lymph system and eventually the nutrients so into the cell
Active Transport: Ans✓✓✓ is when energy is needed to get the substance into or
out of the cell
After a meal _______ is released and then after a period of time as we get hungry
the _______ is released to give us a quick source of energy. Ans✓✓✓ insulin;
glucagon
After absorption monosaccharides are being absorbed into the intestinal wall as
those monosaccharides are transported to the liver and galactose and fructose
are transformed to glucose meaning: Ans✓✓✓ anything that was not broken
down previously to glucose is then broken down to glucose in the liver and either
released in the bloodstream or stored as glycogen to be stored as fat
After absorption monosaccharides are being absorbed into the intestinal wall as
those monosaccharides are transported to: Ans✓✓✓ the liver and galactose and
fructose are transformed to glucose
After eating a meal blood glucose start to: Ans✓✓✓ rise
Amino acids are linked together through a: Ans✓✓✓ peptide bond
Amino acids: Ans✓✓✓ are the building blocks of proteins that contain carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen
,An organ that is important in the digestion of fats that occur is in the small
intestine is the: Ans✓✓✓ gallbladder
Anabolic state: Ans✓✓✓ when you take more protein than we use
As food waste pass through the large intestine, much water has been removed
and the remnants are a semi solid mass of undigested fiber known as _______.
_______ remains in: Ans✓✓✓ feces; the feces; the end portion of the large
intestine called the rectum
Bacteria in the large intestine is important to our health because: Ans✓✓✓ it
breakdown the remaining food products that entered from the small intestine
and to break down some fibers
Before food enters the mouth, the digestive process actually begins with a variety
of stimulus. Name 5: Ans✓✓✓ 1. cognition - thoughts about food start the slow
of saliva
2. sound - hearing a description of a meal
3. odor - the smell of the food stimulates your hunger response and aids in taste
4. appearance - seeing it
5. taste - how it feels when the food enters the mouth
Bile is secreted by the __________ and its going to digest and emulsify it for
absorption. Ans✓✓✓ gallbladder
Bile is secreted in the small intention for the digestion of: Ans✓✓✓ fats
, Building blocks of protein: Ans✓✓✓ amino acid
Carbohydrates are composed of: Ans✓✓✓ carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates provide ____ Kcals per gram: Ans✓✓✓ 4
Catabolic state: Ans✓✓✓ is when one is not taking in enough protein (in the
negative). They are losing so much protein that muscles begin to breakdown
because one is unable to meet the daily needs
CCK (cholecystokinin): Ans✓✓✓ is a hormone that is released in the small
intestine and travels to the pancreas. Once in the pancreas its causes the release
of trypsin
CCK and trypsin are important because: Ans✓✓✓ they are the two hormones
that break down the chains of amino acids to 1, 2, or 3 amino acids
Chylomicrons: Ans✓✓✓ transport triglycerides from the intestine to the cells and
liver through the bloodstream
Complex carbohydrates: Ans✓✓✓ are starches, fiber, and glycogen
Complex carbs are often refereed to as: Ans✓✓✓ polysaccharides meaning you
have many glucose or simple sugars that are joined together
Constipation: Ans✓✓✓ is a result of dry hard fecal stools calcium and iron are
medications known to cause it.
with verified answers
A characteristic that all lipids share is: Ans✓✓✓ they don't dissolve in water
A person diagnosed with at least 3 of the following - obesity, poor glucose control,
hypertension, increased blood triglycerides, or low HDL cholesterol levels have:
Ans✓✓✓ metabolic syndrome known as Syndrome X
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where a burning sensation happens in
the esophagus: Ans✓✓✓ heart burn
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where a burning sensation in the
stomach or small intestine following a meal is known as: Ans✓✓✓ an ulcer
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where hard stools related to a slow
fiber diet is known as: Ans✓✓✓ constipation
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where the disease is not well
understood but causes bloating and abdominal pain: Ans✓✓✓ irritable bowel
syndrome
A problem that can be found in the GI tract where weak spots in the colon that
result in the formation of small pouches: Ans✓✓✓ diverticulosis
Absorption is also called: Ans✓✓✓ diffusion
,Absorption: Ans✓✓✓ is the process to absorb nutrients from the GI tract into the
blood or into the lymph system and eventually the nutrients so into the cell
Active Transport: Ans✓✓✓ is when energy is needed to get the substance into or
out of the cell
After a meal _______ is released and then after a period of time as we get hungry
the _______ is released to give us a quick source of energy. Ans✓✓✓ insulin;
glucagon
After absorption monosaccharides are being absorbed into the intestinal wall as
those monosaccharides are transported to the liver and galactose and fructose
are transformed to glucose meaning: Ans✓✓✓ anything that was not broken
down previously to glucose is then broken down to glucose in the liver and either
released in the bloodstream or stored as glycogen to be stored as fat
After absorption monosaccharides are being absorbed into the intestinal wall as
those monosaccharides are transported to: Ans✓✓✓ the liver and galactose and
fructose are transformed to glucose
After eating a meal blood glucose start to: Ans✓✓✓ rise
Amino acids are linked together through a: Ans✓✓✓ peptide bond
Amino acids: Ans✓✓✓ are the building blocks of proteins that contain carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen
,An organ that is important in the digestion of fats that occur is in the small
intestine is the: Ans✓✓✓ gallbladder
Anabolic state: Ans✓✓✓ when you take more protein than we use
As food waste pass through the large intestine, much water has been removed
and the remnants are a semi solid mass of undigested fiber known as _______.
_______ remains in: Ans✓✓✓ feces; the feces; the end portion of the large
intestine called the rectum
Bacteria in the large intestine is important to our health because: Ans✓✓✓ it
breakdown the remaining food products that entered from the small intestine
and to break down some fibers
Before food enters the mouth, the digestive process actually begins with a variety
of stimulus. Name 5: Ans✓✓✓ 1. cognition - thoughts about food start the slow
of saliva
2. sound - hearing a description of a meal
3. odor - the smell of the food stimulates your hunger response and aids in taste
4. appearance - seeing it
5. taste - how it feels when the food enters the mouth
Bile is secreted by the __________ and its going to digest and emulsify it for
absorption. Ans✓✓✓ gallbladder
Bile is secreted in the small intention for the digestion of: Ans✓✓✓ fats
, Building blocks of protein: Ans✓✓✓ amino acid
Carbohydrates are composed of: Ans✓✓✓ carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates provide ____ Kcals per gram: Ans✓✓✓ 4
Catabolic state: Ans✓✓✓ is when one is not taking in enough protein (in the
negative). They are losing so much protein that muscles begin to breakdown
because one is unable to meet the daily needs
CCK (cholecystokinin): Ans✓✓✓ is a hormone that is released in the small
intestine and travels to the pancreas. Once in the pancreas its causes the release
of trypsin
CCK and trypsin are important because: Ans✓✓✓ they are the two hormones
that break down the chains of amino acids to 1, 2, or 3 amino acids
Chylomicrons: Ans✓✓✓ transport triglycerides from the intestine to the cells and
liver through the bloodstream
Complex carbohydrates: Ans✓✓✓ are starches, fiber, and glycogen
Complex carbs are often refereed to as: Ans✓✓✓ polysaccharides meaning you
have many glucose or simple sugars that are joined together
Constipation: Ans✓✓✓ is a result of dry hard fecal stools calcium and iron are
medications known to cause it.
