HECO 1322 - Unit 3, Chapter 3-Digestion, Absorption, and
Transport-Understanding Nutrition, Nutrition Questions
With Complete Solutions
A ball of chewed food mixed with saliva. A portion of food
swallowed at one time Correct Answers Bolus
A by-product of the break down of fiber in the colon, typically
due to bacterial action. Correct Answers gas
A process by which particles move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration with the goal of
equalizing the concentration of material inside and outside the
cell Correct Answers Diffusion
A secretion of the salivary glands in which its principal enzyme
begins carbohydrate digestion Correct Answers Saliva
A temporary storage site. Contains diagonal muscles, in addition
to the circular and longitudinal muscles, used for churning food.
Correct Answers Stomach
An emulsifier is a substance that prevents fats and water from
mixing. Correct Answers False
An enzyme that breaks down protein molecules Correct
Answers Pepsin
An essential nutrient the human body cannot live without. The
end by product of metabolism Correct Answers water
,ANUS Correct Answers The external opening of the rectum.
(PE Abdomen/GI)
Appendix Correct Answers
APPENDIX Correct Answers A small, fingerlike extension of
the vertebrate cecum; contains a mass of white blood cells that
contribute to immunity.
ARTERY Correct Answers A blood vessel that carries blood
away from the heart
As a(n) ________ , an enzyme does not change its chemical
structure while promoting other chemical reactions. Correct
Answers catalyst
Aspartame should not be consumed by people who have...
A) Phenylketonuria
B) Type 1 Diabetes
C) Lactose intolerance
D) Diverticulosis Correct Answers A) Phenylketonuria
At what pH level do the gastrin-producing cells stop secreting
gastrin into the stomach? Correct Answers 1.5
BOLUS Correct Answers Mushy food that you swallow.
CAPILLARIES Correct Answers The smallest blood vessels,
with walls so thin that substances can pass between the blood
they carry and the surrounding cells and tissues; the site where
, oxygen and carbon dioxide are transferred between skeletal
muscle cells and the bloodstream.
Cartilage in the throat that guards the entrance to the trachea and
prevents fluid or food from entering it when a person swallows
Correct Answers epiglottis
Cholecystokinin speeds up the process of digestion. Correct
Answers False
CHYLOMICRONS Correct Answers lipoproteins formed
when lipids from a meal are combined with carrier proteins in
cells of intestinal lining; transport food fats through the watery
body fluids to liver and other tissues
CHYME Correct Answers Partially digested, semiliquid food
mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
Difficulty in swallowing. Correct Answers Disphagia
DIGESTION Correct Answers The process by which the body
breaks down food into small nutrient molecules
Digestion is the process by which the food we eat is broken
down into absorbable units. Correct Answers True
DIGESTION SYSTEM Correct Answers collection of organs
that breaks down food into energy that can be used in cells
DUODENUM Correct Answers The first 12 inches (30 cm) of
the human small intestine
Transport-Understanding Nutrition, Nutrition Questions
With Complete Solutions
A ball of chewed food mixed with saliva. A portion of food
swallowed at one time Correct Answers Bolus
A by-product of the break down of fiber in the colon, typically
due to bacterial action. Correct Answers gas
A process by which particles move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration with the goal of
equalizing the concentration of material inside and outside the
cell Correct Answers Diffusion
A secretion of the salivary glands in which its principal enzyme
begins carbohydrate digestion Correct Answers Saliva
A temporary storage site. Contains diagonal muscles, in addition
to the circular and longitudinal muscles, used for churning food.
Correct Answers Stomach
An emulsifier is a substance that prevents fats and water from
mixing. Correct Answers False
An enzyme that breaks down protein molecules Correct
Answers Pepsin
An essential nutrient the human body cannot live without. The
end by product of metabolism Correct Answers water
,ANUS Correct Answers The external opening of the rectum.
(PE Abdomen/GI)
Appendix Correct Answers
APPENDIX Correct Answers A small, fingerlike extension of
the vertebrate cecum; contains a mass of white blood cells that
contribute to immunity.
ARTERY Correct Answers A blood vessel that carries blood
away from the heart
As a(n) ________ , an enzyme does not change its chemical
structure while promoting other chemical reactions. Correct
Answers catalyst
Aspartame should not be consumed by people who have...
A) Phenylketonuria
B) Type 1 Diabetes
C) Lactose intolerance
D) Diverticulosis Correct Answers A) Phenylketonuria
At what pH level do the gastrin-producing cells stop secreting
gastrin into the stomach? Correct Answers 1.5
BOLUS Correct Answers Mushy food that you swallow.
CAPILLARIES Correct Answers The smallest blood vessels,
with walls so thin that substances can pass between the blood
they carry and the surrounding cells and tissues; the site where
, oxygen and carbon dioxide are transferred between skeletal
muscle cells and the bloodstream.
Cartilage in the throat that guards the entrance to the trachea and
prevents fluid or food from entering it when a person swallows
Correct Answers epiglottis
Cholecystokinin speeds up the process of digestion. Correct
Answers False
CHYLOMICRONS Correct Answers lipoproteins formed
when lipids from a meal are combined with carrier proteins in
cells of intestinal lining; transport food fats through the watery
body fluids to liver and other tissues
CHYME Correct Answers Partially digested, semiliquid food
mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
Difficulty in swallowing. Correct Answers Disphagia
DIGESTION Correct Answers The process by which the body
breaks down food into small nutrient molecules
Digestion is the process by which the food we eat is broken
down into absorbable units. Correct Answers True
DIGESTION SYSTEM Correct Answers collection of organs
that breaks down food into energy that can be used in cells
DUODENUM Correct Answers The first 12 inches (30 cm) of
the human small intestine
