FNDH 132 Exam 2 Study Guide | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version

What can happen when taking dietary supplements? - The carrier proteins in the digestive tract will become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients. Where does a majority of absorption occur? - Small intestine When you swallow a bolus of food, contractions occur that push your food into your stomach, break the food down in your stomach, and churn and push the food through your small and large intestine. Which of the following concepts apply? Select all that apply. - Mechanical digestion Peristalsis Segmentation contraction When does your digestive tract become activated? Select all that apply. - Before you take your first bite of food. When you think about food. When you see food. When you smell food. Which of the following represent chemical digestion? - Stomach acid and Pancreatic enzymes What is true about chemical digestion in the gastrointestinal tract? - The GI tract has to protect itself from its own digestive enzymes and fluids. What is true about fiber and digestion? - -Fiber consumption helps maintain healthy gut microbe population levels. -Fiber consumed in food never leaves the lumen of the digestive tract.If a person consumes more micronutrients that they need from dietary supplements and foods combined, which of the following is most likely to be the result? Select all that apply. - -The carrier proteins in the digestive tract will become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients. -The digestive tract will down-regulate its absorption of those nutrients and absorb less overall. -Depending on the nutrient, if it is absorbed it will be excreted via the kidneys in the urine. If a person eats an excessive amount of calories (e.g. macronutrients) which of the of the following occurs? - The digestive tract will absorb close to 100% of th