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Danielle- MCM Test 1 > DSA: Nutrition And Digestion > Flashcards

DSA: Nutrition And Digestion Flashcards

1
Q

__________ can serve as a source of energy because its energy content is 7kcal/g, which is higher than that of carbs and proteins

A

Ethanol

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2
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__________ are found n food sources and are derivatives of major enzyme cofactors

A

Vitamins

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3
Q

__________ are trace elements that are also important enzymatic cofactors

A

Minerals

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4
Q

What substances does saliva (amylase) digest?

A

Starch

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5
Q

What substances does gastric juice (pepsin and HCl) digest?

A

Proteins

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6
Q

What substances does pancreatic juice (trypsin, lipases, and amylase) digest?

A

Proteins
Fats emulsified by bile
Starch

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7
Q

What substances do intestinal enzymes (peptidases, sucrase, Lactase and maltase digest?

A

Peptides
Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose

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8
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What substances does bile from the liver digest?

A

Fat globules

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9
Q

What is vitamin A also known as and what is it derived from?

A

Retinol derived from beta-carotene

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10
Q

What is the active form of vitamin D and where is it made?

A

1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol -> made in kidney

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11
Q

What vitamin is responsible for eye health?

A

Vitamin A

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12
Q

What vitamin is a lipophilic antioxidant?

A

Vitamin E

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13
Q

What vitamin is responsible for Ca2+ absorption?

A

Vitamin D

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14
Q

NAD from _______ is involved in many oxidoreductase reactions

A

Niacin

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15
Q

What vitamin is deficient in alcoholics?

A

Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

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16
Q

What is the functional form of Vitamin 1 (thiamine)?

A

TPP

17
Q

What disease is associated with vitamin C deficiency?

A

Scurvy

18
Q

What disease is associated with thiamin deficiency?

A

Beriberi

19
Q

What disease is from niacin deficiency?

A

Pellagra

20
Q

What disease is from biotin deficiency?

A

Conjunctiva

21
Q

What disease is from a folate or vitamin B12 deficiency?

A

Megaloblastic anemia

22
Q

A choline deficiency can result in damage to which organ?

A

Liver

23
Q

What disease is from a vitamin D deficiency?

A

Rickets

24
Q

Where is vitamin D2 converted to vitamin D3?

A

Intestine

25
Q

Where is 7-dehydrocholesterol converted to vitamin D3?

A

Skin

26
Q

Where is cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) converted to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol?

A

Liver

27
Q

What enzymes does warfarin inhibit in the vitamin K pathway?

A

Vitamin K reductase used to convert vitamin K phylloquinone -> vitamin K hydroquinone (active)

Vitamin K epoxide reductase used to convert vitamin K epoxide -> vitamin K phylloquinone

28
Q

When problems with digestion occur, such as when bile contains too much cholesterol and too little bile salt and the cholesterol hardens into gallstones, what vitamins can you expect to be deficient?

A

Fat soluble vitamins

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