General Terminology

Question 1

Sum of all processes by which an organism takes in and assimilates food including digestion and absorption for maintenance, promoting growth, and reproduction

Answer 1

Nutrition

Question 2

Any chemical element or compound in the diet that supports normal maintenance

Answer 2

Nutrient

Question 3

Nutrients that are required in the diet

Answer 3

Essential Nutrient

Question 4

Preparation of food for absorption

Answer 4

Digestion

Question 5

3 types of digestion

Answer 5

Physical, chemical, microbial

Question 6

Passage of food or nutrients from GI to blood stream

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Absorption

Question 7

Sum of all biochemical processes that nutrients undergo to furnish energy and build new tissues

Answer 7

Metabolism

Question 8

Build up, put on fat

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Anabolism

Question 9

Break down, taking fat off

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Catabolism

Question 10

Increase in cell number

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Hyperplasia

Question 11

Increase in cell size

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Hypertrophy

Question 12

Major classes of nutrients

Answer 12

Water, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, lipids, proteins

Question 13

Causes an increase of consumption

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Lactation

Question 14

Most expensive nutrient

Answer 14

Protein

Question 15

Saturated vs unsaturated

Answer 15

Lipids

Question 16

Fat soluble vitamins

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A, D,E,K

Question 17

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 17

B vitamins and vitamin c

Question 18

Macro minerals

Answer 18

Ca, P, Mg, salt, S

Question 19

Micro minerals

Answer 19

Fe, Zn, Cu, Se, I, Mn, Cr