Miscellaneous Flashcards

0
Q

The most energy-rich of the nutrients

A

Fat

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1
Q

Fat ____ calories/gram
Carbs____ calories/gram
Protien____calories/gram

A

9
4
4

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2
Q

The human genome is 99.9% the same in all people

A

True

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3
Q

Insufficient data exist to establish a value

A

Tolerable Upper intake level

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4
Q

45-65%
10-35%
20-35%

A

Carbs
Protein
Fat

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5
Q
For 2000 calorie diet how many grams of: 
Total fat
Sat fat
Cholesterol 
Sodium
Potassium 
Total carbs 
Dietary fiber
A
65g
20g
300mg
2400mg
3500mg
300g
25g
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6
Q

Chemical messenger

A

Hormones

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7
Q

Formation of chyme takes place in the

A

Stomach

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8
Q

Food moves through the digestive tract by wavelike contractions called

A

Peristalsis

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9
Q

Hormone released when food enters the stomach

A

Gastrin

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10
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This substance is made in the liver and functions to emulsify fats in the small intestine

A

Bile

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11
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Adds acid enzymes and fluid.

A

Stomach

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12
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Secretes enzymes that digest carbs, fat and protein. The cells lining this organ absorb nutrients into the blood and lymph

A

Small intestine

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13
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Produces bile, a substance that facilitates digestion of fat

A

Liver

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14
Q

Releases bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid that enters the small intestine

A

Pancreas

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15
Q

A compound that protects other compounds in the body from damaging reactions involving oxygen

A

Antioxidant

16
Q

Confer a health benefit by altering bacterial colonies of the digestive tract

A

Probiotics

17
Q

Increase the acid in the small intestine

A

Bicarbonate

18
Q

A hormone from the pancreas that stimulates the liver to release glucose into the bloodstream

A

Glucagon

19
Q

A storage form of carbohydrate energy(glucose)

A

Glycogen