Nutrition Final Flashcards
Recommended servings for vegetables
2 1/2 cups
Recommended servings for fruit
2 cups
Recommended servings for dairy
3 cups
Recommended servings for protein/meet
5 1/2 ounces
Most important nutrient in the human diet
Water
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a precursor for hormones and structural components. It has important functions as a constituent a brain, nervous tissue, and biosolids; a precursor of vitamin D and steroid hormones; in a structural component of cell membranes in teeth. Lipoproteins transfer cholesterol in the blood.
Recommended number of servings for grains
3 to 6 ounces
What does the digestive system do
A. Ingest food and B. digest or break down complex molecules into smaller, soluble materials they can be absorbed; and C. eliminate unused residue
Hydrolysis
Large molecules split into smaller water-soluble molecules and can be used by cells
Protein + water = amino acids
Fats + water = Fatty acids + glycerol
Carbohydrates + water = monosaccharides
Amino acids
Basic building blocks or monomer units for proteins
Where does absorption happen
In the small intestine such as the duodenum, jejunum, ilium, lymphatic system
Went nutrients are absorbed in the duodenum
Electrolytes, minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc
What nutrients are absorbed in the jejunum
Water soluble vitamins such as C, thiamin, riboflavin, B6, folic acid and mono and disaccharides
Went nutrients are absorbed in the ileum
Protein, fat soluble vitamins, that/cholesterol, vitamin B12
What nutrients are absorbed in the lymphatic system
Vitamins A, D, E, K (fat soluble vitamins)
How does absorption occurs
By passive diffusion or active transport mechanism.
Passive diffusion is a passage of a permeable substance from a more concentrated solution to an area of lower concentration.
Active transport occurs when absorption is from a region of lower concentration to one of a higher concentration; this mechanism requires a carrier and cellular energy
Functions of the stomach
The stomach secretes chief cells which produce pepsinogen, parietal cells which release HCl to make gastric contents acid (this halts the action of salivary amylase, aids in absorption of minerals like calcium, iron, and zinc, kills or inhibits growth of food bacteria, secrete intrinsic factor to eight absorption of vitamin B12)
Functions of the large intestine nine
Little or no actual digestive function occurred here; the main function of the large intestine it to reabsorb water and electrolytes while forming and storing feces and until dedication
Functions and deficiencies of vitamin E
Function: antioxidant and anticoagulant. Deficiency: Anemia, peripheral neuropathy, decline in physical function
Functions and deficiencies of vitamin C
Functions: collagen formation, and they are extinct, aids in wound healing, azine iron absorption, aids in utilization of folic acid and B12.
Deficiencies: delayed wound healing, poor bone and tooth formation, Scurvy
Functions and efficiencies of vitamin D
Functions: Enhances intestinal calcium and phosphorus absorption, mineralization a bone and teeth.
Deficiencies: rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, cancer of the CVD risk
Functions and deficiencies of vitamin A
Function: normal vision, protein synthesis, blown into development, integrity of skin and mucous membranes, maintenance of immune function.
Deficiencies night blindness, enamel defects, keratinization of lungs, G.I. tract, and urinary tract, susceptibility to infections, dry and rough skin
Functions and efficiencies a vitamin K
Functions: necessary information of prothrombin, essential for clouding of blood. Deficiencies: slow clotting time, diseases and drugs may cause deficiencies
Functions and deficiencies of vitamin B1 – thiamin
Function: energy to brain, heart and CNS, essential for carbohydrate metabolism. Deficiencies: Beriberi, Wenicke-korsakoff syndrome, depression/irritability
Functions and efficiencies of vitamin B6 –pyrodoxine
Function: brain function and production of red blood cells. Deficiencies: blossitis, angular cheilosis, peripheral neuropathy, impaired immune response, depressions/irritability
Functions and efficiencies of vitamin B 12 – cobalamin
Function: builds tissues and develops red blood cells. Deficiencies: pernicious anemia, glossopyrosis, altered taste sensations, glossitis/cheilosis, stomatitis
Where bile is secreted and stored in the body
- Bile is produced and secreted by the liver and is stored in the gallbladder
- The action of bile salts allows insoluble molecules to be divided into smaller particles
Chyme
- The pulpy acidic fluid that passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food.
- Stimulates the release of pancreatic enzymes
Cations
•ion carrying a positive charge as a result of deficiency of electrons
Ex: sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium
Principal cation in plasma and interstitial fluid is sodium
Anions
Ion carrying a negative charge as a result of accumulation of electrons
Ex: chloride, bicarbonate, and phosphate
Principal anion in plasma and interstitial fluid is chloride
What is necessary for absorption of B12
Absorption of B12 occurs at specific receptor sites in ileum only if bound to intrinsic factor
Nutrient responsible for energy sources
Lipids
o Concentrated source of energy
o Spares protein
Monosaccharides
absorbed without further digestion
simple sugars containing two to six carbon atoms
o Glucose- in fruits
o Fructose- in honey and fruits
o Glaactose-product of lactose digestion; rarely found in nature
o Sugar alcohols
Disaccharides
cannot be metabolized by the body but they contribute to body function after they have been digested
o Sucrose-table sugar
o Lactose-sugar in milk
o Maltose-does not occur naturally
Polysaccharides
complex carbohydrates- contain more than 10 monosachharide. Have a role in energy storage
o Starch
o Glucose polymers
o Glycogen-carbohydrate storage in humans
o Dietary fiber-non digestible components of food
Glyocogen
carbohydrate storage form of energy in humans
Cellulose
The presence of a cell wall. Made up of a long straight chains of glucose units bound together in a very strong bonding to provide great mechanical strength with limited flexibility
Amino acid
Building block of protein