Quiz Ch 7 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the science of food and how it affects the body?

A

Nutrition

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2
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What are the three major functions for the digestive system?

A
  1. Digestion of food
  2. Absorption of nutrients
  3. Elimination of waste
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3
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What are the solid foods that turn into a thick liquid in your stomach?

A

Chyme

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4
Q

What is the first 10in of your small intestine; where digestion occurs?

A

Duodenum

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5
Q

How long is the small intestine?

A

20 feet

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6
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How long is the large intestine?

A

5 feet

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7
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Where does elimination of waste occur?

A

Large intestine (colon)

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8
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What are nutrients that your body does not make, therefore you must get it in your food sources?

A

Essential nutrients

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9
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What are nutrients where your body creates the nutrients?

A

Nonessential

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10
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What is the common unit of measuring energy expended and energy taken in?

A

Calorie

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11
Q

What means “large” and is measured in grams?

A

Macronutrients

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12
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What means “small” and is measured in milligrams?

A

Micronutrients

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13
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What are the six nutrient groups?

A
  1. Carbohydrate
  2. Protein
  3. Fat
  4. Vitamins
  5. Minerals
  6. Water
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14
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What are the three macronutrients?

A
  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Protein
  3. Fat
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15
Q

What does -ose mean?

A

Sugar

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16
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What means that it can get dissolved in water and lowers your blood pressure and controls your blood sugar?

A

Soluble

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17
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What means that it can not be dissolved and just cleans out your system?

A

Insoluble

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18
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What is the AMDR (acceptable macronutrient distribution range)?

A

45-65%

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19
Q

What are chains of amino acids?

A

Protein

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20
Q

What helps with growth and repair?

A

Protein

21
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What type of proteins contain all nine essential amino acids?

A

Complete proteins

22
Q

What type of proteins contain some of the nine essential amino acids?

A

Incomplete proteins

23
Q

What is the AMDR for proteins?

A

10-35%

24
Q

What nutrient gives us the most energy?

A

Fat

25
Q

What transports vitamins around the body, conducts nerve impulses, cushions organs, heat regulator?

A

Fat

26
Q

What is the AMDR for fat?

A

20-35%

27
Q

Name the fat soluble vitamins.

A

A, D, E, and K

28
Q

What type of vitamins are dissolved in fat?

A

Fat-soluble vitamins

29
Q

What type of vitamins are broken down in the water?

A

Water-soluble vitamins

30
Q

Name the water-soluble vitamins.

A

B and C

31
Q

What are in all living cells and maintain body’s chemical balance?

A

Minerals

32
Q

What carries oxygen around your body?

A

Iron

33
Q

What percentage of people get high blood pressure from too much salt?

A

25%

34
Q

Water makes up _____% of our body.

A

60

35
Q

What is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat and various animal products?

A

Vegetarianism

36
Q

What is the strictest vegetarian?

A

Vegan

37
Q

What diet consists of plant foods only?

A

Vegan

38
Q

What diet consists of plant and milk products?

A

Lactovegetarian

39
Q

What diet consists of plant and egg products?

A

Ovovegetarian

40
Q

What diet consists of plant, milk, and egg products?

A

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

41
Q

What limits meat consumption to fish and seafood only?

A

Pescatarian

42
Q

What is a licensed health professional that has to have specific educational and training requirements?

A

Dietitian

43
Q

What is it called when the immune system overreacts to a food?

A

Food allergy

44
Q

What is it called when you have a hard time digesting food?

A

Food intolerance

45
Q

What is a non immune reaction to gluten that cause intestinal tract damage?

A

Celiac disease

46
Q

What looks like celiac but does not damage intestinal tract?

A

Nonceliac gluten sensitivity

47
Q

What are organisms that have been altered in a way that does not occur naturally?

A

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

48
Q

What is the partial or complete stopping of nutritional intake for a period of time?

A

Fasting