Seminar 1

Question 1

Name the essential amino acids

Question 2

Name the essential fatty acids

Question 3

Can you summarise the full digestion of a polysaccharide into monosaccharides? Include all the locations and the enzymes that break down polysaccharides into monosaccharides.

Question 4

Can you summarise the full digestion of a protein into an amino acid? Include all locations and enzymes.

Question 5

Can you summarise the full digestion of fat into it’s final structure ready to be absorbed? Include all locations and enzymes involved and other factors.

Question 6

Can you summarise the full digestion of fat into it’s final structure ready to be absorbed? Include all locations and enzymes involved and other factors.

Question 7

Can you identify at least three different types of surgery to help with weight loss by impacting on digestion and absorption and can you explain the surgical process and how the intervention leads to weight loss (i.e. liposuction doesn’t count)?