Nutrition 101 midterm questions and
answers 100% pass
Nutrients ✔✔chemical substances obtained from food and used in the body to provide
energy,repair tissue, support growth, maintence
6 classes of nutrients ✔✔carbs,
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Nutrition 101 midterm questions and
answers 100% pass
Nutrients ✔✔chemical substances obtained from food and used in the body to provide
energy,repair tissue, support growth, maintence
6 classes of nutrients ✔✔carbs, protein, fat, water, vitamin, minerals
energy yielding nutrients ✔✔carbs, protein, fat, water, vitamin, minerals
Science of nutrition research ✔✔ingestion,digestion,absorption,transport,metabolism
absorption ✔✔intake of nutrients by cells of small intestine for transport to blood or lymph
GI tract ✔✔gastro-intestinal tract (16ft long)
mouth ✔✔digestion begins
stomach ✔✔acids and enzymes break down
small intesine ✔✔secretes enzymes to digest carbs, fats and protein while cells on wall absorb
nutrients
Gall bladder ✔✔stores bile from liver, contracts when fat is present in small intestine
pancreas ✔✔secretes digestive enzymes for car, fat and protein into small intestine and secretes
bicarbonate to neutralize
colon or large intestine ✔✔reabsorbs H2O and minerals. passes waste to rectum
rectum ✔✔stores waste prior to elimanation
anus ✔✔passage of waste
olestra ✔✔FAKE FAT
diverticulosis ✔✔pouches along intestinal walls
irritable bowel syndrome ✔✔sensitivity in GI TRACT
carbohydrates ✔✔LOOK LIKE A BIG RING
composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. arranged as single or multiple of monosaccharides
simple carbs ✔✔monosaccharides
disaccharides
complex carbs ✔✔POLYSACCHS:
gylcogen: made in liver, easily hydrolyzed for energy
starches: grains
fiber-soluble-insoluble:not digested by humans
MONOSACCHS:
glucose ✔✔blood sugar or dextrose
fructose ✔✔fruit, honey
galactose ✔✔part of milk sugar
DISACCHS
maltose ✔✔malt sugar; glucose+glucose
sucrose ✔✔table sugar; (beets,cane) glucose+fructose
lactose ✔✔milk sugar; glucose+galactose
soluble fibers ✔✔delays digestion
ex:fruits,oats
insoluble fibers ✔✔promotes bowel movement
ex: beans, veggies, nuts seeds
blood glucose ✔✔NORMAL: 70-120mg/
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