Ch 6 Nutrition in Humans

Ch 6 Nutrition in Humans

Multiple Choice

Digestion is the process where _____, _______ and _________ food molecules are broken down into small, simple and soluble molecules that can be ________ in the body.

• large, complicated, soluble, absorbed

• large, complex, insoluble, absorbed

• large, complex, soluble, absorbed

• small, simple, soluble, absorbed

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Egestion is when _________ food is removed as faeces from the anus.

Multiple Choice

Which structure is NOT part of the alimentary canal?

• liver

• oesophagus

• small intestine

• anus

Multiple Choice

What is the pathway of food in the alimentary canal?

• oesophagus > large intestine > small intestine

• small intestine > oesophagus > rectum

• stomach > anus > rectum

• stomach > small intestine > large intestine

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Name the structure that produces saliva.

Multiple Select

Select the processes that take place in the mouth.

• chewing by teeth to break food into smaller pieces

• food is soften by mucin in saliva

• food is rolled into boli by the tongue

• food is soften by amylase in the mouth

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Name the structure of the alimentary canal connecting the mouth and the stomach.

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Name the process that allows the bolus of food to move down the oesophagus.

Open Ended

Define peristalsis.

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Name the structure that secretes gastric juice.

Multiple Select

Select the component(s) found in gastric juice.

• sulfuric acid

• hydrochloric acid

• pepsin

• pepsi

Multiple Select

Which is NOT a function of hydrochloric acid?

• denatures salivary amylase

• converts inactive form of pepsin to active form

• kills harmful microorganisms in food

• provides alkaline medium for action of pepsin

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What is partially digested food is known as?

Multiple Select

Select the substance(s) absorbed in the small intestine.

• water

• undigested food

• digested food

• mineral salts

Open Ended

Describe the function of the small intestine.

Multiple Select

Select the substance(s) absorbed in the large intestine.

• water

• mineral salts

• digested food

• undigested food

Multiple Select

Select all statements that explain how chewing food helps digestion.

• the food is softer

• the food is broken into smaller pieces

• the food has a better taste

• the food has increased surface area to volume ratio

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Chemical digestion is different from physical digestion because it involves the action of _________________.

Multiple Choice

How does food at Q differ from food at P.

• it contains less protein

• it contains less starch

• in contains more protein

• it contains more starch

Open Ended

Recap: describe one function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice.

Multiple Select

Select the 3 secretions in the small intestine.

• gastric juice

• pancreatic juice

• bile

• intestinal juice

Multiple Select

Select the enzymes found in intestinal juice.

• maltase

• lactase

• sucrase

• trypsin

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lactose is digested by lactase into glucose and __________?

Multiple Select

Which statement (s)is/are true?

• trypsin is found in intestinal juice.

• trypsin is found in pancreatic juice

• trypsin digests protein into polypeptide

• trypsin digests polypeptide into amino acids.

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Name the enzyme that digests polypeptides into amino acids.

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A fat molecule is made up of 1 unit of ____________ and 3 units of fatty acids.

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Bile breaks up large fat droplets into smaller fat droplets in a process called _____________?

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• bile is produced by the gall bladder

• bile is stored in the gall bladder

• bile contains digestive enzymes

• bile is found in pancreatic juice

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an energy-rich carbohydrate stored in large quantities in liver and muscle cells?

• glucose

• glucagon

• glycogen

• starch

Multiple Choice

The hormones insulin and glucagon are produced by

• small intestine

• large intestine

• liver

• pancreas

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Name the hormone that converts stored glycogen in the liver to glucose when blood glucose concentration is low?

Multiple Select

Select the statement(s) that are true about insulin.

• it is produced by the pancreas

• it converts glucose to glycogen

• it is produced when blood glucose concentration rises above normal

• it is produced when blood glucose concentration rises below normal

Multiple Choice

Select the statements that are true about bile.

• it is produced by the liver

• it is produced by the gall bladder

• it is stored by the gall bladder and released in into the small intestine

• it is involved in physical digestion of fat

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Name the process whereby large fat globules are broken down into smaller fat globules by bile.

Multiple Select

Which statement(s) are true about the emulsifcation of fats.

• it increases the surface area to volume ratio of fats

• it speeds up digestion of fats by lipase

• it is a form of physical digestion of fats

• it digests fats into fatty acids and glycerol

Multiple Choice

Which shows the correct path of bile after it is produced?

• gall bladder > bile duct > stomach

• gall bladder > liver > stomach

• liver > bile duct > stomach

• liver > gall bladder > small intestine

Multiple Choice

Urea is a waste product formed from the deamination of _________.

• alcohol

• glucose

• amino acids

• fatty acids

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Name the process where excess amino acids are converted to urea in the liver.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following structure does not secrete any digestive enzymes at all?

• liver

• small intestine

• pancreas

• stomach

Multiple Select

Select the statement(s) that describe functions of the liver.

• detoxification

• storage of iron

• production of bile

• regulation of blood glucose concentrations