Nutrition in human

What are the five processes in human nutrition (in order)?

• ingestion,digestion,egestion,absorption,assimilation

• ingestion,digestion,absorption,egestion,assimilation

• ingestion,digestion,absorption,assimilation,egestion

• absorption,ingestion,digestion,egestion,assimilation

Where does ingestion begin?

• duodenum

• stomach

• mouth

• colon

Chewing cuts food into smaller pieces which is a form of chemical digestion

• True

• False

Salivary amylase digests starch into glucose

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following enzymes digests proteins?

• Trypsin

• Lipase

• Peptidases

• Amylase

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Peristalsis mixes food with gastric juice in the stomach

• True

• False

Bile is produced by ____, stored in ____, released by _____

• liver; duodenum; bile duct

• liver; gall bladder; bile duct

• gall bladder; liver; bile duct

• gall bladder; duodenum; bile duct

Fats are digested by bile into fatty acids and glycerol

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

You need proteins to...

• energy.

• grow.

• go to the toilet.

You can find protein in...

• dairy products.

• fruit.

• oil.