WorksheetsDigestive and Nutrition Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Glycoprotein that is ESSENTIAL for vitamin B12 absoprtion in the small intestine?
Pepsin
Bilirubin
Intrinsic Factor
Goblet Cells
What is the process of absorbing water and consolidating the indigestible residue into feces called?
Ingestion
Compaction
Dentition
Absorption
Another name for teeth?
Gomphosis
Dental Carries
Mandible
Dentition
What is the main function of the uvula?
It serves no purpose
Helps keep bacteria out of throat
Helps retain food in the mouth until ready to swallow
Helps with sound and vocal production
Which of the following is NOT a water-soluble vitamin?
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B6
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin E
Which one of the following is NOT a fat-soluble vitamin?
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Vitamin A
Which cell is shaped like a wine glass?
Enterocytes
Goblet Cells
Paneth Cells
Neuroendocrine Cells
What are the main components of gastric juice?
Water, digestive enzymes, and bilirubin
Hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and bilirubin
Pepsin, water, and digestive enzymes
Water, hydrochloric acid, and pepsin
Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
Chloride
Magnesium
Sodium
Lithium
What gives feces its brown pigment?
Stercobilin
Urobilinogen
Bilirubin
Urobilin
Select which of the following are nutrients:
Sugars
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Minerals
Fats
True or False: Healthy men and women are about 15% to 25% fat by weight?
True
False
What are the fatty acids that are required to maintain health but cannot be synthesized by the body called?
Proteins
Incomplete Fatty Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
Complete Proteins
Select the true statments regarding carbohydrates:
Nourished body has between 90 and 100g of liver glycogen
Carbohydrates are considered fuel for the body
Carbohydrates are considered complete proteins
Nourished body has between 15 and 20g of blood glucose
What hormone stimulates appetitie for carbohydrates?
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Angiotensin
Insulin
Parathyroid Hormone
Minerals and vitamins are considered?
(a)
Water, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are considered?
(a)
Proteins that lack one or more essential amino acid?
(a)
The hydrolysis of glycogen to release free glucose or glucose 1 phosphate is called?
(a)
What is the process in which excess acetyl groups are metabolized by the liver?
(a)
