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Digestive and Nutrition Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Glycoprotein that is ESSENTIAL for vitamin B12 absoprtion in the small intestine?

a)

Pepsin

b)

Bilirubin

c)

Intrinsic Factor

d)

Goblet Cells

2.

What is the process of absorbing water and consolidating the indigestible residue into feces called?

a)

Ingestion

b)

Compaction

c)

Dentition

d)

Absorption

3.

Another name for teeth?

a)

Gomphosis

b)

Dental Carries

c)

Mandible

d)

Dentition

4.

What is the main function of the uvula?

a)

It serves no purpose

b)

Helps keep bacteria out of throat

c)

Helps retain food in the mouth until ready to swallow

d)

Helps with sound and vocal production

5.

Which of the following is NOT a water-soluble vitamin?

a)

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Pantothenic Acid

d)

Vitamin E

6.

Which one of the following is NOT a fat-soluble vitamin?

a)

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin K

d)

Vitamin A

7.

Which cell is shaped like a wine glass?

a)

Enterocytes

b)

Goblet Cells

c)

Paneth Cells

d)

Neuroendocrine Cells

8.

What are the main components of gastric juice?

a)

Water, digestive enzymes, and bilirubin

b)

Hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and bilirubin

c)

Pepsin, water, and digestive enzymes

d)

Water, hydrochloric acid, and pepsin

9.

Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?

a)

Chloride

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Lithium

10.

What gives feces its brown pigment?

a)

Stercobilin

b)

Urobilinogen

c)

Bilirubin

d)

Urobilin

11.

Select which of the following are nutrients:

a)

Sugars

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Minerals

e)

Fats

12.

True or False: Healthy men and women are about 15% to 25% fat by weight?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are the fatty acids that are required to maintain health but cannot be synthesized by the body called?

a)

Proteins

b)

Incomplete Fatty Acids

c)

Essential Fatty Acids

d)

Complete Proteins

14.

Select the true statments regarding carbohydrates:

a)

Nourished body has between 90 and 100g of liver glycogen

b)

Carbohydrates are considered fuel for the body

c)

Carbohydrates are considered complete proteins

d)

Nourished body has between 15 and 20g of blood glucose

15.

What hormone stimulates appetitie for carbohydrates?

a)

Epinephrine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Angiotensin

d)

Insulin

e)

Parathyroid Hormone

16.

Minerals and vitamins are considered?

(a)  

17.

Water, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are considered?

(a)  

18.

Proteins that lack one or more essential amino acid?

(a)  

19.

The hydrolysis of glycogen to release free glucose or glucose 1 phosphate is called?

(a)  

20.

What is the process in which excess acetyl groups are metabolized by the liver?

(a)