CNA 84 Quiz 5

The function of the digestive system is to _____.

• change nutrients into vitamins and minerals

• break down food into nutrients

• make macromolecules

• chew food into smaller pieces

Fats, carbohydrates and protein are called macronutrients because _____.

• they are large molecules

• they are very important

• you must eat large amount of them daily

• they contain a lot of calories

The end products of digestion are _____.

• macronutrients and micronutrients

• amino acids, fatty acids and simple sugars

• vitamine and minerals

• fats, carbohydrates and proteins

Mechanical digestions uses _____; chemical digestion uses _____.

• muscles /// enzymes

• enzymes /// muscles

• macronutrients /// micronutrients

• the mouth /// the stomach

The stomach is an example of _____; the pancreas is an example of a _____.

• part of the digestive tract /// also part of the digestive tract

• part of the digestive tract /// accessory organ

• an accessory organ /// also an accessory organ

• accessory organ /// part of the digestive tract

All of these are steps in the process of digestion except for _____.

• elimination

• urination

• mechanical digestion

• ingestion

The correct way to read this statement is: _____.

• Amylase is broken down by starch into double sugars.

• Starch is broken down by amylase into double sugars.

• Double sugars are broken down by amylase into starch.

• Starch is broken down by double sugars into amylase.