Quiz 3 (Digestive Metabolism)

Which of the following statements best describes complete protein?

• Derived from meat and fish only

• meets all the minimum daily requirements for a healthy diet

• must contain all the body's amino acid requirements for tissue maintenance and growth

• Derived only from legumes and other plant material

The goal of cellular respiration is to ____.

• Provide the body with essential vitamins and minerals

• Convert ADP molecules into ATP molecules

• Generate body heat

• Convert polymers into monomers

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Which of the following nutrients yield the highest amount of energy per gram when metabolized?

• Vitamins and minerals

• Foods and beverages high in caffeine

• Proteins

• Fats

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You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following enzymes will help to digest the meal?

• Amylase

• Cholecystokinin

• Gastrin

• Trypsin

Which of the following is the best illustration of the difference between metabolism and digestion?

• Digestion has a wide variety of chemical reactions while metabolism is restricted to only a few reaction types.

• Digestion requires enzymes for it to take place while metabolism does not necessarily need or use them.

• Metabolism comprises all of the chemical reactions preformed within the body while digestion is only the breakdown of food within the GI tract.

• Digestions must happen first for metabolism to follow it.

The absorptive effectiveness of the small intestine is enhanced by increasing the surface area of the mucosal lining. Which of the following accomplish this task?

• The rugae and haustra

• The vast array of digestive enzymes

• Villi, and microvilli

• Brunner's glands and Peyer patches

Which of the choices below describes the pathway of cellular respiration (the complete oxidation of glucose)?

• Lipolysis, Glycogenolysis, beta oxidation

• Glycogenesis, Lipogenesis, electron transport chain

• Gluconeogenesis, citric acid (Krebs) cycle, lipolysis

• Glycolysis, citric acid (Krebs) cycle, electron transport chain, oxidative phosphorylation

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It is important to ensure that your diet is adequately rich in vitamins because ___.

• Very few foods contain vitamins

• Vitamins provide protection against the common cold

• All vitamins are water soluble and pass out of the body too quickly to ensure

• Most vitamins are coenzymes needed to help the body utilize essential nutrients

The bolus is liquefied in the ___ and it is now called chyme.

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Small intestine

• Esophagus

A ruptured appendix is life threatening because ____.

• Loss of the appendix's function will cause an immune deficiency in the digestive system

• It is likely to cause severe internal bleeding

• The large intestine will no longer be able to receive digested material from the small intestine

• It is likely to cause massive infection of the abdominopelvic cavity.

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