Nutrition - Unit 2 Exam (FINAL EXAM)

True or false? After a meal, the stomach normally empties in 8 to 12 hours.

False

True or false? Cholesterol is an inessential nutrient.

False

True or false? Fructose absorption is faster than that of the other monosaccharides.

False

True or false? Most digestion takes place in the stomach.

False

True or false? Absorption takes place along the entire length of the small intestine.

True

True or false? Dairy products from cows naturally contain small amounts of trans fatty acids.

True

True or false? Each villi contains blood vessels and a lacteal.

True

True or false? Fatty acids contain hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms.

True

True or false? Hydrochloric acid aids protein digestion in the stomach.

True

True or false? Milk and other dairy products have a slight sweet taste because of lactose.

True

True or false? Most carbohydrate digestion takes place in the small intestine.

True

MATCHING. Enzyme neccessary for starch digestion:

amylase

MATCHING. Indigestible parts of plants:

dietary fiber

The ____ is the starchy part of a wheat kernel.

endosperm

Water moves across the cell membrane through ____.

facilitated diffusion???

MATCHING. Simple sugar with the sweetest taste:

fructose

When bile has completed its job, most bile salts are returned to the ____ for recycling.

liver

Most lipids enter the _____ circulatory system upon absorption.

lymphatic

MATCHING. Simple sugar that is the basic molecule of carbohydrates:

monosaccharides

MATCHING. Pentose found in RNA:

ribose