Digestive and nutrition quiz

Bile salts aid in the digestion of fats by _____ large fat droplets

Emulsifying

The process of synthesizing blue Coast and non- carbohydrates is called

Gluconeogenesis

Carrie excess cholesterol from the peripheral tissues to the liver

High density lipoprotein's

A cut I own that is essential for muscle contraction, nerve function and blood clotting is

Calcium

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term cholecystokin

Causes gallbladder to contract

After food and gastric juices combine, the gastric contents are referred to as

Chyme

The blank duct is formed by the union of the cystic duct and the common hepatic duct

Common bile

An element that is a component of hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochromes is

Iron

The middle segment of the small intestine is called the

Jejunum

The vitamin that is essential for the production of several clotting factors factors is vitamin

K

The sum of all the bio chemical processes going on within the human body at any given time is called

Metabolism

What is the layer labeled 4

Muscularis externa

The enzyme pepsin digests

Proteins

The major cat ion in extracellular fluid is

Sodium

Large blood vessels and Lymphatics are found in the

Submucosa

In order to determine the LDL level in a patient's blood, it is necessary to measure

Total cholesterol level, HDL level and triglyceride level

During lipolysis

Triglycerides are broken down into glycerone and fatty fatty acids

In adequate exposure to sunlight could result in a decrease of amounts of vitamin blank in the body

D

Within the oral cavity, both mechanical and chemical blank begin

Digestion

Pancreatic juice enters the small intestine at the

Duodenal papilla