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JMU HEALTH 100 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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JMU HEALTH 100 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat are the six major nutrients? - Answers--carbohydrates
-proteins
-fats
-water
-vitamins
-minerals
What are the nutrients which contain calories? - Answers--carbohydrates
-proteins
-fats
1 gram of carbohydrates equals how many calories? - Answers-4 calories
1 gram of protein equals how many calories? - Answers-4 calories
1 gram of fats equals how many calories? - Answers-9 calories
Define hunger - Answers-the physiological impulse to seek food
Define appetite - Answers-the desire to eat; normally psychological
Define nutrients - Answers-the constituents of food that sustain humans physiologically
Define nutrition - Answers-the science that investigates the relationship between
physiological function and the essential elements of the food eaten
Define kilocalorie - Answers-unit of measure to quantify the energy in food that the body
can use
Define energy - Answers-capacity to do work
What are the energy containing nutrients? - Answers--proteins
-carbohydrates
-fats
FDA - Answers-Food Drug Administration
USDA - Answers-U.S. Department of Agriculture
How does the mouth help in the digestive process? - Answers-increases production of
saliva which contains enzymes that break down some carbohydrates
How does the esophagus help in the digestive process? - Answers-tube that connects
the mouth and the stomach
, How does the liver help in the digestive process? - Answers-supplies enzymes
How does the stomach help in the digestive process? - Answers-food is mixed by
muscular contractions and broken down with enzymes and stomach acid
How does the pancreas help in the digestive process? - Answers-produces insulin
How does the small intestine help in the digestive process? - Answers-absorption of
nutrients
How does the large intestine help in the digestive process? - Answers-water and salts
are reabsorbed
How does the rectum and anus help in the digestive process? - Answers-solid waste
moves into the rectum and passes out through the anus
Define hyponatremia - Answers-too much water
Define dehydration - Answers-loss of too much water
The body is made up of what percent water by weight? - Answers-50% to 70%
On average how many calories should a male consume? - Answers-2,4000
On average how many calories should a female consume? - Answers-1,800
What is the most abundant substance, other than water, in the body? - Answers-protein
What do proteins do? - Answers--develop and repair bone, muscle, skin, and red blood
cells
Proteins are the key element of what? - Answers-antibodies
A health amount of protein in a diet leads to a healthy what? - Answers-immune system
What are the building blocks of protein? - Answers-amino acids
How many of the 20 amino acids are termed essential amino acids? - Answers-nine
Where are the nonessential amino acids made? - Answers-in the body
proteins from _______________ are often incomplete - Answers-plant sources
proteins other than meat - Answers-leafy greens, grains, legumes
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