HNF EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
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HNF EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
When the pancreas detects a high concentration of blood glucose, it: - Answer- secretes insulin
The lymphatic system is responsible for transporting ________to the blood system - Answer- fat
Plasma is the fluid in blood and lymph tha...
HNF EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
When the pancreas detects a high concentration of blood glucose, it: - Answer- secretes
insulin
The lymphatic system is responsible for transporting ________to the blood system -
Answer- fat
Plasma is the fluid in blood and lymph that is contained within cells(T/F) - Answer-
FALSE
As food moves through the digestive tract it spends the most time in the: - Answer-
large intestine because of the need to partially digest fiber and absorb water
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is caused by bacterial pathogens(T/F) - Answer- FALSE
Probiotics may be most useful in treating: - Answer- diarrhea
In advanced liver diseases due to alcoholism, what occurs before fibrosis and cirrhosis?
- Answer- fatty accumulation in the liver
Cirrhosis of the liver is reversible with good nutrition(T/F) - Answer- FALSE
Which provides tennis players with the immediate bursts of energy they need to play
well? - Answer- glycogen
____ are central to the formation of plaques in blood vessels that contribute to
cardiovascular disease - Answer- LDL
In which of the following organs does almost all of the alcohol we consume get
processed? - Answer- liver
Is it possible to reverse heart disease (leading cause of death in US) with nutrition? -
Answer- yes
, food - Answer- medically, any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that
will enable it to stay alive and to growl the carrier of nourishment socially, a more limited
number of such substances defined as acceptable by each culture
nutrition - Answer- the study of nutrients in foods and in the body; sometimes also the
study of human behaviors related to food
diet - Answer- the foods (including beverages) a person usually eats and drinks
nutrients - Answer- components of food that are indispensable to the body's functioning.
they provide energy, serve as a building material, help maintain or repair body parts,
and support growth. they include water, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, and
minerals
malnutrition - Answer- any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or
nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. nutrient or energy deficiencies are forms
of undernutrition nutrient or energy excesses are forms of over nutrition
chronic diseases - Answer- long-duration degenerative diseases characterized by
deterioration of the body organs. examples include heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
genome - Answer- the full complement of genetic information in the chromosomes of a
cell. in human beings, the genome consists of about 35,000 genes and supporting
materials. the study of genomes is genomics
genes - Answer- units of a cell's inheritance sections of the larger genetic molecule
DNA. each gene directs the making of one or more of the body's proteins
DNA - Answer- an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, the threadlike molecule that
encodes genetic information in its structural DNA strands coil up densely to form the
chromosomes
energy - Answer- the capacity to do work. the energy in food is chemical energy; it can
be converted to mechanical, electrical, thermal, or other forms of energy in the body.
food energy is measured in calories
organic - Answer- carbon containing. four of the six classes of nutrients are organic;
carbohydrate, fat, protein, and vitamins. strictly speaking, organic compounds include
only those made by living things and do not include compounds such as carbon dioxide,
diamonds, and a few carbon salts
grams - Answer- units of weight. a gram is the weight go a cubic centimeter or milliliter
of water under defined conditions of temperature and pressure. about 28 grams equal
an ounce
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