FNDH 132 Exam 2 Study Guide | 100%
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What can happen when taking dietary supplements? - ✔✔The carrier proteins in the digestive tract will
become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients.
Where does a majority of absorption occur? - ✔✔Small intestine
When you swallow a bolus of food, contractions occur that push your food into your stomach, break the
food down in your stomach, and churn and push the food through your small and large intestine. Which
of the following concepts apply? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Mechanical digestion
Peristalsis
Segmentation contraction
When does your digestive tract become activated? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Before you take your first
bite of food.
When you think about food.
When you see food.
When you smell food.
Which of the following represent chemical digestion? - ✔✔Stomach acid and Pancreatic enzymes
What is true about chemical digestion in the gastrointestinal tract? - ✔✔The GI tract has to protect itself
from its own digestive enzymes and fluids.
What is true about fiber and digestion? - ✔✔-Fiber consumption helps maintain healthy gut microbe
population levels.
-Fiber consumed in food never leaves the lumen of the digestive tract.
, If a person consumes more micronutrients that they need from dietary supplements and foods
combined, which of the following is most likely to be the result? Select all that apply. - ✔✔-The carrier
proteins in the digestive tract will become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients.
-The digestive tract will down-regulate its absorption of those nutrients and absorb less overall.
-Depending on the nutrient, if it is absorbed it will be excreted via the kidneys in the urine.
If a person eats an excessive amount of calories (e.g. macronutrients) which of the of the following
occurs? - ✔✔The digestive tract will absorb close to 100% of the consumed excess calories.
Supplements of or foods with beneficial gut bacteria are called _______________, supplements of or
foods with beneficial bacteria "food" are _______________. Medications dispensed to kill harmful
bacteria that also kill beneficial gut bacteria are called _____________. - ✔✔probiotics, prebiotics,
antibiotics
Which of the following is TRUE? Select all that apply
A)People in hunter-gatherer societies have a more diverse set of beneficial gut microbes
B)Westernized dietary patterns may lead to the extinction of some beneficial gut microbes
C)People can increase the diversity of gut microbial species through dietary choices
D)Dietary patterns high in ultra-processed foods support diverse species of gut microbes - ✔✔A)People
in hunter-gatherer societies have a more diverse set of beneficial gut microbes
B)Westernized dietary patterns may lead to the extinction of some beneficial gut microbes
Which of the following early-life influences are associated with a DECREASED risk of developing
inflammatory bowel disease?
-Pet ownership
-Outdoor play
-Standard American diet
-Plant-based diet - ✔✔Pet ownership
Outdoor play
Plant-based diet
Correct | Verified | 2024 Version
What can happen when taking dietary supplements? - ✔✔The carrier proteins in the digestive tract will
become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients.
Where does a majority of absorption occur? - ✔✔Small intestine
When you swallow a bolus of food, contractions occur that push your food into your stomach, break the
food down in your stomach, and churn and push the food through your small and large intestine. Which
of the following concepts apply? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Mechanical digestion
Peristalsis
Segmentation contraction
When does your digestive tract become activated? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Before you take your first
bite of food.
When you think about food.
When you see food.
When you smell food.
Which of the following represent chemical digestion? - ✔✔Stomach acid and Pancreatic enzymes
What is true about chemical digestion in the gastrointestinal tract? - ✔✔The GI tract has to protect itself
from its own digestive enzymes and fluids.
What is true about fiber and digestion? - ✔✔-Fiber consumption helps maintain healthy gut microbe
population levels.
-Fiber consumed in food never leaves the lumen of the digestive tract.
, If a person consumes more micronutrients that they need from dietary supplements and foods
combined, which of the following is most likely to be the result? Select all that apply. - ✔✔-The carrier
proteins in the digestive tract will become overwhelmed and be unable to absorb all the nutrients.
-The digestive tract will down-regulate its absorption of those nutrients and absorb less overall.
-Depending on the nutrient, if it is absorbed it will be excreted via the kidneys in the urine.
If a person eats an excessive amount of calories (e.g. macronutrients) which of the of the following
occurs? - ✔✔The digestive tract will absorb close to 100% of the consumed excess calories.
Supplements of or foods with beneficial gut bacteria are called _______________, supplements of or
foods with beneficial bacteria "food" are _______________. Medications dispensed to kill harmful
bacteria that also kill beneficial gut bacteria are called _____________. - ✔✔probiotics, prebiotics,
antibiotics
Which of the following is TRUE? Select all that apply
A)People in hunter-gatherer societies have a more diverse set of beneficial gut microbes
B)Westernized dietary patterns may lead to the extinction of some beneficial gut microbes
C)People can increase the diversity of gut microbial species through dietary choices
D)Dietary patterns high in ultra-processed foods support diverse species of gut microbes - ✔✔A)People
in hunter-gatherer societies have a more diverse set of beneficial gut microbes
B)Westernized dietary patterns may lead to the extinction of some beneficial gut microbes
Which of the following early-life influences are associated with a DECREASED risk of developing
inflammatory bowel disease?
-Pet ownership
-Outdoor play
-Standard American diet
-Plant-based diet - ✔✔Pet ownership
Outdoor play
Plant-based diet
