PORTAGE NUTRITION BIOD 121 2026
FINAL EXAM MASTER REVIEW WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ True or False: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and
disease. Answer: True
⩥ Explain the difference between Internal and External drives that
influence our desire to eat.. Answer: The internal drive is hunger and is
associated with negative sensations like churning, growling and pain in
the stomach. External drives have to do with appetite and are associated
with positive food sensations and lead us to eat when we are not hungry.
⩥ You are at an "all you can eat'' buffet. On the first pass through the
line, you fill your plate with a large quantity of foods. After eating it,
you go back for a second portion of the foods you liked. However, the
food is less appealing the second time around, and you place a smaller
quantity on your plate because you feel full. Considering the physiology
as you eat, (1) explain what hormones are released (list specifically) as
the stomach stretches. (2) List the area of the brain that provides neural
regulation and appetite suppression to inhibit eating.. Answer: As the
stomach is filled and stretches, hormones are released that cause satiety
(Leptin, serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK). These hormones can travel to
the brain (hypothalamus) and activate the satiety center.
, 1. The hormones being released as the stomach stretches is leptin,
seratonin, and CCK. These hormones decrease hunger, in specific leptin.
They acitvate the satiety center in the brain which creates a sense of
fullness.
2. The area of the brain that provides nerual regulation and appetite
suppression to inhibit eating is the satiety center.
⩥ A _________ is a substance that can promote growth and
development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and
metabolic work, or regulate a body process.. Answer: nutrient
⩥ Macronutrient. Answer: needed in large amounts in the body
⩥ Micronutrients. Answer: needed in small amounts
⩥ organic. Answer: A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen
⩥ inorganic. Answer: any substance that does not contain carbon
⩥ True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
A mineral is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes and
provides structure.. Answer: FALSE: A mineral is an inorganic
micronutrient that regulates body processes and provides structure.
FINAL EXAM MASTER REVIEW WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ True or False: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and
disease. Answer: True
⩥ Explain the difference between Internal and External drives that
influence our desire to eat.. Answer: The internal drive is hunger and is
associated with negative sensations like churning, growling and pain in
the stomach. External drives have to do with appetite and are associated
with positive food sensations and lead us to eat when we are not hungry.
⩥ You are at an "all you can eat'' buffet. On the first pass through the
line, you fill your plate with a large quantity of foods. After eating it,
you go back for a second portion of the foods you liked. However, the
food is less appealing the second time around, and you place a smaller
quantity on your plate because you feel full. Considering the physiology
as you eat, (1) explain what hormones are released (list specifically) as
the stomach stretches. (2) List the area of the brain that provides neural
regulation and appetite suppression to inhibit eating.. Answer: As the
stomach is filled and stretches, hormones are released that cause satiety
(Leptin, serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK). These hormones can travel to
the brain (hypothalamus) and activate the satiety center.
, 1. The hormones being released as the stomach stretches is leptin,
seratonin, and CCK. These hormones decrease hunger, in specific leptin.
They acitvate the satiety center in the brain which creates a sense of
fullness.
2. The area of the brain that provides nerual regulation and appetite
suppression to inhibit eating is the satiety center.
⩥ A _________ is a substance that can promote growth and
development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and
metabolic work, or regulate a body process.. Answer: nutrient
⩥ Macronutrient. Answer: needed in large amounts in the body
⩥ Micronutrients. Answer: needed in small amounts
⩥ organic. Answer: A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen
⩥ inorganic. Answer: any substance that does not contain carbon
⩥ True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
A mineral is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes and
provides structure.. Answer: FALSE: A mineral is an inorganic
micronutrient that regulates body processes and provides structure.
