Absorption Correct Answers Moving nutrients from the lumen
of intestine into the interior of the body
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) Correct
Answers Intake range for yielding macronutrients that are
consistent with good health
Adequate Intake (AI) Correct Answers Based on research of
amount of a nutrient healthy individuals usually consume
AMDR Carbohydrate portions Correct Answers 45%-65% of
total energy
AMDR Fat portions Correct Answers 20%-35% of total energy
AMDR Protein portions Correct Answers 10%-35% of total
energy
Amylase Correct Answers Enzyme in saliva that digests carbs
Anthropometric Measurement of Nutrition Correct Answers
Take height, weight, circumference, BMI, etc.
Bile Correct Answers Produced by liver and stored in
gallbladder, released into small intestine via common bile duct
when chyme enters duodenum, has substances for lipid digestion
Biochemical Measurement of Nutrition Correct Answers Lab
analysis via blood & urine
, Bolus Correct Answers Lump of food after being chewed and
swallowed
Carbohydrates Correct Answers 4kcal/g, critical source of
energy for brain and red blood cells, regulate bowel function
Celiac Disease Correct Answers Autoimmune disorder that
leads to the inability to absorb gluten
Cephalic Phase of Digestion Correct Answers First thought of
food stimulating release of digestive juices
Cholecytokinin (CCK) Correct Answers Released from small
intestine and stimulates the release of bile and pancreatic juice
Chyme Correct Answers Semiliquid mass of partially digested
food that passes from stomach through small intestine
Clinical Assessment of Nutrition Correct Answers Signs (pale
skin, rashes, etc.) or symptoms (fatigue)
Consequences of Food Insecurity Correct Answers Children:
significant long term effects, difficulty learning, behavioral
problems, Parents: at risk if they deny themselves food to feed
children
Crohn's Disease Correct Answers Disorder of inflammation
anywhere in GI tract, unknown cause, possibly due to
virus/bacteria & genetic component. Symptoms: diarrhea,
abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, & fever.