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DHN 101 2026 EXAM 2 COMPLETE (382)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
DHN
Ace your preparation with this DHN 101 Exam 2, designed to
assess foundational concepts in dietetics and human nutrition.
It focuses on nutrient functions, digestion, dietary guidelines,
and health promotion. The exam strengthens understanding of
core nutrition principles and their practical applications.
Suitable for nutrition and healthcare students.
In a person with type II diabetes, the blood sugar level
remains high after a meal because ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
muscle and liver cells do not receive a signal
In 2008 FDA approved a sweetener derived from a South
African shrub called ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Stevia
In the US the artificial sweetener _____ has been used for
over 100 years ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... saccharin
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The alternative sweetener that is made by combining the
amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid is called ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... aspartame
The alternative sweetener _____ is made by chemically
modifying a sucrose molecule so it escapes digestion and
absorption ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... sucralose
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... increase
After a late night, you overslept this morning and woke up
late for class. In a rush to leave the house, you failed to eat
breakfast. A few hours later, with an empty stomach, your
blood pressure drops. This prompts your pancreas to release
_____ to stimulate breakdown of glycogen in the liver into
glucose. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... glucagon
After morning class, with your stomach growling, you stagger
to the cafeteria and devour a large pasta entrée for lunch.
Following this meal, your blood sugar rises and the pancreas
releases _____ in an attempt to shuttle blood sugar into your
cells. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... insulin
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You go to your next class, but because you're so full from
lunch, you doze off. You awake to your classmate poking you
in the arm as you realize the teacher is calling your name to
answer a question. With your heart racing, your body now
releases _____, which increases glycogen breakdown in the
liver and raises your blood sugar. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
epinephrine
Nutritive sweeteners ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... sugar,
corn syrup, polydextrose, maltodextrin, & sorbitol
Nonnutritive sweeteners ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
sucralose & Acesulfame-K
Contrary to popular belief, all of the alternative sweeteners
approved for sale in the U.S. are safe for human
consumption and have never been proven to be
carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in humans. Of the following
alternative sweeteners, which one is banned for sale in the
U.S. because of controversial research that indicated the
substance caused bladder cancer in mice? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Cyclamate
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Insulin does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... allows
cells to take in glucose
Individuals with type 1 diabetes ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
do not produce insulin
Digestible carbs ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... amylose,
amylopectin, glycogen
Indigestible carbs ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... cellulose,
gums, pectins, and mucilages
Amylase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... begins
breakdown of starch in mouth
Lactase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... breaks
disaccharide into glucose and galactose
Maltase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... breaks
disaccharide into two molecules of glucose
DHN 101 2026 EXAM 2 COMPLETE (382)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
DHN
Ace your preparation with this DHN 101 Exam 2, designed to
assess foundational concepts in dietetics and human nutrition.
It focuses on nutrient functions, digestion, dietary guidelines,
and health promotion. The exam strengthens understanding of
core nutrition principles and their practical applications.
Suitable for nutrition and healthcare students.
In a person with type II diabetes, the blood sugar level
remains high after a meal because ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
muscle and liver cells do not receive a signal
In 2008 FDA approved a sweetener derived from a South
African shrub called ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Stevia
In the US the artificial sweetener _____ has been used for
over 100 years ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... saccharin
, Page 2 of 100
The alternative sweetener that is made by combining the
amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid is called ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... aspartame
The alternative sweetener _____ is made by chemically
modifying a sucrose molecule so it escapes digestion and
absorption ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... sucralose
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... increase
After a late night, you overslept this morning and woke up
late for class. In a rush to leave the house, you failed to eat
breakfast. A few hours later, with an empty stomach, your
blood pressure drops. This prompts your pancreas to release
_____ to stimulate breakdown of glycogen in the liver into
glucose. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... glucagon
After morning class, with your stomach growling, you stagger
to the cafeteria and devour a large pasta entrée for lunch.
Following this meal, your blood sugar rises and the pancreas
releases _____ in an attempt to shuttle blood sugar into your
cells. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... insulin
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You go to your next class, but because you're so full from
lunch, you doze off. You awake to your classmate poking you
in the arm as you realize the teacher is calling your name to
answer a question. With your heart racing, your body now
releases _____, which increases glycogen breakdown in the
liver and raises your blood sugar. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
epinephrine
Nutritive sweeteners ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... sugar,
corn syrup, polydextrose, maltodextrin, & sorbitol
Nonnutritive sweeteners ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
sucralose & Acesulfame-K
Contrary to popular belief, all of the alternative sweeteners
approved for sale in the U.S. are safe for human
consumption and have never been proven to be
carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in humans. Of the following
alternative sweeteners, which one is banned for sale in the
U.S. because of controversial research that indicated the
substance caused bladder cancer in mice? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Cyclamate
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Insulin does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... allows
cells to take in glucose
Individuals with type 1 diabetes ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
do not produce insulin
Digestible carbs ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... amylose,
amylopectin, glycogen
Indigestible carbs ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... cellulose,
gums, pectins, and mucilages
Amylase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... begins
breakdown of starch in mouth
Lactase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... breaks
disaccharide into glucose and galactose
Maltase does what? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... breaks
disaccharide into two molecules of glucose
