EXAM 1 DIT 121 NOVA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Average Intake (AI) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The amount of a chemical
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to which a person consumes over a period of a day. It is determined by
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multiplying typical concentration of the chemical in drinking water, air,
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and food by an average daily intake factor such as 2 liters of water per
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day.
Bicarbonate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bicarbonate also acts to regulate
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pH in the small intestine. It is released from the pancreas in response to
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the hormone secretin to neutralize the acidic chyme entering the
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duodenum from the stomach | | |
Bile - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A mixture of salts and phospholipids
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produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles.
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Cholecystokinin (CCK) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a hormone produced by | | | | | | | |
cells of the intestinal wall. target organ: gallbladder response: release of
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bile and slowing of GI motility
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Chyme - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Partially digested, semiliquid food
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mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
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, Daily Values (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reference values developed
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by the FDA specifically for use on food labels
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Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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average daily nutrient intake level that is estimated to meet the
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requirement of half the healthy individuals who are in a particular life
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stage and gender group
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Essential Nutrient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A substance that cannot be
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synthesized by the body and must be obtained preassembled from the
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diet, including certain amino acids and fatty acids, vitamins, and
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minerals.
Functional Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The non-digestible forms of
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carbohydrate that are extracted from plants or manufactured in the
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laboratory and have known health benefits.
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Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Involuntary waves of muscle
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contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the
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digestive system. |
Upper Esophageal Sphincter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prevents backflow
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of food from esophagus back into mouth
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CORRECT ANSWERS
Average Intake (AI) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The amount of a chemical
| | | | | | | | | |
to which a person consumes over a period of a day. It is determined by
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
multiplying typical concentration of the chemical in drinking water, air,
| | | | | | | | | |
and food by an average daily intake factor such as 2 liters of water per
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
day.
Bicarbonate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bicarbonate also acts to regulate
| | | | | | | |
pH in the small intestine. It is released from the pancreas in response to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the hormone secretin to neutralize the acidic chyme entering the
| | | | | | | | | |
duodenum from the stomach | | |
Bile - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A mixture of salts and phospholipids
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produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles.
| | | | | | | |
Cholecystokinin (CCK) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a hormone produced by | | | | | | | |
cells of the intestinal wall. target organ: gallbladder response: release of
| | | | | | | | | | |
bile and slowing of GI motility
| | | | |
Chyme - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Partially digested, semiliquid food
| | | | | | |
mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach.
| | | | | | | |
, Daily Values (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reference values developed
| | | | | | | |
by the FDA specifically for use on food labels
| | | | | | | |
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
| | | | | | |
average daily nutrient intake level that is estimated to meet the
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requirement of half the healthy individuals who are in a particular life
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stage and gender group
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Essential Nutrient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A substance that cannot be
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synthesized by the body and must be obtained preassembled from the
| | | | | | | | | | |
diet, including certain amino acids and fatty acids, vitamins, and
| | | | | | | | | |
minerals.
Functional Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The non-digestible forms of
| | | | | | | |
carbohydrate that are extracted from plants or manufactured in the
| | | | | | | | | |
laboratory and have known health benefits.
| | | | |
Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Involuntary waves of muscle
| | | | | | |
contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the
| | | | | | | | | | |
digestive system. |
Upper Esophageal Sphincter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prevents backflow
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of food from esophagus back into mouth
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