HUN 1201 EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 CORE NUTRITION SCIENCE CONCEPTS AND SOLVED ITEMS

HUN 1201 EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 CORE
NUTRITION SCIENCE CONCEPTS AND
SOLVED ITEMS

◉ lower esopageal
Answer: the spincter between the esophagus and the stomach


◉ chyme
Answer: food that is grinded into semi liquid gas in the stomach


◉ pyloric
Answer: the spincter between the stomach and the small intestine


◉ gallbladder, pancreas
Answer: Fluids enter the small intestine from the ____________ and the
___________


◉ ileocecal
Answer: the valve between the small and large intestines


◉ water

,Answer: the colon withdraws ________ from chyme


◉ anal
Answer: the spincter from the large intestine to the outside


◉ gastrointestinal motility
Answer: movement of material through the tract


◉ peristalsis
Answer: wavelike contractions propel or push chyme forward; it
begins in the esophagus


◉ segmentation
Answer: periodic squeezing or partitioning


◉3
Answer: the pyloric spincter opens _____ times per minute


◉ salivary glands, stomach, small intestine, liver (via gallbladder),
and the pancreas
Answer: Digestive juices come from

, ◉ water, salts, and enzymes (including salivary amylase)
Answer: Saliva contains


◉ starches
Answer: Initial breakdown of ___________ begins in the mouth


◉ gastric juice, pepsin
Answer: _________________ = water + enzymes (particularly ___________)+
and hydrochloric acid


◉ acid
Answer: prevents bacterial growth in the stomach


◉ mucus
Answer: protects the stomach from acid


◉ In the stomach
Answer: Salivary amylase is digested where?


◉ stomach
Answer: initial breakdown of proteins occurs in the