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FSHN 167 Final Exam 9 Questions and Answers
What is iron's primary function? - Ans:✔✔-Transporting oxygen in the blood
What impacts on whether a fat will be a solid or liquid at room temperature? - Ans:✔✔-If no double
bonds, will be solid, if there is double bonds, there will be liquid, its structure and whether it has double
bonds or not
Do you have to meet the RDA every day to be eating healthy? - Ans:✔✔-No, a week (7 days), 75% of
RDA, set for average population
Which mineral helps with lowering blood pressure? - Ans:✔✔-Potassium (K)
What is the number one cause of birth defects? - Ans:✔✔-Alcohol, fetal alcohol syndrome
What are some factors that could lead to low birth weight children? - Ans:✔✔-Born early, race (poverty),
low iron (if mother is anemic), whether mom is smoker, age and weight of mother
Do vitamins give you energy? - Ans:✔✔-No, do not provide calories, neither do minerals
What is a nutrient called that is needed by the body? - Ans:✔✔-essential nutrients
What are the AMDR's? - Ans:✔✔-Carbs - 45-65, protein - 10-35, fat - 20-35
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What is the function of bicarbonate? - Ans:✔✔-Released to neutralize stomach acid in the small intestine
What is the function of bile? - Ans:✔✔-to emulsify fat in the small intestine
What is the breakdown of foods called? - Ans:✔✔-digestion
What are the functions of villi and microvilli for in the small intestine? - Ans:✔✔-To increase surface area
of small intestine for more absorption
What are some monosaccharides? - Ans:✔✔-Glucose, fructose, galactose (carbohydrates)
What system are fats absorbed into? - Ans:✔✔-Lymphatic system, everything else is absorbed in vascular
(straight into blood)
Where does most of the chemical digestion occur? - Ans:✔✔-small intestine
Where is HCL produced? (hydrochloric acid) - Ans:✔✔-stomach
What are end products of digestion? - Ans:✔✔-Protein - amino acids, carbohydrates - monosaccharides,
fat - fatty acids
What is a triglyceride? - Ans:✔✔-Three carbons attached to glycerol
Does denaturation change the quality of a protein? - Ans:✔✔-No, just the shape of the protein (it is
unfolded)
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FSHN 167 Final Exam 9 Questions and Answers
What is iron's primary function? - Ans:✔✔-Transporting oxygen in the blood
What impacts on whether a fat will be a solid or liquid at room temperature? - Ans:✔✔-If no double
bonds, will be solid, if there is double bonds, there will be liquid, its structure and whether it has double
bonds or not
Do you have to meet the RDA every day to be eating healthy? - Ans:✔✔-No, a week (7 days), 75% of
RDA, set for average population
Which mineral helps with lowering blood pressure? - Ans:✔✔-Potassium (K)
What is the number one cause of birth defects? - Ans:✔✔-Alcohol, fetal alcohol syndrome
What are some factors that could lead to low birth weight children? - Ans:✔✔-Born early, race (poverty),
low iron (if mother is anemic), whether mom is smoker, age and weight of mother
Do vitamins give you energy? - Ans:✔✔-No, do not provide calories, neither do minerals
What is a nutrient called that is needed by the body? - Ans:✔✔-essential nutrients
What are the AMDR's? - Ans:✔✔-Carbs - 45-65, protein - 10-35, fat - 20-35
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What is the function of bicarbonate? - Ans:✔✔-Released to neutralize stomach acid in the small intestine
What is the function of bile? - Ans:✔✔-to emulsify fat in the small intestine
What is the breakdown of foods called? - Ans:✔✔-digestion
What are the functions of villi and microvilli for in the small intestine? - Ans:✔✔-To increase surface area
of small intestine for more absorption
What are some monosaccharides? - Ans:✔✔-Glucose, fructose, galactose (carbohydrates)
What system are fats absorbed into? - Ans:✔✔-Lymphatic system, everything else is absorbed in vascular
(straight into blood)
Where does most of the chemical digestion occur? - Ans:✔✔-small intestine
Where is HCL produced? (hydrochloric acid) - Ans:✔✔-stomach
What are end products of digestion? - Ans:✔✔-Protein - amino acids, carbohydrates - monosaccharides,
fat - fatty acids
What is a triglyceride? - Ans:✔✔-Three carbons attached to glycerol
Does denaturation change the quality of a protein? - Ans:✔✔-No, just the shape of the protein (it is
unfolded)
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