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HUN 2201: Final Exam Questions and Answers
What are the classes of nutrients? - Ans:✔✔-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, & water.
How much energy is contained in one molecule of ATP? - Ans:✔✔-7 kcal.
What do different daily value percentages indicate? - Ans:✔✔-<5% - low or poor
10-19% - good
>20% - high or excellent
What nutrients are obtained from the different food groups? - Ans:✔✔-vegetables - antioxidants,
vitamins A, C, & E, & fiber
fruits - vitamin C & fiber
dairy - calcium & vitamin D
protein - vitamin B12
grains - B vitamins & fiber
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What is the difference between observational & experimental nutritional research studies? - Ans:✔✔-
observational studies compare histories while experimental studies compare results obtained from a
trial.
Mastication - Ans:✔✔-chewing
Deglutition - Ans:✔✔-swallowing.
Dysphagia - Ans:✔✔-difficulty swallowing.
Saliva - Ans:✔✔-contains salivary amylase which breaks down polysaccharides into smaller
polysaccharides.
Streptococcus mutans & Lactobacillus acidophilus - Ans:✔✔-bacterias that can increase acids &
metabolize sugars leading to erosion & cavities.
Gustation - Ans:✔✔-the sense of taste.
Dysgeusia - Ans:✔✔-difficulty tasting
Ageusia - Ans:✔✔-inability to taste
What are the five tastes? - Ans:✔✔-sweet - aldehydes
sour - H+
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salt - NaCl
bitter - alkaloids
umami - monosodium glutamate
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - Ans:✔✔-a digestive disease in which stomach acid or bile
irritates the food pipe lining.
risk factors : obesity, dietary fat, & pregnancy increases pressure & progesterone
treatments: decreased dietary fat, decrease trigger foods, do not eat near bedtime
What are the steps of protein digestion in the stomach - Ans:✔✔-1) a bolus enters through the
esophagus into the stomach
2) gastrin and CCK are released by stretch receptors
3) gastrin binds to an H2 receptor on our parietal cells
4) the stimulation of parietal cells produces acid (HCl)
5) HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
HUN 2201: Final Exam Questions and Answers
What are the classes of nutrients? - Ans:✔✔-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, & water.
How much energy is contained in one molecule of ATP? - Ans:✔✔-7 kcal.
What do different daily value percentages indicate? - Ans:✔✔-<5% - low or poor
10-19% - good
>20% - high or excellent
What nutrients are obtained from the different food groups? - Ans:✔✔-vegetables - antioxidants,
vitamins A, C, & E, & fiber
fruits - vitamin C & fiber
dairy - calcium & vitamin D
protein - vitamin B12
grains - B vitamins & fiber
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What is the difference between observational & experimental nutritional research studies? - Ans:✔✔-
observational studies compare histories while experimental studies compare results obtained from a
trial.
Mastication - Ans:✔✔-chewing
Deglutition - Ans:✔✔-swallowing.
Dysphagia - Ans:✔✔-difficulty swallowing.
Saliva - Ans:✔✔-contains salivary amylase which breaks down polysaccharides into smaller
polysaccharides.
Streptococcus mutans & Lactobacillus acidophilus - Ans:✔✔-bacterias that can increase acids &
metabolize sugars leading to erosion & cavities.
Gustation - Ans:✔✔-the sense of taste.
Dysgeusia - Ans:✔✔-difficulty tasting
Ageusia - Ans:✔✔-inability to taste
What are the five tastes? - Ans:✔✔-sweet - aldehydes
sour - H+
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salt - NaCl
bitter - alkaloids
umami - monosodium glutamate
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - Ans:✔✔-a digestive disease in which stomach acid or bile
irritates the food pipe lining.
risk factors : obesity, dietary fat, & pregnancy increases pressure & progesterone
treatments: decreased dietary fat, decrease trigger foods, do not eat near bedtime
What are the steps of protein digestion in the stomach - Ans:✔✔-1) a bolus enters through the
esophagus into the stomach
2) gastrin and CCK are released by stretch receptors
3) gastrin binds to an H2 receptor on our parietal cells
4) the stimulation of parietal cells produces acid (HCl)
5) HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin
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