Heartburn/GERD - ANSWER A burning sensation in the esophagus.
6 major parts of the GI tract as outlined by this module? - ANSWER 1. mouth
2. esophagus
3. stomach
4. small intestine
5. large intestine
6. rectum
What organs assist in digestion but are not considered to be a part of the GI tract? - AN-
SWER Other organs such as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas aid in digestion but are
not considered part of the GI tract.
What are responsible for control of blood sugar regulation? - ANSWER hormones
What is excess glucose (blood sugar) stored as? - ANSWER glycogen
__________ does not help to lower blood sugar levels - ANSWER glucagon
High blood sugar levels is called - ANSWER hyperglycemia
When blood sugar is high, ________ is released from the pancreas. - ANSWER insulin
refers to low blood sugar levels - ANSWER hypoglycemia
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, normal blood sugar levels are - ANSWER 70-100 mg/dl
Bile is secreted in the small intestine for the digestion of: - ANSWER fats
Hard dry stools related to a low fiber diet - ANSWER constipation
examples of this include fructose and galactose: - ANSWER Monosaccharides
What is the difference between animal sources for proteins and plant sources for proteins?
What is it called when several plant proteins combine? - ANSWER The biological value of
a protein is different in animal vs plant sources. Animal sources are considered high quality
or complete proteins. Plant sources are considered lower quality or incomplete proteins.
When two or more plant proteins combine, the proteins are called complementary proteins.
Examples of this include sucrose and maltose: - ANSWER disaccharides
Sphincters play an important role in the GI tract. Generally speaking, what is that role? - AN-
SWER Sphincters maintain the "forward" flow through the digestive system.
The esophageal sphincter - ANSWER between the esophagus and stomach, prevents the
contents of the stomach from reentering the esophagus
The pyloric sphincter - ANSWER separates the stomach and small intestine, controls the
release of chyme into the small intestines from the stomach
The ileocecal sphincter - ANSWER between the small and large intestine, prevents the
contents of the large intestine from entering the small intestine
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6 major parts of the GI tract as outlined by this module? - ANSWER 1. mouth
2. esophagus
3. stomach
4. small intestine
5. large intestine
6. rectum
What organs assist in digestion but are not considered to be a part of the GI tract? - AN-
SWER Other organs such as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas aid in digestion but are
not considered part of the GI tract.
What are responsible for control of blood sugar regulation? - ANSWER hormones
What is excess glucose (blood sugar) stored as? - ANSWER glycogen
__________ does not help to lower blood sugar levels - ANSWER glucagon
High blood sugar levels is called - ANSWER hyperglycemia
When blood sugar is high, ________ is released from the pancreas. - ANSWER insulin
refers to low blood sugar levels - ANSWER hypoglycemia
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, normal blood sugar levels are - ANSWER 70-100 mg/dl
Bile is secreted in the small intestine for the digestion of: - ANSWER fats
Hard dry stools related to a low fiber diet - ANSWER constipation
examples of this include fructose and galactose: - ANSWER Monosaccharides
What is the difference between animal sources for proteins and plant sources for proteins?
What is it called when several plant proteins combine? - ANSWER The biological value of
a protein is different in animal vs plant sources. Animal sources are considered high quality
or complete proteins. Plant sources are considered lower quality or incomplete proteins.
When two or more plant proteins combine, the proteins are called complementary proteins.
Examples of this include sucrose and maltose: - ANSWER disaccharides
Sphincters play an important role in the GI tract. Generally speaking, what is that role? - AN-
SWER Sphincters maintain the "forward" flow through the digestive system.
The esophageal sphincter - ANSWER between the esophagus and stomach, prevents the
contents of the stomach from reentering the esophagus
The pyloric sphincter - ANSWER separates the stomach and small intestine, controls the
release of chyme into the small intestines from the stomach
The ileocecal sphincter - ANSWER between the small and large intestine, prevents the
contents of the large intestine from entering the small intestine
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