Exam 41: Animal Nutrition

Folic acid supplements have become especially important for pregnant women because ________.

The mammalian trachea and esophagus both connect to the

If you put the following events in the order they occur in the human digestive system, the third event in the series would be:

If you were to jog one kilometer a few hours after lunch, which stored fuel would you probably tap?

The active ingredient orlistat acts to decrease the amount of fat that is absorbed by attaching to enzymes that digest fat. Which of the following are potential targets of orlistat?

Because the foods eaten by animals are often composed largely of macromolecules, animals need to have mechanisms for ________.

The function of chylomicrons is to ________.

The bile salts ________.

Animals cannot produce enzymes to digest cellulose, yet many termite species consume cellulose from plant material as a main part of their diet. How do termites access the nutrients contained in cellulose?

Examine the digestive system structures in the figure. The highest rate of nutrient absorption occurs at location ________.

If you found a vertebrate skull in the woods and the teeth were sharp and scissor-like, what type of food would you expect this animal to eat?

Over-the-counter medications for acid reflux or heartburn block the production of stomach acid. Which of the following cells are directly affected by this medication?

After surgical removal of an infected gallbladder, a person must be especially careful to restrict dietary intake of ________.

In a healthy person, after a carbohydrate-rich meal, the production of ________ will increase, causing the uptake of ________ from the blood into liver cells.

Cattle are able to survive on a diet consisting almost entirely of plant material because cattle ________.

Obesity in humans is most clearly linked to ________.

The following table shows the contents of a multivitamin supplement and its percentage of recommended daily values (% DV). Dietary Supplement \% DV Vitamin A 70 Vitamin C 100 Vitamin D 100 Vitamin 150 Vitamin 13 Vitamin B1 100 Vitamin B 2 100 Folic acid 100 Vitamin 41.7 Calcium 20 Phosphorus 5 Iodine 100 Magnesium 25 Zinc 100 Copper 100 Chromium 125 Molybdenum 100 Iron 0 The most likely reason that some of the vitamins and minerals in this supplement are found at less than 100% is that ________.

Fat digestion yields fatty acids and glycerol, whereas protein digestion yields amino acids; both digestive processes ________.

Jahasz-Pocsine and co-workers found a correlation between gastric bypass surgery and neurological complications. Surgeons performed gastric bypass surgery on 150 patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Neurology Clinic. Of the 150 patients, 26 experienced neurological complications related to the surgery. What is the most likely cause for the neurological complications?

The absorption of fats differs from that of carbohydrates in that ________.