Exam 21: Nutrition and Digestion

Digestion begins in the

Which of the following choices lists the organs of the bird digestive system in the correct order, from first to last contact with food material?

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow. Malnutrition can cause a variety of health problems, including being underweight, due to unbalanced or insufficient diet. It is estimated that in 2015, approximately 14% of preschool-age children globally will be underweight (WHO and UNICEF Joint Global Nutrition Database, 2011). While this is a high percentage, it is a drop from approximately 25% just 25 years earlier. Consider the data table below and answer the questions that follow. -The data for the developed countries category indicate that developed countries (e.g., the United States)have the lowest estimated prevalence (%)of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015. However, what is concerning about these data?

Nectarivores drink flower nectar that is a sugary sweet liquid. Nectarivores are an example of ________.

Altogether, the body secretes about 7 liters of water into the alimentary canal each day. About what percentage of this water gets reabsorbed?

You are trying to cut down on the number of dessert foods that you eat as one effort toward losing weight. You don't feel ready to cut all sweets from your diet, so you decide to buy a dessert snack item that comes in small packages (hoping that the smaller amount will satisfy your cravings for sweet foods). In the grocery store, you study the label above for 100-calorie pouches of Krispy Krackers. -What percentage of the daily value of water-soluble vitamins is provided by this package of cookies?

Which of the following is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease?

Which of the following choices correctly pairs a mineral with one of its major functions in the body?

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow. Offering nutritious lunches in public schools is a popular health topic. School lunches have had to meet new nutrition standards since the fall of 2012. In 2013, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) reviewed data from the 2005 School Nutrition and Dietary Assessment to investigate whether students in schools that were already following the new standards (school group A) and that therefore offered more fruits and vegetables than other schools (school group B) actually ate more of them. -Finding #3: Of all of the schools surveyed in 2005: 75% offered lunches that met new weekly standards for amounts of dark, green leafy vegetables 85% offered lunches that met new weekly standards for amounts for red/orange vegetables 21% offered lunches that met new weekly standards for legumes 97% offered lunches that met new weekly standards for amounts for "other" vegetables This suggests that

The secretory parietal cells of the stomach are responsible for producing

Most gastric ulcers are caused by

Which of the following statements regarding animals is false?

An animal digestive tract that consists of two openings (a mouth and anus)is called

-A person who is 5' 7" and weighs 170 pounds would be considered

Which of the following nutrients is digested only after it reaches the small intestine?

Bile produced in the liver is stored in the ________ before entering the intestine.

Which of the following digestive system structures is greatly expanded in size in koalas, resulting in a very large surface area for prokaryotes to digest plant material?

The minimal amount of nutrients needed every day by healthy people to prevent nutrient deficiencies is called the

The structure of the esophagus fits its function in that

Digestion is the