Exam 39: Digestion and Nutrition

Respond to the following statements with reference to the five vitamins listed below. -This vitamin is a coenzyme involved in protein metabolism and immune function.

A specialization of the stomach that aids in grinding for animals that lack teeth is the ____.  

Respond to the following statements with reference to the four glands or structures of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract listed below. -The enzyme aminopeptidase is produced there.

Respond to the following statements with reference to the five components of the gastrointestinal tract listed below. -Bile salts,bile pigments,cholesterol,and lecithin are stored by this organ.

Monoglycerides and fatty acids diffuse into a brush border cell,where they form triglycerides and combine with proteins to form __________.

__________ describes waves of contraction and relaxation in the smooth muscle along the wall of the digestive tract

Respond to the following statements with reference to the four glands or structures of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract listed below. -The fat-digesting enzyme,lipase,is formed there.

Figure 39.9 -The structure designated by the letter "B" in the above figure is called the ____.  

Respond to the following statements with reference to the five vitamins listed below. -This vitamin functions in carbohydrate metabolism.

Figure 39.4 Which of the following part for: -Rectum

Choose the one most appropriate statement for each. -Chyme

What is a main source of saturated fatty acids?  

What triggers the defecation reflex?  

Choose the one most appropriate statement for each. -Sphincter

What is the basal metabolic rate?  

Figure 39.7A -The teeth designated by the letter "B" in the above figure are called ____.  

High _________ denatures proteins and exposes their peptide bonds for enzymatic breakdown.

An amino acid that the body cannot make and must obtain from food is called a(n)____.