Exam 9: Nutrition

The nurse counsels the patient to avoid saturated fats such as: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse cautions a teenager who is following a severe fad diet that only allows 80 grams of carbohydrate a day that continuing on this diet can result in:

The patient states that he has been taking high doses of all the vitamins both in tablet form and in food to prepare for his Olympic trials.The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:

Normal fasting blood glucose level is:

The nurse is aware that after a meal,the blood sugar level may rise; however,it will return to within the normal range in:

Most digestion of protein begins in the:

The nurse calculates the needed kilocalories (kcal)for a 150-pound moderately active person to be ____________________.

Cysteine,proline,isoleucine,valine,tryptophan,phenylalanine,methionine,and histidine are all classified as ______________________________.

The nurse observes a young patient who accepts her food tray and appears to eat it enthusiastically,but the patient goes into the bathroom immediately after eating.You suspect that your patient is causing herself to vomit.These assessments suggest the patient is suffering from:

The three areas of the gastrointestinal system in which the digestion of food occurs include the mouth,stomach,and:

Most of the lipids taken into the body are absorbed from the intestinal mucosa into the:

Regulation of the gastrointestinal system requires what two mechanisms?

The nurse points out that the cellulose found in celery and lettuce is a source of _________________________.

Lactose is found in:

The main sugar in the blood and the primary source of energy for the body is:

Elements required for enzyme regulation and maintenance of osmotic pressure are:

After food is masticated and swallowed,it is mixed with gastric secretions in the stomach to form a:

What is the name of the sphincter that prevents the backflow of the food mass from the duodenum into the stomach?

The carrier protein responsible for absorption of vitamin B12 is:

List the parts of the small intestine in the correct order,beginning with the section that joins the stomach.