Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Title: Integrated Web Site to Accompany Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition

Practice Quizzes

Nutrition Science Animations

Interactive Summaries

Crossword Puzzles

Interactive Glossary

Health and Nutrition Directory

Nutrition Journals

Share Healthy Recipes

Nutrition Links

Eating Great in College

Chemistry Review

For Instructors

Feedback & Suggestions

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: The heart pumps fluid through the vascular and lymphatic systems.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

2: Proper functioning of the ileocecal valve is most important
	A: when chyme is released into the small intestine.
	B: when the bolus enters in the stomach.
	C: when the chyme enters the terminal ileum.
	D: when the chyme passes from the small intestine to the large intestine.

3: The ______ is the longest part of the small intestine.
	A: duodenum
	B: jejunum
	C: ileum
	D: colon

4: What would happen if pepsin was not released in the stomach after eating?
	A: carbohydrates would not be digested
	B: fats would not be absorbed
	C: proteins would be not be digested
	D: vitamin B12 would not be absorbed

5: The correct pathway for bile is the gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

6: Another name for the alimentary canal is the
	A: GI tract.
	B: esophagus.
	C: large intestine.
	D: bile duct.

7: Which organ does not contribute any enzymes for digestion?
	A: mouth
	B: pancreas
	C: liver
	D: gallbladder

8: The gallbladder mainly functions to
	A: store and concentrate bile from the liver
	B: release Ach
	C: digest lipids and proteins
	D: absorb pepsin

9: Vitamin B₁₂ cannot be absorbed without the presence of
	A: amylase
	B: pepsin
	C: glucagon
	D: intrinsic factor

10: Hormones are not involved in GI regulation.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Doctors recommend that patients with GERD avoid foods such as chocolate and coffee.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Which food would not be a concentrated source of fiber?
	A: legumes
	B: broccoli
	C: bananas
	D: enriched bread

13: The digestion of starch begins in the
	A: mouth
	B: duodenum
	C: stomach
	D: ileum

14: After it has done its work, most bile is reabsorbed and returned to the ____ for recycling.
	A: liver
	B: gallbladder
	C: esophagus
	D: stomach

15: Chronic pain in the upper abdomen is often referred to as ________.
	A: an ulcer
	B: functional dyspepsia
	C: diverticulosis
	D: lactose intolerance

16: Which of the following is not an assisting organ of the GI tract?
	A: gallbladder
	B: pancreas
	C: sphincter
	D: liver

17: Flatus composition depends largely on dietary carbohydrate intake and the activity of the colon''s bacterial population.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

18: There are 2 different pairs of salivary glands
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

19: Hydrochloric acid is made by stomach glands
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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