Rasmussen College - NURSING : NUR1172 Nutrition Exam 1 1)What nutrients are the primary source of energy for the body? What is the fuel factor for the macronutrients? How is food energy measured When macronutrient end products of digestion are ready for absorption there are three primary end products

Rasmussen College - NURSING : NUR1172

Nutrition Exam 1

1)What nutrients are the primary source of energy for the body?

2. What is the fuel factor for the macronutrients?
3. How is food energy measured
4. When macronutrient end products of digestion are ready for absorption there are three primary end products. What are they –
5. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the components of what macronutrients –

6. What is the AMDR for protein
7. What are the building blocks of protein –
8. What is the RDA minimum for carbs
9. What is the AMDR for carbs –
10. What is the purpose of salivary amylase –
11. What is the sugar that all carbs are converted to for transport in the blood -
12. Which nutrient is the body’s preferred energy source –
13. What is the AMDR for lipids –
14. Lipids are more or less complex than carbs -
15. What are the essential fatty acids –

16. List five functions of lipids in the diet –
17. Coconut oil contains 88% of which fatty acid -
18. Which type of fat is solid at room temperature –
19. Which enzyme deficiency results in lactose intolerance -
20. What organ stores bile -
21. What substance emulsifies fat -
22. Which body organ is responsible for the metabolic processing of glucose -
23. What organ acts as a filter, stores glycogen, and produces bile -
24. What actions are involved in the process of digestion
25. What substance protects the lining of the stomach and small intestine from self digestion –
26. What term defines the action of biting, chewing, and breaking up food into smaller particles -
27. Where does digestion of fat primarily occur –
28. Where does the absorption of most nutrients occur –
29. What is the primary function of the colon in digestion –
30. Where does peristalsis occur and what does it do –
31. What GI structure controls the movement of food into the stomach –
32. What is the normal path food takes when eaten –
33. Which vegetarian diet includes plants and dairy –