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Intro to Nutrition
Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Food is pushed through the esophagus by | peristalsis |
| Sandy took antibiotics for 2 weeks for a throat infection To avoid developing diarrhea as a result of the treatment, she should consider eating | yogurt with certain live bacterial cultures |
| After being absorbed, most lipids are formed into chylomicrons and enter | lacteals within the villi |
| Which of the following structures normally prevents swallowed food from entering the larynx and trachea | epiglottis |
| Bicarbonate | neutralizes acid fro the stomach |
| Intestinal gas is produced by | bacterial fermentation |
| Which of the following statements is true | all of the choices are correct |
| A primary function of the digestive system is | brekdown of food molecules into nutrients |
| Nutrients are absorbed in the | small intestine |
| Villi and microvilli are fingerlike and hairlike porjections that line the small intestine. Their purpose is to | increase surface area of the small intestine |