Test bank for Nutrition and Diet Therapy 11th Edition by Ruth Roth

Test Bank for Nutrition and Diet Therapy 11th Edition by Ruth Roth

CHAPTER 3: DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.What area of the stomach does the bolus of food first enter?

a.

fundus

c.

body of the stomach

b.

pylorus

d.

duodenum

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Digestion

2.Which of the following is a hormone that triggers the release of gastric juices?

a.

gastrin

c.

trypsin

b.

pepsin

d.

secretin

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Digestion

3.Which hormone causes the release of sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acidity of chyme?

a.

gastrin

c.

secretin

b.

pepsin

d.

none of the above

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Digestion

4.Projecting from the small intestine are microscopic fingerlike projections known as ____.

a.

villi

c.

capillaries

b.

cilia

d.

both a and b

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Absorption

5.What is the name of the process that takes released energy and builds new substances from simpler ones?

a.

anabolism

c.

oxidation

b.

catabolism

d.

metabolism

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Metabolism

6.Which of the following factors does not contribute to one’s basal metabolic rate (BMR)?

a.

lean body mass

c.

heredity

b.

daily activity

d.

climate

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Basal Metabolic Rate

7.Which statement is true?

a.

As lean body mass decreases, so does one’s BMR.

b.

As lean body mass decreases, one’s BMR increases.

c.

There is no relationship between BMR and lean body mass.

d.

BMR is inversely related to lean body mass.

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B TOP: Basal Metabolic Rate

8.Metabolism is the body’s ____.

a.

use of energy to conserve nutrients

b.

use of food to create energy

c.

process whereby food is broken down into smaller parts

d.

all of the above

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Metabolism

9.The process of digestion begins in the ____.

a.

esophagus

c.

mouth

b.

stomach

d.

small intestine

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Digestion

10.What term is used to describe the movement caused by rhythmic contractions of the muscular wall of the gastrointestinal tract?

a.

mechanical

c.

peristalsis

b.

chemical

d.

hydrolysis

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A TOP: Digestion