Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 3, Problem 9SC
Summary Introduction
Introduction:
Digestion is the process by which the food we eat is converted into the absorbable form in the body in order to meet the energy requirements of the body. The two types of digestion that take place in the body: mechanical and chemical digestion respectively.
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Which event occurs in the small intestine?
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The continuation of fat digestion
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The beginning of chemical digestion
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The continuation of protein digestion
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Mechanical digestion of food
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The beginning of carbohydrate digestion
Where does the pancreas dump digestive enzymes and buffers into the GI tract?
A. it does not dump substances into the GI tract, it dumps substances into blood only
B. in the duodenum just after food leaves the stomach
C. just before food enters the stomach
D. where the small intestine enters the large intestine
The primary function of the large intestine is to concentrate wastes into solid form (feces) for release from the body. How does it accomplish this?
a. By adding additional cells from the mucosal layer
b. By absorbing water
c. By releasing salt
d. All of these are methods used by the large intestine.
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