Deck 42: Digestive Physiology

Question 1

What is a lipid-digesting enzyme?

A) trypsin
B) pancreatic lipase
C) amylase
D) none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A dietary source of proteins includes ________.

A) bread
B) butter
C) meat
D) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is a protein-digesting enzyme?

A) pancreatic lipase
B) amylase
C) trypsin
D) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The chemical breakdown of food is ________.

A) catalysts
B) anabolism
C) catabolism
D) none of the above

Question 5

A ________ is a simple sugar with one saccharide.

A) disaccharide
B) monosaccharide
C) polysaccharides
D) none of the above

Question 6

Sucrose is a ________.

A) monosaccharide
B) disaccharide
C) triglyceride
D) polysaccharide

Question 7

Complex carbohydrates are stored in the body as ________.

A) cholesterol
B) glucose
C) glycogen
D) triglycerides

Question 8

What is a carbohydrate-digesting enzyme?

A) amylase
B) trypsin
C) pancreatic lipase
D) elastase

Question 9

In an enzymatic reaction, reactants are called ________.

A) products
B) catalysts
C) substrates
D) none of the above

Question 10

Most dietary lipids are ________.

A) starches
B) monosaccharides
C) triglycerides
D) polysaccharides

Question 11

Which statement is FALSE regarding enzymes?

A) Enzymes raise activation energy.
B) Enzymes are catalysts.
C) Enzymes are composed mostly of proteins.
D) none of the above

Question 12

Anabolism includes reactions in which ________.

A) structural proteins are broken down
B) carbohydrate utilization increases
C) larger molecules are made from smaller ones
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following constitutes a long chain of simple sugars?

A) polysaccharides
B) proteins
C) monosaccharides
D) nucleic acids