CHAPTER 3: DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM

CHAPTER 3: DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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