Chapter 3 – Digestion, Absorption, and Transport

Understanding Nutrition 14th Edition by Eleanor Noss Whitney- Sharon Rady Rolfes

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Chapter 3 – Digestion, Absorption, and Transport

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. The process by which food is broken down into absorbable components is called ____.
a. digestion
b. absorption
c. excretion
d. mastication
e. adsorption

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   3.1 Digestion

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.3.1 Explain how foods move through the digestive system, describing the actions of the organs, muscles, and digestive secretions along the way.

 

  1. What is umami?
a. The flavor of monosodium glutamate
b. The opening between the duodenum and jejunum
c. The intestinal enzyme that hydrolyzes fish proteins
d. An intestinal enzyme that hydrolyzes dietary nucleic acids
e. A flavor that combines sweet and sour

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   3.1 Digestion

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.3.1 Explain how foods move through the digestive system, describing the actions of the organs, muscles, and digestive secretions along the way.

 

  1. Taste buds ____.
a. react only with particles in solution
b. are located throughout the oral cavity
c. produce amylase but not pepsin or lipase
d. can individually sense only one of the basic taste sensations at a time
e. are located only on the tip of the tongue

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   3.1 Digestion

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.3.1 Explain how foods move through the digestive system, describing the actions of the organs, muscles, and digestive secretions along the way.

 

  1. Where is the epiglottis located?
a. Throat
b. Bile duct
c. Pancreatic duct
d. Lower esophagus
e. At the outlet of the stomach

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   3.1 Digestion

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.3.1 Explain how foods move through the digestive system, describing the actions of the organs, muscles, and digestive secretions along the way.

 

  1. What part of the GI tract prevents a person from choking while swallowing?
a. Mouth
b. Epiglottis
c. Pyloric sphincter
d. Upper esophageal sphincter
e. Chyme

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Understand                       REF:   3.1 Digestion

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.3.1 Explain how foods move through the digestive system, describing the actions of the organs, muscles, and digestive secretions along the way.

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