What is constipation?
What will be an ideal response?
Constipation is infrequent passage of dry, hardened stools. It is caused by excessively slow movements of undigested food residue through the colon. It is linked to insufficient fiber or water intake.
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Digestion of food in the body can occur via which of the following mechanisms?
A. Chewing B. physical (mechanical) digestion C. chemical (enzymatic) digestion D. all of the above
In a triglyceride that contains 54 carbon atoms, how many can become part of glucose?
a. 3 b. 9 c. 54 d. 108
The body's ability to absorb dietary iron is influenced by all of the following factors except
A. the level of dietary iron consumption. B. the type of iron present in the foods consumed. C. that amount of stomach acid present to digest the foods. D. the stage of life of the individual.
Which of the following disease conditions is related to vitamin A's role in maintaining epithelial tissue?
a. xerophthalmia b. night blindness c. conjunctivitis d. macular degeneration