Peristalsis is a term that refers to the:
a. circulation of blood in the blood vessels.
b. absorption of nutrients in the intestines.
c. mixing and moving of food through the lymphatic system.
d. last phase of digestion.
e. action of the involuntary muscles of the digestive tract.
e
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Proteins contain:
1.7 calories per gram. 2.9 calories per gram. 3.5 calories per gram. 4.4 calories per gram.
In an active 5-year-old child of normal body weight who eats 1800 kcal daily, the number of kilocalories (kcalories or kcal) used for basal metabolism would be about:
a. 180. b. 450. c. 720. d. 900.
What term refers to the combination of risk factors—elevated fasting blood glucose, hypertension, abnormal blood lipids, and abdominal obesity—that greatly increase a person’s risk of developing heart disease?
a. Metabolic syndrome
b. Progressive inflammatory disease
c. Ectopic cluster syndrome
d. Normal-weight obesity syndrome
e. Immunological disease
Shortened cakes are baked at
A. 300 to 340°F. B. 325 to 350°F. C. 320 to 350°F. D. 335 to 350°F.