The stomach's main function is the digestion of what nutrient?

a. protein
b. carbohydrate
c. fat
d. fiber
e. alcohol


a

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Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.

_______ 1. The alcohol form of vitamin A _______ 2. Promotes vision _______ 3. Blindness caused by severe vitamin A deficiency _______ 4. Green pigment of plants _______ 5. Abnormal drying of the skin due to vitamin A deficiency _______ 6. Vitamin A precursor found in plants _______ 7. Another name for vitamin D _______ 8. Disease characterized by bowed legs and beaded ribs _______ 9. Soft bones caused by Vitamin D deficiency in adults _______ 10. A vitamin D-dependent transport protein _______ 11. Defends the body against free radicals _______ 12. Breaking open of red blood cells due to vitamin E deficiency _______ 13. Food source rich in vitamin E _______ 14. A subgroup of vitamin E _______ 15. Substance that promotes blood clotting _______ 16. Hereditary disease not caused or cured by vitamin K _______ 17. Kills vitamin K-producing bacteria in the intestine _______ 18. Calcium-binding protein in bones _______ 19. Vitamin K1 _______ 20. Food source of vitamin K a. Xerosis b. Rickets c. Chlorophyll d. Tocopherols e. Beta-carotene f. Vitamin A g. Vitamin E h. Vitamin K i. Calciferol j. Hemophilia k. Antibiotics l. Osteomalacia m. Calbindin n. Xerophthalmia o. Osteocalcin p. Phylloquinone q. Wheat germ oil r. Erythrocyte hemolysis s. Cabbage t. Retinol

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The kidney structure that is responsible for filtering the blood is the:

a. loop of Henle. b. proximal tubule. c. distal tubule. d. glomerulus.

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Being physically active can decrease the risk for _____ cancer

a. colorectal b. pancreatic c. liver d. ovarian

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If you are conducting research on energy expenditure and are not limited by money or size, and your subjects can remain inside the measuring device for 24 hours, which type of method are your using?

a. TEE b. DLW c. indirect calorimetry d. direct calorimetry

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