The process of digestion (mechanical & chemical) starts where?

a. duodenum
b. mouth
c. stomach
d. esophagus


Starts in the b. mouth

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that longevity depends _____% on lifestyle factors and 19% on genetics

a. 10 b. 19 c. 44 d. 51 e. 81

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Bioactive food components are constituents in foods or dietary supplements that are essential nutrients

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Pancreatic amylase in the small intestine breaks starch into smaller units called

A. Polysaccharides B. Disaccharides C. Amylose D. Glycogen

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The nurse feeding a client who has had a stroke observes that the client is having difficulty swallowing the foods on her tray. The nurse recognizes this as:

a. angina. b. a TIA. c. dysphagia. d. cardiac cachexia.

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