What is the amino acid pool?
A) Total amount of amino acids in the body
B) Total amount of amino acids in the skeletal muscles
C) Amino acids recently absorbed that are in need of transport
D) Amino acids circulating in the blood or fluid between cells
D
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How do the liver and gallbladder function together in the process of digestion?
A) Carbohydrate digestion begins in the liver and concludes in the gallbladder. B) The liver produces a variety of digestive enzymes, which the gallbladder stores and releases. C) The liver produces bile, and the gallbladder stores and releases it for fat emulsification. D) Both help mechanically process waste into feces.
The average length of life of people of a given age is called:
a. functional age. b. life expectancy. c. biological age. d. chronological age.
Intermittent feedings are best tolerated when administered as gastric instead of intestinal feedings because:
a. nutrient needs are better met. b. the stomach better tolerates the higher volume of feedings. c. the stomach controls a slower rate of delivery of formula into the intestine. d. the volume of formula can be delivered continuously rather than in a bolus.