Digestive system and Nutrition TEST

The human microbiota (bacteria inside or outside our bodies) is harmful.

Which hormone allows the cells in your body to take up the glucose provided in the bloodstream?

Body Mass Index formula

Excess carbohydrates and proteins are converted to____ for storage.

A unit that measures how much energy a food provides to the body.

Which of the following serious health problems is not associated to obesity?

The body needs the two essential fatty acids (linoleic acid and linolenic acid) to:

Molecules absorbed by the GI tract have three main fates with the exception of:

Saliva starts the chemical digestion of carbohydrates because it contains the digestive enzyme:

Tryglycerides,proteins and complex carbohydrates can be absorbed directly by the small intestinal wall.

 The human body can't produce its own vitamins/minerals, and it cannot produce certain___ and_____

Eating disorder characterized by binge eating following by purging and excessive exercise.

Digestion is completed and breakdown products are absorbed in the: