Digestion Quiz 3 : Hormones, Disease and nutrition
| Topic | |
| Mouth to stomach | 1. So what disease is linked to poor dental care and inflammation of gums. |
| 2. What is the effect of large populations of Helico pylori in the stomach | |
| Hormones | 1. What are the four hormones of the digestive system |
| 2. What influences the secretion of these hormones. | |
| 3. An inflamed gall bladder would cause pain, which hormone would trigger this? | |
| Disease | 1. There are a variety of intestinal disorders, are hemorrhoids one of them? |
| 2. Failure of the pancreas to produce insulin with cause which disease? | |
| 3. Failure of the pancreas to produce sodium bicarbonate with cause what symptoms? | |
| 4. If the large intestine becomes irritated and peristalsis increases, what symptom would occer? | |
| 5. How are hepatitis A and B controlled by public health measures? | |
| 6. What causes jaundice and what are the symptoms | |
| 7. Anemia is a symptom for which food deficiencies? | |
| 8. What causes anorexia nervosa? What are the symptoms? | |
| 9. Can the well being of bones and the heart be affected by having to many or two few nutrients? What are they? | |
| Diet | 1. Considering the USDA recommended diet, what are some things that should be in a well rounded diet. |
| 2. What are some know facts about LDL and HDL lipids and cholesterol build up? | |
| 3. What is the role of antioxidants and where can they be found? | |
| 4. Eating probiotics increase the population of bacteria in the large intestines. What can these bacteria provide through their metabolism? | |
| 5. What are four diseases that can be due to deficient or excess diets? | |
| 6. Too much protein can lead to what symptoms? | |
| 7. What excess in nutrients can lead to dehydration? | |
| 8. What causes appendicitis and which organ is responsible for this disease? | |
| 9. What causes lactose intolerance and what are the symptoms? | |
| 10. Why are simple sugars called empty calories? | |
| 11. Why are some amino acids called “essential amino acids”? | |
| 12. Can a low saturated fat and low cholesterol diet lower blood cholesterol and LDL levels | |
| 13. What is the role of dietary fibre? | |
| 14. Does a high level of saturated fats reduce levels of LDL to cholesterol in the blood? | |
| 15. Is obesity a disease or a disorder? | |
| 16. What is the order of fat digestion from the lumen of intestine to the blood stream? How would this be influenced do to removal of gall bladder. |
