1. define the terms nutrition, ingestion, digestion, autotroph,
and heterotroph.
2. define the terms micronutrient and macronutrient.
3. list four categories of macronutrients and explain their
chief functions in the body.
4. list two categories of micronutrients.
5. list four factors which influence the nutritional requirements
of humans.
6, explain the composition of roughage (fiber) and list
some reasons the body needs this.
7. recognize that carbohydrates should provide at least
50% of the energy needs of
the body.
8. list the hydrolytic breakdown products of complete carbohydrate,
protein, and lipid
digestion, as well as the enzymes facilitating
this process.
9. state two other names for the GI (gastrointestinal)
tract.
10. state the chief role(s) of the following in the human digestive
process; mouth, oral cavity,
tongue, teeth, and salivary glands.
11. define the term peristalsis and recognize that it begins in the
esophagus in humans.
12. describe the role of the epiglottis and esophagus in human digestion.
13. describe the appearance and role of the stomach in human digestion.
14. describe the roles of pepsin (gastric protease) and HCl in the
stomach.
15. recognize it is the job of the liver to make bile and the gall
bladder to temporarily
store bile.
16. recognize the function of bile is to emulsify lipids in the small
intestine.
17. define the term emulsification.
18. describe the role of pancreatic juice in the digestive process
in the small intestine.
19. explain how bile and pancreatic juice are carried to the small
intestine.
20. describe the role of intestinal juice in the small intestine.
21. discuss the role of the folding of the small intestine and the
villi which line its surface.
22. recognize that the appendix is a vestigial structure in humans.
23. state the chief function of the large intestine, rectum, and anus
in humans.
24. define the term defecation.
25. given a diagram of the human digestive system, label the major
organs of the system.
26. list the chief symptom(s) and/or cause of the following digestive
disorders; ulcer,
appendicitis, gallstones, constipation,
and diarrhea.