6) For each of the digestive nutrients listed on the following pages indicate the following:

a. The monomer of each nutrient.

b. Which enzymes break the nutrient down? 

c. Where in the body the nutrient is absorbed? 

d. Where and how the nutrient is used in the body?

Think about which nutrients are absorbed, where they are absorbed, how they are processed, how they travel to your cells, what they do in the cells, how this affects your body overall, etc., etc. (lots of detailed PHYSIOLOGY here, please).

Nucleic Acids

Monomer of the nutrient

Enzymes that break it down

Where nutrient is absorbed

Where and how nutrient is used in the body

Carbohydrates

Monomer of the nutrient

Enzymes that break it down

Where nutrient is absorbed

Where and how nutrient is used in the body

Proteins

Monomer of the nutrient

Enzymes that break it down

Where nutrient is absorbed

Where and how nutrient is used in the body

Lipids

Monomer of the nutrient

Enzymes that break it down

Where nutrient is absorbed

Where and how nutrient is used in the body

7) a) Provide a physiological explanation using scientific terms to describe why a diet high in salt (sodium) is unhealthy for ones cardiovascular system. (Hint: discuss several different physiological processes, which are altered in the presence of high levels of sodium (i.e. muscular contraction, Na+/K+ pumps, tonicity, blood pressure, afterload etc.).

b) What is cardiovascular disease? (A 1-2 sentence description is sufficient). Why might a doctor recommend a low sodium diet to someone diagnosed with cardiovascular disease?

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