Title: Describe the digestion and metabolism of food.
Course: Practical Nursing I (14052-I) > Section: Explaining Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Description should include

- processes of digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients
- signs and symptoms of imbalances
- hormonal effects of nutrients
- basal metabolic rate
- anabolism
- catabolism
- digestive enzymes
- hormones
- calorie, kilocalorie, and empty calorie
- homeostasis.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats digested, absorbed, and metabolized?
- What are the signs and symptoms of nitrogen balance and imbalance?
- What factors influence the basal metabolic need?
- What health problems are associated with energy imbalance?
- How is the Krebs cycle related to homeostasis?
- Which hormones affect the body's use of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
- What is the relationship between enzymes and coenzymes in the body?