Complementary Proteins

question 64

Multiple Choice

Complementary proteins:

• A)enhance the taste of food.
• B)increase the quality of the protein.
• C)combine proteins from different foods to provide all essential amino acids.
• D)decrease the loss of nitrogen from the body.

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Definitions:

Coagulation

The process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot, which is an essential mechanism to prevent excessive bleeding when the vascular system is injured.

Fibrinolysis

The biological process by which fibrin clots, the products of coagulation, are broken down, thereby preventing blood clots from growing and becoming problematic.

Intrinsic Pathway

A series of steps in blood coagulation that is initiated by internal trauma, leading to the activation of Factor X independent of tissue factor.

Extrinsic Pathway

A pathway for blood coagulation that is initiated by external trauma leading to blood escaping from the vascular system.