Author Question: Describe the following foods and include the amount of carbohydrates per ... (Read 35 times)

altibaby · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

Describe the following foods and include the amount of carbohydrates per serving:

Question 2

Define the following terms:

potomatos · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Plantains: very similar to a banana but larger and starchy; frequently used in cooking with other foods.

Yucca: a starchy edible root vegetable, classified as cassava.

Chick Peas: a bushy plant of the pea family with short hairy pods.

Yams: like a sweet potato, usually larger.

Arroz con qui: rice and black beans.

Answer to Question 2

Packed cells: whole blood is centrifuged to remove a certain percentage of the cells.

Abdominal tap: a needle is inserted into the abdominal cavity and aspirated to determine if any blood is present.

Perforated ulcer: an ulcer which permeates the entire thickness of the part, as the foot or intestine.

Fistula: an abnormal tube-like passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity.

Exploratory Laparotomy: the surgical opening of the abdomen to examine for bleeding, tumors, obstruction, etc.

Billroth I: excision of the pylorus of the stomach with anastomosis of the upper portion of the stomach to the duodenum.

Vagotomy: section of the vagus nerve.