2.3 energy and waste Flashcards

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1
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when you put the food into your mouth.

A

ingestion

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2
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where mechanical and chemical digestion begin

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mouth

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3
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When teeth and tongue chew food

A

mechanical digestion

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4
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makes saliva that breaks down food

A

salvery glans

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5
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The amount of energy in food is measured in calories

A

calorie

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6
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the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 C

A

calorie

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7
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Releases the energy from the processed

A

you digestive system

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8
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the parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

A

nutrients

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9
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5 examples of nutrients

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proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals

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10
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use.

A

digestion

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11
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the 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

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12
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when you chew, mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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13
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breakdown pieces of food into small molecules

A

chemical digestion

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14
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when you put food, such as bread, into your mouth

A

ingestion

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15
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an enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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16
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a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

A

esophagus

17
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food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle

A

peristalsis

18
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a large, hollow organ that stores food

A

stomach

19
Q

An adult liquid can hold about ________ of food and liquid

A

2 liters

20
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enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

A

the folds on the inner walls

21
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the cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down _______________.

A

proteins

22
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this stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

gastric juice

23
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an enzyme that helps break sown the proteins in foods into amino acid

A

pepsin

24
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a long tube that is connected to the stomach. it is about 7m (23ft) long

A

small intestine

25
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finger like projections that cover the fold of the small intestine

A

villi

26
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nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ.

A

small intestine

27
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also know as, the colon.

A

large intestine

28
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is about 1.5 . (5ft) long, it has larger diameter (about 5 cm or 2in) than the small intestine.

A

large intestine

29
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where water is absorbed, leaving behind semi solid waste.

A

large intestine

30
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the last section of the large intestine, about 8 inches long

A

rectum

31
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the final opening or “exit door” of the digestive system

A

anus

32
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the semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

33
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removes liquid waste from the body

A

urinary system

34
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bean shaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from blood

A

kidneys

35
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ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a w

A

bladder

36
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liquid waste leaves the body from this small tube that is connected to the _________

A

urethra