2.3 energy and waste Flashcards

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1
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when u put the food into your mouth

A

ingestion

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2
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where mechanical and chemical digestion begins

A

ingestion (mouth)

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3
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teeth and tongue breakdown food into smaller pieces

A

mechanical digestion

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4
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the amount of energy in food is measured

A

calorie

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5
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the amount of energy it takes to raise the temprtature of 1 kg of water by 1 C

A

calorie

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6
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releases the energy from the processed food

A

your digestive system

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7
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the parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

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nutrients

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8
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5 examples of nutrients

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protiens, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

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9
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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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10
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the 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination

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11
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when you chew, mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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12
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break down pieces of food into small molecules

A

chemical digestion

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13
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when you put food such as bread in your mouth

A

ingestion

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14
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an enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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15
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a muscular tube that connets the mouth to the stomach

A

esophagus

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16
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food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions

A

peristalsis

17
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a latge hallow organ that stores food

A

stomach

18
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an adult stomach can hold about 2 liters of food

A

2 liters

19
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enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

A

the folds on the inner walls

20
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the cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down protiens

A

protiens

21
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this stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

gastric juice

22
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an ezmyne that helps break down the protiens in foods into amino acids

A

pepsin

23
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a long tube that is conected to the stomach it is about 7 m 23ft long

A

small intestine

24
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fingerlike protiens that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

villi

25
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nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ

A

small intestine

26
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also known as the colon

A

large intestine

27
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is about 1.5 m long it has a larger diameter than the small intestine

A

large intestine

28
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where water is absorbed leaving behind semisolid waste

A

large intestine

29
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the last section of the large intestine about 8 inches long

A

rectum

30
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the final opening of the digestive system

A

anus

31
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the semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

32
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removes liquid waste from the body

A

urinary system

33
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bean shaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from the body

A

kidneys

34
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ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a W

A

bladder

35
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liquid waste leaves the body from this small tube that is connected to the

A

urethra