2.3 energy and waste Flashcards

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1
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when you put the food into yo mouth

A

ingestion

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2
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where mechanical and chemical digestion begin.

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ingestion (mouth)

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3
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teeth and tongue breackdown food into smaller pieces

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mechanical digestion

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4
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makes siliva that breacks down food salivary glands

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silivary grands

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5
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The amount of energy in food is measured in calories

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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 1c

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calorie

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7
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releases the energy from the processed food

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digestive system

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

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nutrients

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9
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5 example of nutrients

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portein,fats,vitamins,minerals, &carbohydrates

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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

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digestion

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11
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the 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

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

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mechanical digestion

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13
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break down peices of food into small molecules

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chemical digestion

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

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ingestion

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

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saliva

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16
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a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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esophagus

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

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peristalsis

18
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a large, hollow organ that stores food

A

stomach

19
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an adult stomach can hold about of food and liqud

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2 litters

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

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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

gastic juice

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

A

pepsin

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

A

small intestine

25
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fingerlike projections that cover the folds 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 known as the colon

A

large intestine

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

A

large intestine

29
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where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisoild 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 semisoild waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

33
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romoves liqud waste from the body

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urinary system

34
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beanshaped organs that filter, or romove, waste from blood

A

kidneys

35
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ureters from kidneys deliver liqud waste to this organ that is like a

A

bladder

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

A

urethra