2.3 Energy & Waste Flashcards

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1
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when you put food into you mouth

A

Ingestion

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2
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where mechanical and chemical of digestion start

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ingestion (Mouth)

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3
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Teeth and tongue break down food into smaller pieces

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Mechanical Digestion

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4
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Makes saliva that breaks down food

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Salivary glandes

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5
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5 examples of Nutrients

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Proteins, fats carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals

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6
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The amount of energy in food is measured in calories.

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Calorie

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7
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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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8
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Releases the energy from the processed food

A

Your digestive system

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9
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the parts of food used by thr body to frown and survive

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Nutrients

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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 four 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

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Mechanical Digestion

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13
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break down pieces of food into small molecules

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Chemical Digestion

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

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Saliva

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15
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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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 large, hollow organ that stores food.

A

Stomach

18
Q

An adult stomach can hold about _________ of food and liquid

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_________?

A

Proteins

21
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This stomach fluid makes the stomach acids

A

Gastric Juices

22
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An enzyme that helps break down proteins in foods into amino acids

A

Pepsin

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

A

Small intestine

24
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fingerlike projections 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

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Large intestine

27
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It is about 1.5 m (5ft) long. it is larger diameter (about 5 cm or 2 in 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

A

Rectum

30
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The final opening or “exit door” 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

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Urinary system