2.3 Energy&Waste Flashcards

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1
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When you put food in your mouth.

A

Ingestion

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2
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The amount of energy in food is measured in Calories.

A

Calorie

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3
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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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4
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Releases the energy from the proceeded food.

A

Digestion System

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5
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The parts of food used by the body to grow and survive.

A

Nutrients

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6
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Examples of Nutrients.

A

Proteins,fats,carbohydrates,vitamins, and minerals

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7
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small partials and molecules that your body can absorb and use.

A

Digestion

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8
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The 4 steps of digestion.

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Ingestion,digestion,absorption, and elimination

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9
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When you chew,mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue.

A

Mechanical Digestion

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10
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Break down pieces of food into small molecules.

A

Chemical Digestion

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11
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An enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates.

A

Saliva

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12
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

A

Esophagus

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13
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Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contraction.

A

Peristalsis

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14
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A large, hollow organ that stores food.

A

Stomach

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15
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An adult stomach can hold about _______ of food and liquid

A

2 Liters

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16
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Enable the stomach expand and hold large amount of food.

A

The folds on the inner wall

17
Q

The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down _________.

A

Proteins

18
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This stomach fluid makes stomach acidic.

A

Gastric Juice

19
Q

An enzyme that helps break down the proteins in food into amino acids.

A

Pepsin

20
Q

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

A

Small Intestine

21
Q

Finger like projections that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

Villi

22
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Nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ.

A

Small Intestine

23
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Also known as the colon.

A

Large Intestine

24
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Is about 1.5 m (5 ft) long. It has a larger diameter ( about 5 cm or 2 in) than the small intestine.

A

Large Intestine

25
Q

Where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste.

A

Large Intestine

26
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The last section of the large intestine, about 8 inches long.

A

Rectum

27
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The final opening or “exit door” of the digestive system.

A

Anus

28
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The semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system.

A

Feces

29
Q

Removes liquid waste from the body.

A

Urinary System

30
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Bean shaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from blood.

A

Kidneys

31
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Ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a water balloon.

A

Bladder

32
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Liquid waste leaves body from this small tube that is connected to the bladder.

A

Urethra