2.3 Energy&Waste Flashcards
When you put food in your mouth.
Ingestion
The amount of energy in food is measured in Calories.
Calorie
The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 °C.
Calorie
Releases the energy from the proceeded food.
Digestion System
The parts of food used by the body to grow and survive.
Nutrients
Examples of Nutrients.
Proteins,fats,carbohydrates,vitamins, and minerals
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small partials and molecules that your body can absorb and use.
Digestion
The 4 steps of digestion.
Ingestion,digestion,absorption, and elimination
When you chew,mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue.
Mechanical Digestion
Break down pieces of food into small molecules.
Chemical Digestion
An enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates.
Saliva
A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Esophagus
Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contraction.
Peristalsis
A large, hollow organ that stores food.
Stomach
An adult stomach can hold about _______ of food and liquid
2 Liters