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 processed food

A

Your digestive system

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5
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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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6
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5 examples of nutrients

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Proteins fats carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

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7
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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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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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When you put food, such as bread into your mouth

A

Ingestion

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12
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An enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates

A

Saliva

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13
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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Esophagus

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14
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Food moves through the Esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions

A

peristalsis

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15
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A large, hollow organ that stores food

A

Stomach

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16
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An adult stomach can hold about ___________ of food and liquid

A

2 Liters

17
Q

Enable the stomach to expand and hold large amount of food

A

the folds on the inner walls

18
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The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down ___________

A

proteins

19
Q

This stomach fluid make the stomach acidic

A

Gastric Juice

20
Q

an enzyme that helps break down the protein foods into amino acids

A

pepsin

21
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a long tube that is connected to the stomach. It is about 7 m (23 ft) long

A

Small intestine

22
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Fingerlike projections that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

Villi

23
Q

Nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in the digestive organ

A

Small intestine

24
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Also known as, the colon

A

Large intestine

25
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Is about 1.5 m long. It has a large diameter than the small intestine

A

Large intestine

26
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Where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste.

A

Large intestine

27
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The last section of the large intestine, about 8 inches long

A

Rectum

28
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The final opening or “exit door” of the digestive system

A

Anus

29
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The semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

30
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Removes liquid wastes from the body

A

Urinary System

31
Q

Beanshaped organ that filter, or remove, waste from the blood

A

Kidneys

32
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Ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a water balloon

A

Bladder

33
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Liquid waste leaves the body from this small tube that is connected to the bladder

A

Urethra