2.3 Energy & Waste Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

When you put food in your mouth.

A

Ingestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Where does mechanical and chemical digestion?

A

Yo big fat mouth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The amount of energy in food.

A

Calorie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 c

A

Calorie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Releases the energy from the processed food

A

Your digestive system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

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

A

Nutrients

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

5 examples of nutrients

A

Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, and Minerals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

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

A

Digestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The 4 steps of digestion

A

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

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

A

Mechanical Digestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Break down pieces of food into small molecules

A

Chemical Digestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

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

A

Ingestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

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

A

Saliva

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

A

Esophagus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

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

A

Peristalsis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

A large, hollow organ that stores food.

A

Stomach

17
Q

An adult stomach can hold about ___________ of food and liquid

A

2 Liters

18
Q

Enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food.

A

The folds on the inner walls

19
Q

The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down ______________

A

Proteins

20
Q

This stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

Gastric Juice

21
Q

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

A

Pepsin

22
Q

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

A

Small Intestine

23
Q

Finger like projections that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

Villi

24
Q

Nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ

A

Small Intestine

25
Q

Also known as this, The colon

A

Large intestine

26
Q

It is about 1.5 m (5 FT) long. It has a larger diameter (about 5 cm or 2 inches) than the small intestine

A

Large intestine

27
Q

Where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste.

A

Large intestine

28
Q

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

A

Anus

29
Q

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

A

Rectum

30
Q

The semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestion system

A

Feces

31
Q

Removes liquid waste from the body.

A

Urinary System

32
Q

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

A

Kidneys

33
Q

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

A

Bladder