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ALL ABOUT DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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living organism don’t need food to provide the necessary energy

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NEED FOOD

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2
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what promotes movement, growth and development, repair worn out tissue, reproduction and synthesis of materials in cells

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ENERGY

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3
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source of nutrients needed to maintain good health and prevent diseases

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FOOD

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4
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plants trap energy from the sun and convert it into a chemical energy during

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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5
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can energy be created

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NO

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6
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can energy be destroyed

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NO

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7
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can energy be converted from one form to another

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YES

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8
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during digestion, ____________ stored in food is converted into ______________ used in bodily energy

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  1. POTENTIAL CHEMICAL ENERGY
  2. KINETIC ENERGY
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9
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process of energy loss upon conversion

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HEAT

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10
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significant in maintenance of body temp

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HEAT

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11
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amount of energgy can be measured in

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CALORIES

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12
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sign of calorie

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c

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13
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refers to amount of energy needed toraise temp of 1g of water by 1 degree celsius

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CALORIES

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14
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what is kilo-calorie

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USED BY NUTRITIONIST TO REFER AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN FOOD

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15
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sign of kilo-calorie

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K-CAL/C

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16
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support bone health

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CALCIUM

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17
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help calm nerves

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MAGNESIUM

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18
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energy metabolism

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PHOSPHORUS

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19
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what does it mean when pee is red

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LACK OF WATER/ SUPER DEHYDRATED

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20
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what does it mean when pee is yellow

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LACK OF WATER

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21
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what does it mean when pee is clear

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ENOUGH WATER

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22
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how many type of sugar

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2

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23
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what are 2 type of sugar

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NATURAL/FREE

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24
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found in bread/potato/rice

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STARTCHY CARBS

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25
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help digest/ help move food from one place to another

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FIBER

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26
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promote muscle tissue growth/ make wound heal faster

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PROTEINS

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27
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fight infection/found in cheese,lobster, nuts

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PROTEINS

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28
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breakdown food/provide energy

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AMINO ACIDS

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29
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help maintain skin,hair,nails/ repair body tissues

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AMINO ACIDS

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30
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disease/ lack of protein/ severe malnutrition

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KWASHIORKOR

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31
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other name of kwashiorkor

A

EDEMATOUS MALNUTRITION

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32
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5 best fats

A

FLAXSEED, WALNUT, ALMOND, OLIVEOIL, AVOCADO

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33
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leg cramp while walking, shortness of breath, fat storage in body

A

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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34
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vitamins dissolve in water/ transported from intestine to bloodstream

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WATER SOLUBLE

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35
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vitamins bind to ingested lipids and pass through lymphatic system

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FAT SOLUBLE

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36
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vitamin of water soluble

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VITAMIN B/C

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37
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vitamin of fat soluble

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VITAMIN ADEK

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38
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for normal nerve function

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POTASSIUM

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39
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help body digest food/ muscle contact

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CHLORIDE

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40
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help red blood cells deliver oxygen to body tissues

A

IRON

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41
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help fight infection/ healthy skin

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ZINC

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42
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amount of energy needed by someone depends on their age,height,

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TRUE

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43
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what is level 1 in food group

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CEREAL GRAIN GROUP

44
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what is level 2 in food group

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VEGETABLE/FRUIT

45
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what is level 3 in food group

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MEAT/FISH

46
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what is level 4 in food group

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FAT/SWEETS

47
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what are the process of digestion

A

INGESTION/DIGESTION/ABSORPTION/ASSIMILATION/ELIMINATION

48
Q

process of taking food into body

A

INGESTION

49
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process of breakingdown food

A

DIGESTION

50
Q

process of moving food into cells

A

ABSORPTION

51
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process of making food part of cells

A

ASSIMILATION

52
Q

remove unused food

A

ELIMINATION

53
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how many types of digestion

A

2

54
Q

when you chew your food/ no acid/ relax stomach muscles

A

PHYSICAL

55
Q

breakdown/ more complex such as protein/fats

A

CHEMICAL

56
Q

consists of gut or alimentary

A

MAMMALIAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

57
Q

extends from mouth to anus

A

TUBULAR GUT

58
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where food starts/ upper jaw fixed lower jaw moveable

A

MOUTH

59
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special sense cells or taste buds = help you select food

A

TASTE BUDS

60
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what saliva softens food

A

MUCIN

61
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enzyme chemically digest startch to maltose

A

PTYALIN

62
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the tongue rolls the food into small slippery masses of ______

A

BOLI

63
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common passage for food and air

A

PHARYNX

64
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voice box

A

LARYNX

65
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what is the piece like cartilage called that covers the larynx when you swallow such that no food particle enter the trachea

A

EPIGLOTTIS

66
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narrow muscular tube

A

ESOPHAGUS

67
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called gullet from greek word

A

ESOPHAGUS

68
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oisen =

A

CARRY

69
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phogein =

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EAT

70
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carry swallowed food to stomach

A

ESOPHAGUS

71
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wavelike contraction of wall of gut

A

PERISTALSIS

72
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how many muscles in esophagus

A

2

73
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j shaped organ/ lies between diaphram partly covered by liver

A

STOMACH

74
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dilute solution of hydrochloric acid/ kill germs

A

GASTRIC JUICE

75
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how many hours does food remain in gastric juice

A

2-6 HRS

76
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partially digested liquefied food that passes in small amounts into the first part of small intestine

A

CHYME

77
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___________ is a muscular valve connected from stomach to the small intestine

A

PYLORIC SPHINCTER

78
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how many parts in small intestine

A

3

79
Q

how 6 meters ( 20-22 feet) when stretched

A

SMALL INTESTINE

80
Q

when do most chemical digestion happen in small intestine

A

0.3M

81
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what part is when proteins are broken down to amino acids

A

SMALL INTESTINE

82
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carbohydrates such as startches and sugars are broken down into sugar

A

TRUE

83
Q

what happens when fats are broken down

A

TURN INTO FATTY ACID/GLYCEROL

84
Q

small intestine finger like structure

A

VILLI

85
Q

a shorter but much broader organ than small intestine

A

LARGE INTESTINE

86
Q

junction between small intestine and ascending colon

A

CECUM

87
Q

what is main function of large intestine

A

ABSORB SALT AND MINERAL WATER

88
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about 1.5 long

A

LARGE INTESTINE

89
Q

how many hours can water stay in large intstine

A

18 to 14 HRS

90
Q

large intestines can make what vitamins

A

VIT K AND B

91
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process of transport and use of absorb nutrients throughout body

A

ASSIMILATION

92
Q

solid waste that are not absorbed in large intestine made up from bacteria

A

FECES

93
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temporarily stored in rectum/

A

FECES

94
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process of removing undigested food from body

A

EGESTION

95
Q

___________ and _________ are considered as digestive helpers

A

LIVER AND PANCREAS

96
Q

what is largest and second largest organ in body

A
  1. SKIN
  2. LIVER
97
Q

how many blood vessels in liver

A

3

98
Q

bile =

A

GALLBLADDER

99
Q

process that help breakdown large fat particles into smaller ones

A

AMULSIFICATION

100
Q

soft triangular grand lying between the small intestine and stomach

A

PANCREAS

101
Q

secrets the hormone insuline which plays an important in the control of the blood sugar level in the body

A

PANCREAS

102
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cause: high calorie food consumption/ limited vegetables

A

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE

103
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symptoms: change in bowel habits/sudden weight loss/ heart burn

A

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE

104
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occurs when the linin of the inestine of the large intestine

A

DIARRHEA

105
Q

cant maintain usual level of water/ excessive water loss

A

DIARRHEA

106
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occur when a peristalsis moves stoll in colon too slowly

A

CONSTIPATION

107
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colon reabsorbs too much water and stool becomes hard

A

CONSTIPATION

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