chapter 2 and 3

Question 1

provides your body with material for growth and repair

Answer 1

protein

Question 2

food containing sugar and starch

Answer 2

carbohydrates

Question 3

should only be a very small part of the foods you eat

Answer 3

fats and oils

Question 4

a water soluble vitamin that you need daily

Answer 4

vitamin c

Question 5

eight different vitamins that work together

Answer 5

b vitamins

Question 6

a vitamin your body can manufacture from carotene; helps your eyesight

Answer 6

vitamin a

Question 7

the sunshine vitamin

Answer 7

vitamin D

Question 8

a fat soluble vitamin that hels your blood to clot

Answer 8

vitamin k

Question 9

the most common mineral found in your body

Answer 9

calcium

Question 10

a digestive juice in the mouth

Answer 10

saliva

Question 11

a mineral that works with calcium to make your bones and teeth strong

Answer 11

phosphorus

Question 12

a mineral you need more of when you are involved in strenuous activities

Answer 12

magnesium

Question 13

a mineral found in (not added to) table salt

Answer 13

sodium

Question 14

a mineral that keeps your blood healthy

Answer 14

iron

Question 15

a lack of this mineral can cause goiter

Answer 15

iodine

Question 16

The ability to work or play

Answer 16

energy

Question 17

What is energy?

Answer 17

the ability to work or play

Question 18

a food or other substance that provides energy or building material for the survival and growth of a living organism.

Answer 18

nutrients

Question 19

What is a balanced diet

Answer 19

a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity

Question 20

What word is used to describe the measurement of energy?

Answer 20

calorie

Question 21

all the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy

Answer 21

metabolism

Question 22

What do minerals do?

Answer 22

Help your body grow, develop, and stay healthy

Question 23

What is the best source of calcium

Answer 23

dairy

Question 24

What are fingerlike projections in the intestines that absorb food

Answer 24

villi

Question 25

What is another name for poor nutrition?

Answer 25

malnutrition

Question 26

Which would produce a greater number of Calories -- a pound of lean meat or a pound of butter?

Answer 26

pound of butter

Question 27

Where is bile stored?

Answer 27

small intestine

Question 28

Where is food stored before it is digested?

Answer 28

stomach

Question 29

What is the largest organ in the body?

Answer 29

liver

Question 30

where is most food digested?

Answer 30

small intestine

Question 31

What is the long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?

Answer 31

esophagus

Question 32

Where are insulin and pancreatic juices produced?

Answer 32

pancreas

Question 33

What kind of juices are found in the stomach?

Answer 33

gastric juices

Question 34

Another name for throat

Answer 34

pharynx

Question 35

another name for wind pipe

Answer 35

trachea

Question 36

what carries the waste parts of food from the body?

Answer 36

blood stream

Question 37

digestive juice in the mouth

Answer 37

saliva

Question 38

what is a tiny flap of cartilage that covers the trachea while swallowing

Answer 38

epiglotis

Question 39

What is the purpose of the incisor tooth?

Answer 39

cutting

Question 40

What is the purpose cuspid teeth

Answer 40

tearing

Question 41

What is the purpose of the bicuspid tooth?

Answer 41

crushing

Question 42

What is the purpose of the molar

Answer 42

grinding

Question 43

the process by which food is broken down into absorbable units

Answer 43

digestion

Question 44

the process by which food is made available to the body

Answer 44

absorbtion

Question 45

the rough parts of some fruits and vegetables

Answer 45

fiber

Question 46

what filters waste out of the body?

Answer 46

kidney