Chapter 4 Flashcards
What nutrient group is sugar and starch?
Carbohydrate
__________________ are the building blocks of proteins.
Amino Acids
What type of fat is solid at room temperature and typically comes from animal products?
Saturated fats
What unit is used to measure food energy?
Calorie
What is the lowest rate of metabolism?
Basal metabolic rate
The sickness caused from a poor diet?
Malnutrition
What sports do not require a consistently raised heart rate?
Anaerobic
What is the enlargement of muscles called?
Hypertrophy
What is the minimum amount of sleep a teen needs?
8 hours
The white or black mounds caused by blocked sebaceous glands are called?
Pimples
The dead skin at the base of the nails?
Cuticles
The most common disease in man?
Dental carries
What is the thin, sticky substance that causes tooth decay?
Plaque
What is a disease-causing organism called?
Pathogen
What type of diseases come from something that is within the body
Non infectious
A surface that transfers germs such as a door handle?
fomite