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Chapter 7:human nutrition Flashcards

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1
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What is a balanced diet

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A diet that contains all the required nutrients in suitable proportions and the right amount of energy

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What are the 7 type of nutrients needed

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-carbohydrates
-proteins
-lipids
-vitamins
-minerals
-dietary fibre
-water

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What does the amount of energy you use depends on?

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-age
-gender
-activity/job

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4
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What causes scurvy

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Vitamin C deficiency

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What are the symptoms of survey

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-anaemia
-exhaustion
-pain in the limbs
-swelling
-tooth loss

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6
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what causes rickets

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Vitamin D deficiency

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7
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Symptoms of rickets

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-bone pain
-lack of bone growth
-swift,weak bones

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Function of carbohydrates

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Source of energy

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Function of protein

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Growth and repair

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Function if lipid

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Insulation and energy storage

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Function of dietary fibre

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Helps food to pass through the intestine

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12
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Function of vitamins

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Needed in small quantities to maintain health

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Function of minerals

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Needed in small quantities to maintain health

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Function of water

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Needed for chemical reactions to take place in cells

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Function of vitamin C

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-form essential part of collagen protein

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Function of vitamin D

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Helps the body to absorb calcium for strong teeth and bones

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Function of calcium

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Needed for strong teeth and bones
Involved in the clothing of blood

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Function of iron

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Needed to make haemoglobin

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What is the digestive system

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The group that carried out digestion of food

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What does the digestive system include

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-the alimentary canal
-the liver
-the pancreas

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What does the digestive system do

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It works together to break down the food we eat so that it can be absorbed into the blood and delivered to the body cells

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What are the stages of food breakdown

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1.ingestion
2.digestion
3.absorption
4.assimilation
5.egestion

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Function of ingestion

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Taking of substances into the body through the mouth

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Function of digestion

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The breakdown of food

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25
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Function of absorption

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The movement of nutrients from the intestines into the blood

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Function of assimilation

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Uptake and use of nutrients by cells

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Function of egestion

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The removal of undigested food from the body as faeces

28
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What is peristalsis

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The wall of the alimentary canal contains muscles which contrast and relax to make food move along

29
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What is the small intestine separated to?

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Duodenum
Ileum

30
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What is the large intestine divided into

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Colon
Rectum
Anus

31
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Describe physical digestion

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the breakdown of food into smaller pieces without chemical change to the food molecules

32
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What does physical digestion help in?

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It increases the surface area of food for the action of enzymes in chemical digestion

33
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What is the function of teeth

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To help with ingestion and mechanical digestion of the food we eat

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Function of enamel

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The very strong material that covered the surface of a tooth

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Function of dentine

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A living tissue that lies beneath the enamel of the tooth

36
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Function of cement

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The material that holds a tooth in the gum

37
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What are the 4 type of teeth

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-incisors
-canine
-premolar
-molar

38
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What is a incisor

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A chiselled shaped for biting and cutting food in the front of the mouth

39
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Function of canine

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Pointed for tearing,holding and biting

40
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Function of premolar and molar

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Larger ,fat surfaces with ridges at the edges for chewing and grinding up food

41
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What is the role of bile

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It breaks down large drops of fat into smaller ones.

42
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What is emulsification

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The breakdown of large fat droplets to smaller ones

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Why does emulsification take place

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To have a larger surface area so that liaise can chemically breakdown the lipid into glycerol and fatty acids faster

44
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Describe chemical digestion

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the break down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

45
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What is the role of chemical digestion

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To produce small soluble molecules that can be absorbed

46
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What is the function of amylase

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amylase breaks down starch to maltase

47
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Function of protease

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Protease breaks down protein to amino acids

48
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Function of lipase

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Lipase breaks down fats and oils to fatty acids and glycerol

49
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Where is amylase secreted

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By the salivary glands and the pancreas

50
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Where is protease secreted

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By the walls of the stomach and the pancreas

51
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Where is lipase secreted

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By the pancreas

52
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Where does amylase act

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In the mouth and duodenum

53
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Where does protease act

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In the duodenum

54
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The function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice

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It kills harmful microorganisms in food and prodded an acidic pH for optimum enzyme activity

55
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Describe the digestion of starch in the digestive system

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1:amylase breaks down starch to maltose
2:maltase breaks down maltose to glucose on the membranes of the epithelium lining the small intestine

56
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Describe the digestion of protein by protease in the digestive system

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1:pepsin breaks down protein in the acidic conditions of the stomach
2:trypsin breaks down protein in the alkaline conditions of the small intestine

57
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Where is nutrients absorbed

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Small intestine

58
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Where is water most absorbed in

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The small intestine and sometimes the colon

59
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What is villi

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A small finger like projections line the inner surface of thr small intestine greatly increasing the surface area

60
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Role of blood capillaries in villi

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Absorbs amino acids,glucose,vitamins,minerals and water

61
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Role of hepatic portal vein

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Taking blood to the liver

62
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Role for artery

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Brigs blood from the heart

63
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Role of lacteal

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Absorbs fatty acids and glycerol

64
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Role of goblet cell

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Secreted mucus to trap pathogens

65
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Where does maltase break down to maltose into glucose

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In the microvilli

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