Definitions 1,2,3 Flashcards

1
Q

Nutrient

A

Any chemical, compound or element in the diet that supports normal maintenance of life processes (growth, reproduction, productions of products, work)

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

Macronutrient

A

nutrients required in relatively large quantities

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

Micronutrient

A

nutrients required in relatively small quantities

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

Essential

A

element/compound required in the diet that CANNOT be synthesized by the animal

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

Non-essential (dispensable)

A

can be synthesized by the animal from precusors

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

Conditionally essential

A

essential under certain conditions (gestation, lactation, age)

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

Digestion

A

chemical or physical changes to particles size or structure in the GI tract to prepare it for absorption

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

Absorption

A

passage of molecules from the lumen of the GI tract though the intestinal cells, into blood or lymph systems

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

Herbivore

A

consumes plant matter as primary component of diet

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

Carnivore

A

consumes animal tissue

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

Omnivore

A

consumes a variety of food sources, including plant matter and animal tissue

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

Ruminant

A

mammal with four chambered stomach, uses microbial fermentation of plant material in a specialized chamber of stomach PRIOR to digestion

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

Monogastric

A

animal with simple stomach

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

Non-Ruminant Herbivore

A

animal with simple stomach, but obtains energy and some nutrients though hindgut fermentation using microbes

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

Electrolyte

A

Ions in body fluids that carry a charge and are involved in regulating osmotic, electrochemical and acid-base balance in the body

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

Metabolic water

A

the water produced in the body as a byproduct of metabolic reactions. AKA “water of oxidation”

17
Q

Total dissolved solids

A

combined content of all organic and inorganic substances contained in liquid in molecular, ionized or micro-granular suspended form