Distestive syestym Flashcards

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1
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The amount of energy in food is measured in calories

A

calorie

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2
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The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 C.

A

calorie

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3
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Releases the energy from the processed food

A

Your digestive system

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4
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The parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

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nutrients

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5
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5 examples of nutrients

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proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

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6
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use

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digestion

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7
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The 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination

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8
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when you chew ,mash , and grind food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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9
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breakdown pieces of food into small molecules

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chemical digestion

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10
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when you put food in your mouth such as bread into your mouth

A

ingestion

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11
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an enzyme in your mouth that helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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12
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a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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esophagus

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13
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food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions

A

preistalsis

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14
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a large hollow organ that stores food

A

stomach

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15
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an adult stomach can hold about of food and liquid

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2 liters

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16
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enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

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the folds on the inner walls

17
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The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down

A

proteins

18
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This stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

Gastric juice

19
Q

an enzyme that helps break down the proteins in foods into amino acids

A

pepsin

20
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a long tube that is connected to the stomach it is about 7 M (23ft) long

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small intestine

21
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finger like projections that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

villi

22
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nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ

A

small intestine

23
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also known as the colon

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large intestine

24
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where water is absorbed leaving behind semisolid waste

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large intsestine

25
Q

the last section of the large intestine about 8 inches long

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rectum

26
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the final opening or exit door of the digestive system

A

feces

27
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removes liquid waste from the body

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urinary system

28
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beanshaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from the blood

A

Kidneys

29
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Ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a w

A

Bladder

30
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Liquid waste leaves the body from this small tube that is connected to the

A

Urethra