energy and waste Flashcards

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1
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when you put food in your mouth

A

ingestion

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2
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the amount of energy is measured in

A

calorie

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3
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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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4
Q

release the energy from the processed food

A

your digestive system

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5
Q

5 examples of nutrients

A

protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

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6
Q

the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can adsorb and use

A

digestion

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7
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the 4 steps of digestion

A

ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

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8
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when you put, such food as bread, into your mouth

A

ingestion

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9
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when you chew, mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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10
Q

break down pieces of food into small molecules

A

chemical digestion

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11
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an enzyme, in your mouth, that helps you break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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12
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a muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach

A

Esophagus

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13
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food through the esophagus and the rest of the day just to some track by waves of the muscle traction

A

Peristalsis

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14
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a large hollow, organ that stores

A

stomach

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15
Q

an adult stomach and hold _________ of food and liquid

A

2 liters

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

A

the fold on the inner walls

17
Q

the cells in the folds produce chemicals that help break down _____

A

proteins

18
Q

this stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

gastric juice

19
Q

an enzyme that helps break down the protein and food and amino acids

A

pepsin

20
Q

long to bake cake connect to the stomach. it is 7 m long

A

small intestine

21
Q

finger like projections in the small intestine

A

vili

22
Q

nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in the digestive organ

A

small intestine

23
Q

also known, as a colon

A

large intestine

24
Q

is about 1.5 (5 ft) long it’s larger diameter than the small intestine

A

large intestine

25
Q

where water is absorbed leaving behind semi solid waste

A

large intestine

26
Q

the semi solid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

27
Q

the last section of the large intestine about 8 in Long

A

rectum

28
Q

is liquid waste from the body

A

Urinary system

29
Q

bean-shaped organs filter or remove waste from blood

A

kidneys

30
Q

ureters the kidney delivering liquid into the organ like a water balloon

A

bladder

31
Q

liquid waste leaves the body from a small tube connected to the

A

urethra