First Semester Final Study Guide Flashcards
___ is the unhealthy type of fat.
Saturated
___ are the body’s main source of energy.
Carbohydrates
The ___ is a gland that makes enzymes for digestion and the hormone insulin.
Pancreas
___ are substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy.
Nutrients
___ provide a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of this food.
Calories
___ is the largest organ in the body. This organ makes bile, changes food into energy, and cleans alcohol, some medicines, and poisons from the body.
Liver
___ is the healthy fat.
Unsaturated
The ___ is also called the colon, and absorbs water and sodium from stool.
Large intestine.
___ promotes normal growth and keeps your skin healthy.
Fats
___ are compounds that allow many of the chemical processes (such as fight off infections or help the body produce energy).
Vitamins
___ is a persuasive way to motivate consumers to buy a product.
Advertisement
The ___ is the place where most digestion occurs.
Small intestine
___ regulates blood pressure in the body as well as facilitates muscle contractions, and heals wounds.
Minerals
The ___ carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Esophagus
___ builds and repairs body tissue.
Proteins
___ is a process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health.
Nutrition
The ___ is the organ where digestion of protein begins.
Stomach
The ___ stores the bile made in the liver, then empties it to help digest fats.
Gallbladder
What are the six nutrients?
Vitamins, water, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, minerals.
What is label #1 on the MyPlate?
Grains
What is label #2 on the MyPlate?
Vegetables
What is label #3 on the MyPlate?
Fruits
What is label #4 on the MyPlate?
Proteins
What is label #5 on the MyPlate?
Dairy
What is label #1 on the digestion system?
Liver
What is label #2 on the digestion system?
Gallbladder
What is label #3 on the digestion system?
Pancreas
What is label #4 on the digestion system?
Stomach
What is label #5 on the digestion system?
Esophagus
What is label #6 on the digestion system?
Rectum
What is label #7 on the digestion system?
Large intestine
What is label #8 on the digestion system?
Small intestine
The circulatory system is also called the ___?
Cardiovascular system
What is label #1 on the heart?
Aorta
What is label #2 on the heart?
Right atrium
What is label #3 on the heart?
Pulmonary vein
What is label #4 on the heart?
Pulmonary artery
What are the three parts of the circulatory system?
Heart, blood and blood vessels
___ is the command center of your entire body?
Brain
___ are blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart.
Arteries
___ is made up of organs in your body that help you breathe.
Respiratory system
___ are the blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.
Veins
___ is a group of organs and tissues that act as transfer stations carrying needed materials cells and removing their waste products.
Circulatory system
___ is the chief controlling and coordinating system of the body.
Nervous system