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Human nutrition Details Flashcards

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Importance of carbohydrates

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Main source of energy for the body(provides long lasting energy)

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Importance of fats and oils

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-Insulation
-Stores energy
-Used as a fuel source

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Importance of proteins

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Helps build/repair body tissues

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Importance of vitamin C

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-Protects cells and improves/maintains healthy connective tissue, blood vessels, bones, cartilage and skin
-Needed for iron absorption

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Importance of vitamin D

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-Helps maintain healthy bones, teeth and muscles
-Needed for calcium absorption

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Importance of calcium

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-Needed for strong teeth and bones
-Involved in the clotting of bones

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Importance of iron

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-Used to make haemoglobin
-Helps transport oxygen around the body

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Importance of fibre(roughage)

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-Helps to keep the digestive system healthy(helps food to move through the stomach and the intestines)
-Helps to reduce constipation

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Importance of water

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Needed for chemical reactions to take place in cells

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Cause of scurvy

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Severe lack of vitamin C

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Cause of rickets

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Severe lack of vitamin D

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Organs in the alimentary canal

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-Mouth
-Oesophagus
-Stomach
-Small intestine(duodenum and ileum)
-Large intestine(colon, rectum and anus)

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Associated organs of the digestive system

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-Salivary glands
-Pancreas
-Liver
-Gall bladder

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Purpose of physical digestion

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Increases the surface area of food for the action of enzymes in chemical digestion

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Function of molars

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Grinding and chewing food

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Function of pre-molars

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Tearing and grinding food

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Function of canines

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Ripping and tearing food

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Function of incisors

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Biting off food pieces

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Purpose of chemical digestion

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Producing small soluble molecules that can be absorbed

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20
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Enzyme for starch

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Amylase

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Enzyme for protein

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Protease

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Enzyme for fats and oils

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Lipase

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Where amylase is produced

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-Salivary glands
-Pancreas
-Small intestine

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Where protease is produced

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-Stomach
-Pancreas
-Small intestine

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Where lipase is produced

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-Pancreas
-Small intestine

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Where amylase acts

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-Mouth
-Duodenum

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Where protease acts

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-Stomach(pepsin)
-Duodenum(trypsin)

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Where lipase acts

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Duodenum

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Function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice

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-Kills harmful microorganisms in food
-Provides an acidic pH for optimum enzyme activity

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Function of bile

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-Neutralises the acidic mixture of food and gastric juices entering the duodenum from the stomach to provide a suitable pH for enzyme action(bile is alkaline)
-Emulsifies fats and oils to increase the surface area for chemical digestion

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Process of digestion of starch in the digestive system

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-Amylase breaks down starch to maltose
-Maltase breaks down maltose to glucose on the membranes of the epithelium lining in the small intestine

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Process of digestion of proteins in the digestive system

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-Pepsin breaks down protein in the acidic conditions of the stomach
-Trypsin breaks down protein in the alkaline conditions of the small intestine

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Where bile is made

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Liver

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Where bile is stored

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Gall bladder

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Region where nutrients are absorbed

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Small intestine

36
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Most water is absorbed in the small intestine, but some is also absorbed in the…

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colon(of the large intestine)

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Function of lacteal

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Absorbs fatty acids and glycerol

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Function of capillaries

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Absorbs glucose and amino acids by diffusion

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Features of epithelial lining

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-One cell thick(to increase diffusion rate)
-Microvilli(to increase surface area even further)

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Where gastric juice is produced

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Stomach

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Function of enamel

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Covers the tooth and protects the tissue inside(very hard)

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Features of dentine

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-Found underneath the enamel
-Less hard than enamel

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Features of pulp

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Made of soft tissue which contains blood vessels and nerves

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Features of cement

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Covers the root of the tooth and stabilises it

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Function of stomach

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-Contains pepsin which breaks down proteins(in chemical digestion)
-Churns food to break it up more(in physical digestion)

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Function of oesophagus

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Allows food to pass from the mouth to the stomach(by peristalsis)

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What happens at the duodenum

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-Acidity(from the stomach) is neutralised
-Protease, lipase and amylase enzymes are secreted to break down molecules

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What happens at the ileum

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Products of digestion are absorbed into the blood

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Function of the pancreas

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Secretes pancreatic juices(which contain amylase, protease and lipase enzymes) into the small intestine

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Function of liver

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Produces bile

51
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Function of gall bladder

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Stores bile

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What happens at the large intestine

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Remaining salts and water are absorbed(most are absorbed in the small intestine)

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