nutrition

Question 1

Science that interprets the nutrients
& other substances in food (growth,
reproduction, maintenance, health
and disease of an organism

Answer 1

NUTRITION

Question 2

Deals with: ingestion, absorption,
assimilation, biosynthesis,
catabolism, & excretion

Answer 2

NUTRITION

Question 3

Specially designed and prescribed
for medical and/or general
nutritional reasons

Answer 3

DIET THERAPY

Question 4

Promotes a balanced selection of
foods vital for good health

Answer 4

DIET THERAPY

Question 5

appropriate foods + enough H2O =
BEST possible health

Answer 5

DIET THERAPY

Question 6

Treatment that is tailored
to meet the needs of
patients on diagnosis of
specific illnesses

Answer 6

INDIVIDUALIZED
DIET THERAPY

Question 7

Chemical substances found
in food; components that
are indispensable to the
body’s functioning

Answer 7

NUTRIENTS

Question 8

ANY substance that
the body can take
and assimilate = to
grow = to stay aliv

Answer 8

FOOD

Question 9

Process of breaking-
down food and
substances like CHO,
CHON, fats & vitamins
= aids the body in its
different functions

Answer 9

DIGESTION

Question 10

The Digestive Process

Answer 10

INGESTION
BREAKDOWN
ABSORPTION
ELIMINATION

Question 11

INGESTION

Answer 11

• Chewing + saliva = peristalsis
• Mouth, pharynx, esophagus

Question 12

BREAKDOWN

Answer 12

Mechanical
* Chemical
* Small intestine: duodenum, jejunum & ileum

Question 13

ABSORPTION

Answer 13

Absorbed into the bloodstream
* Pancreas, liver, gallbladder

Question 14

ELIMINATION

Answer 14

/ Peristaltic movements
* Ascending colon, transverse colon,
descending colon, sigmoid colon