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Nutrition and Diet Flashcards

1
Q

Transference of nutrients of food in the intestine through the mucous membrane of the intestinal wall

A

Absorption

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2
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Increase of acidity in blood due to an accumulation of acids as in diabetes mellitus (pH low and blue)

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Acidosis

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3
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Living only in the presence of oxygen

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Aerobic

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4
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Increase of alkalinity of the blood (pH high and pink)

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Alkalosis

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5
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The substance causing allergy (IgE)

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Allergen

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6
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A cell that triggers an allergy

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Histamine

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7
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Medicines that treat allergy and blocks the effects of histamine

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Antihistamine

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8
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Living in the absence of oxygen

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Anaerobic

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9
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Reduction of red blood cells in circulating blood causing reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

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Anemia

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10
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Lack of feeling and emotion

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Apathy

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11
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Sudden, severe constriction of chest artery

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Angina Pectoris

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12
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Measurement of all parts of the body

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Anthropometry

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13
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Produced by microorganisms and destroy other microorganisms

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Antibiotic

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14
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Introduced within the body and induces the formation of antibody that specifically reacts with it

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Antigen

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15
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Hardening of arterial walls with mass resulting in narrowness

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Atherosclerosis

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16
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Substance present in the blood serum produced in response to a reaction with a specific antigen

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Antibody

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17
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Inhibits oxidation agent

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Antioxidant

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18
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Preventing sepsis and growth of causative organisms but do not kill them

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Antiseptic

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19
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Thickening or hardening the walls of the arteries with loss of elasticity

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Arteriosclerosis

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20
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Mass found in the intima (inner wall) of big arteries due to fatty degenerations

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Atheroma

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21
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Serious fluid in abdominal cavity (irreversible) accumulation

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Ascites

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22
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Agent checking the hemorrhage by constricting the blood vessels

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Astringent

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23
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Sterilization of materials by steam under pressure at 250 degrees F or 121 degrees Celsius apparatus

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Autoclave

24
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Disintegration of cells/ tissues by the enzymes present in cells after death; destruction of cell of body by its own serum

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Autolysis

25
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Substance that combine with acid to form salt

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Base

26
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Glycolic and tyrocolic acids present in bile are important for the digestion of fat in intestine

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Bile Acids

27
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Estimating obesity

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BMI or Quartelet’s Index

28
Q

Arterial occlusion due to inflammation of the inner coat of the artery with clot formation in the leg

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Buerger’s Disease or Thrombongitis Obliterans

29
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Substance that acidity/ alkalinity is not changed upon adding small amount of alkali or acid

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Buffer

30
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Organic tissue becomes hardened by the deposition of calcium salts in it

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Calcification

31
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Measures amount of heat produced in chemical reaction

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Calorimeter

32
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Blood vessels connecting the arterioles and venules; exchange of materials between blood tissues

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Capillary

33
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Over calcium in body

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Calcistone

34
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Person who harbors disease producing organisms in body

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Carrier

35
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Substance minute quantity increases the speed of the chemical reaction itself

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Catalyst

36
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Ion carries a positive charge

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Cation

37
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Process of clotting

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Coagulation

38
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Enzyme activator activate a biochemical change

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Coenzyme

39
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A factor with which another factor must unite to function properly

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Cofactor

40
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Mucous membrane covering the eyeball and lining of eyelids

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Conjunctiva

41
Q

Difficulty in defecation of hard and dry stools

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Constipation

42
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White part of the eye; transparent anterior portion of fibrous outer layer of eyeball

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Cornea

43
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1 cup

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150 ml

44
Q

Mental development with dystrophy of bones and soft tissues

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Cretinism

45
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Malfunction of genetic and lowered basal metabolism; older baby-faced and bow-legged

A

Cretinism

46
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Amino Acids are extra of the needs of the body and are decomposed into nitrogenous

A

Deamination

47
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Deterioration of mental faculties due to some organic disease of the brain, with a reduction of intellectual function

A

Dementia

48
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Change in the usual nature of substances by adding acetone to alcohol to make it unfit for drinking

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Denaturation

49
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Removal of flavor/ odor of fats during refining

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Deodourization

50
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Inflammation of skin

A

Dermatitis

51
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Saturated organic is converted into unsaturated one

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Desaturation

52
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Treatment of allergy with repeated graded doses of allergen (orally or injection)

A

Desensitization

53
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Frequent passage of loose or watery motion and vomiting

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Diarrhea

54
Q

Substances move from high to low concentration

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Diffusion

55
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Greasy, excessive secretion of the sebaceous gland on the middle portion of the face (newborn is normal)

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Dyssebacea

56
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Swelling resulting from excessive fluid in intercellular spaces of the body

A

Edema

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