Nutrition And Digestion Flashcards
Balanced
Eating a variety of food to provide all the things the body needs
Digestion
Process that breaks down food into soluble substances in our body
Enzyme
Chemical that can break up large molecules
Egestion
When feces are pushed out of the anus
Malnutrition
Lack of proper nutrition caused by not eating a balanced diet
Molecule
Two or more atoms joined together
Oesophagus
The pipe under your throat which delivers the food to your stomach
Pancreas
And were going to suggest that produces enzymes and hormones
Salivary gland
An organ in your mouth which makes saliva
Small intestine
Digests all the food and absorbs all soluble substances
Stomach
Which contains strong acid which helps with digestions
5 food groups
Minerals, vitamins, fats, carbs, proteins
Ex. Predator Cat Fight Viscous Mice
Two important materials
Fibers and water
Rickets
Calcium deficiency …
So,soft and deformed bones
Pellagra
Vitamin niacin deficiency…..
So, sunlight sensitivity ,weakness ,Redskin ,aggression