Nutrition in Humans

Question 1

what are enzymes?

Answer 1

Proteins that function as a biological catalyst to increase/ speed up the rate of reaction while remaining chemically unchanged at the end

Question 2

What are the five processes of digestion in order?

Answer 2

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Egestion

Question 3

what is digestion?

Answer 3

process where large, insoluble food molecules are broken down into smaller, soluble molecules to be absorbed

Question 4

what is absorption?

Answer 4

process where digested food substances are absorbed into body cells

Question 5

what is assimilation?

Answer 5

process where absorbed nutrients are converted into new structures for energy

Question 5

what is emulsification?

Answer 5

process of breaking down large fat molecules into smaller fat molecules/ droplets and is physically broken down by bile

Question 5

what is deamination?

Answer 5

process where excess amino acids are converted into urea in the liver