THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION Flashcards

1
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The study of food
& how the body makes use of it.

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NUTRITION

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2
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WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF NUTRITION?

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  • to maintain life
  • growth
  • optimum health
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3
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chemical substances found in food

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NUTRIENTS

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3
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WHAT ARE THE REASONS WHY NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE IS APPLIED TO NURSING CARE?
(6 KABILOG)

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  • Preventing diseases or
    illness
     Adapting food patterns of
    individuals
     Nutritional needs
     Cultural
     Economic
     Psychological Situations and Styles
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3
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HEAT AND ENERGY

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FATS & CARBOHYDRATES

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4
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FORM TISSUES OR BODY BUILDING

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PROTEIN

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5
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IN THE FOOD THAT NOURISH THE BODY

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CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

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5
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2 TYPES OF NUTRIENTS

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ORGANIC & INORGANIC

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6
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THEY ___________ NEEDED BY THE BODY

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PROVIDE ENERGY & RAW MATERIALS

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7
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2 NUTRIENTS UNDER INORGANIC

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WATER & MINERAL SALTS

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8
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IT CONTAINS CARBON

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ORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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9
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IT DOES NOT CONTAIN CARBON

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INORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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10
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WHAT THE 5 NUTRIENTS UNDER ORGANIC

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CARBOHYDRATES
FATS
PROTEINS
VITAMINS
DIETARY FIBRE

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11
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 nourishes the body.
 vital need without which a person cannot live.
 supplies heat and energy.
 builds and repairs body tissues.
 regulates body processes.

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FOOD

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11
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large amounts/ little amounts.

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CONCENTRATION

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12
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based on their
significant contribution to the body’s physiological
functioning

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ESSENTIALITY

13
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process of breaking down food into
substances like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins that aid the body in its different functions.

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DIGESTION

14
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(also called the GI system) is important to assess because it
is responsible for nutrition, digestion, absorption, hydration, and defecation. You
may also have heard it

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THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

15
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WHAT ARE THE 3 GI SYSTEM COMPONENTS?

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  • UPPER GI TRACT
  • LOWER GI TRACT
  • ACCESSORY GLANDS AND ORGANS
16
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(oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine [i.e., the duodenum]).

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UPPER GI TRACT

17
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(small and large intestine, rectum, anus).

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LOWER GI TRACT

18
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(salivary glands, liver,
pancreas, gallbladder) and lymphatic organs and tissue (tonsils, spleen, appendix)

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ACCESSORY GLANDS AND ORGANS

19
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THE ONE WHO IS CHEWING/ BREAKING DOWN OF FOOD

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MOUTH

20
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SALIVARY GLANDS

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ACCESSORY GLAND

21
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THE ONE DIGEST CARBS

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AMYLASE

22
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THE ONE WHO DIGEST FATS

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LIPASE

23
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OTHER WORD FOR CHYME (STOMACH)

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CHURNING

23
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DOWN TO THE ESOPHAGUS

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BOLUS

24
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pancreatic amylase
, p lipase , trypsin and
chymotrypsin

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PANCREAS

24
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Liver secretes bile
Bile manufactured in the liver and stored and secreted in the
gallbladder

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PYLORIC SPHINCTER AND DOUDENUM

25
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is about 6 meters or 20 feet long

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SMALL INTESTINE

25
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WHERE DOES BILE STORED AND SECRETED?

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GALLBLADDER

26
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is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet long

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LARGE INTESTINE

27
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WHERE DOES macro and micro nutrients CAN BE FOUND?

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SMALL INTESTINE

28
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WHERE DOES water, Accessory organ , ileocecal , appendix CAN BE FOUND?

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LARGE INTESTINE

29
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any of numerous
columnar, absorptive, epithelial cells that line the villi of the small intestine and have
microvilli projecting from the `cell membrane to form a brush
border.

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ENTEROCYTES

30
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are the central
lymphatic vessels in the villi of the small intestine and perform
nutrient absorption, especially dietary lipids, and the transportation of antigen and antigen-presenting cells

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LACTEALS