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Unit 7 - Human Nutrition Flashcards

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Nutrients

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Carbs, fats, proteins, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, iron, fibre, water

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Function of carbs

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To provide energy

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Function of fats

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To provide energy

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Function of proteins

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For growth and repair

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Function of vitamin C

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Helps wound healing, good for healthy blood vessels, skin, cartilage & bones

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Function of vitamin D

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Helps regulate calcium & phosphate in the body, keeps teeth, bones and muscles healthy

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Function of iron

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Production of hemoglobin for red blood cells and transportation of oxygen

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Function of fibre

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Helps digestion, moves food & faces along the gut, helps lower risk of Coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer

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Function of water

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About 60% of body mass is water, is needed in almost every process

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Vitamin D deficiency

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Rickets - Bone pain, weakness in muscles, bone loss with increased risk of fractures & skeletal deformities

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Vitamin C deficiency

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Scurvy - Severe leg pain or join pain, tiredness, weakness, blue or red spots on the skin that bruise easily, swollen and bleeding gums

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Digestive System processes

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1.Ingestion
2.Digestion
3.Absorption
4.Assimilation
5.Egestion

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Ingestion

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The taking in of substances in the body through the mouth

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Digestion

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Breaking food down into nutrients

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Absorption

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The movement of small food molecules and ions through the wall of the intestine into the blood

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Assimilation

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The movement of digested food molecules into the cells of the body where they are needed

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Egestion

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The passing out of food that has not been digested or absorbed

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Process of ingestion

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  • Food taken in the mouth
  • Food forms into a bolus which is swallowed
  • Waves of muscle contraction in the walls of the esophagus push bolus into the stomach
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Alimentary canal

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The ‘gut’

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Journey of food

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Mouth –> Esophagus –> Stomach –> Small intestine –> Large intestine –> Anus

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Parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum & Ileum

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Parts of the large intestine

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Colon & Rectum

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Salivary gland

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  • Produces saliva that is secreted into the mouth
  • Saliva mixes with ingested food to make it soft & easy to swallow
  • Saliva has amylase, breaks starch into maltose
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Liver & Gall bladder

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  • Liver produces bile
  • Bile digests fat
  • Bile is stored in the gall bladder & released through the bile duct into the duodenum
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Pancreas

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  • Secretes pancreatic juice
  • helps with digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates
  • Lipase, protease and amylase
  • Is alkaline to neutralize gastric juice and because of many hydrocarbonate ions
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Physical Digestion

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The mechanical digestion or breakdown of food into smaller pieces, done by the teeth & muscular wall of the stomach

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Bile

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  • Bile emulsifies fats into small droplets
  • Surface area of fat increases and lets lipase digest fats into fatty acids & glycerol
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Four types of teeth

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Incisors, canines, pre-molars, molars

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Incisors

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Sharp, blade-like, for cutting food

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Canines

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Strong, pointed, for tearing food

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Pre-molars

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Combine features of canines and molars, for tearing & grinding food

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Molars

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Broad, fat surface, for crushing and grinding food

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Structure of teeth

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Enamel, Dentine, Pulp, Nerves, Cement, Gums

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Enamel

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Outer white layer of teeth, hardest part of the tooth and body, made of calcium phosphate mineral

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Dentine

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Hard bon-like substance, softer than enamel, majority of tooth, surrounds and connects to pulp

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Pulp

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Forms center of the tooth, contains blood vessels and nerves

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Nerves

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Attached to teeth through holes in the bottom of each tooth, lets one know how hard they are biting and if food is hot or cold

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Cement

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Attached teeth to the jawbone

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Gums

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Forms a layer around the teeth helping to keep teeth in place

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Amylase

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  • Secreted in salivary glands & pancreas
  • Acts in mouth & small intestine
  • Breaks starch down into maltose
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Lipase

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  • Secreted in pancreas
  • Acts in small intestine
  • Breaks fat down into fatty acids and glycerol
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Pepsin

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  • Secreted in the stomach
  • Acts in the stomach
  • Breaks protein down into amino acids
  • Optimum pH - 2
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Trypsin

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  • Secreted in the pancreas
  • Acts in the small intestine
  • Breaks protein down into amino acids
  • Optimum pH - 9
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Maltase

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  • Secreted in the small intestine
  • Acts in the small intestine
  • Breaks maltose down into glucose
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Gastric Juice

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  • Mixture secreted in the stomach
  • Contains hydrochloric acid
  • Provides acid pH for enzymes to work
  • Kills bacteria in food and denatures harmful enzymes in microorganisms
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Chemical digestion

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The breakdown of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

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Absorption location

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  • Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine
  • Water is absorbed in the small intestine & colon
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Adaptations of the small intestine

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  • Walls of the small intestine are covered in villi
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Function of villi

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  • Absorb amino acids, simple sugar and water
  • Increased surface area rapidly absorbs digest food molecules and water into the bloodstream
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Structure of Villi

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  • Finger-like projections that increase surface area of the small intestine
  • Cell membrane of cell lining surface are microvilli
  • Epithelium is outside lining of villus
  • Lacteal on inside - absorbs Fays into the lymphatic system
  • Fluid passes into blood in circulatory system
  • Capillaries wrapped around lacteal to increase absorption efficiency

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