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Digestive tract

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A series of tubelike organs that are joined end to end

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Digestive system

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A collection of organs that work together to digest food so that it can be used by the body

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What three things does food not go through

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Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

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Mechanical digestion

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The breaking, crushing, and mashing of food

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Chemical digestion

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Large molecules are broken down into nutrients

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Organic molecules contain…

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Carbon hydrogen oxygen

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Examples of simple carbs

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Fruits, milk, veggies

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Carbohydrates involve short term____

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Energy storage- fast fuel

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Examples of lipids

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Fats,oils, waxes

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Lipids are broken down into…..

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Fatty acids and glycerol

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What are the 4 types of organic molecules

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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Lipids are _____ term energy storage

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Long

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One gram of fat=

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9 calories

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Lipids are more than ____ times the amount of carbs

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2 times

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What are proteins broken down into

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Amino acids

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Proteins are the most ______ and ____ organic molecules

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Complex;diverse

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Nucleotides contain…

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1 phosphate, 1 sugar, 1 base

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Saliva

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A liquid that contains enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates

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Esophagus

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A long straight tube that connects the throat to the stomach

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Peristalsis forces the _____ into the ________

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Food; stomach

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Stomach

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Muscular bag like organ attached to the lower end of the esophagus

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What does mucus cover?

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Stomachs lining

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Stomach acid kills most ________

you might swallow while eating

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Bacteria

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Chyme

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Soupy mixture of broken down food in the stomach

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The smell of food causes _______ juices to be released which results in contractions and hunger

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Gastric

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Small intestine

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2.5 cm in diameter and about 6 meters long

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Villi

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Finger like projections that are covered with tiny nutrient- absorbing cells

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Pancreas

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Fish- shaped organ located between stomach and small intestine

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What does the pancreas make

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Hormones that regulate blood sugar

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Gallbladder

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Small bag like organ that temporarily stores the bile made by liver

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Liver

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A large reddish brown organ that helps with digestion

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Large intestine

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The organ of the digestive system that stores, compacts, and eliminates indigestible food from the body

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How big is the large intestine

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1.5 cm wide, 7.5 cm long

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Cellulose

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A carbohydrate found in whole grains,

Fruits, and veggies that humans can’t digest. Aka fiber

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All of these organs work together to maintain ___________

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Homeostasis

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What are sphincters

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Bands of muscle that block off the stomach at either side

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Constipation

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When bowl movements become difficult and less frequent

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Diarrhea

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Occurs when too little water is removed from digested food

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Colon cancer

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A serious disease of the digestive tract that can lead to death

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Gastric ulcer

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Open sore in stomachs lining

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Symptoms of type 1 & type 2 diabetes

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Too much glucose in the blood and not enough glucose in the blood cells

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Heartburn

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Back flow of chyme in the esophagus causes a burning pain in the chest

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As your body performs that chemical activities that keep you alive, waste products such as ______ _______and ________ are produced

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Carbon dioxide; nitrogen

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Excretion

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The process of removing wastes and excess products from the body

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What are the 3 body systems involved in excretion

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  1. skin
  2. lungs
  3. urinary system(removes waste products from blood)
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The digestive system is ___ involved in excretion because the term excretion is used only when substances must pass through a ________ in order to leave the body

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Not;membrane

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Kidney

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Bean shape organ that constantly cleans the blood

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Your kidneys filter how much blood each day

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2000 L

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Nephron

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Microscopic filter in the kidney that removes a variety of harmful substances from the blood

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Urine

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A concentrated mixture of waste materials that forms in the nephrons of the kidney

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Ureter

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A slender tube and which urine leave the kidneys

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Urinary bladder

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A bag like organ that stores urine until it can be eliminated through the urethra

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Urethra

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A tube in which urine leaves the body

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Urination

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The process of expelling urine from the body

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Bacterial infections in the bladder

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Bacteria can get into the bladder and ureters through the urethra and cause painful infection

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Kidney stone

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Sometimes salt and waste collection inside the kidneys and form kidney stone

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Kidney disease

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Damage to nephrons can prevent normal kidney function, leading to kidney disease

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