vocab

Question 1

Protein

Answer 1

amino acids joined together

Question 2

Digestion

Answer 2

breakdown of food into simpler substances

Question 3

Villi

Answer 3

in small intestine increases surface area for absorption

Question 4

peristalsis

Answer 4

series of wave like movements that force food into stomach

Question 5

chyme

Answer 5

food after broken down in stomach

Question 6

bile

Answer 6

substance that helps your body absorb and digest fat

Question 7

glucose

Answer 7

body’s basic food supply
building block if all other sugars
also known as blood sugar
critical to brain and nervous system

Question 8

liver

Answer 8

turns nutrients into forms the body can use

Question 9

glycogen

Answer 9

a storage form of glucose that is stored in the liver and muscles

Question 10

oxidation

Answer 10

process where food is combined with oxygen to produce energy

Question 11

insulin

Answer 11

helps keep glucose at normal level. if it’s too high, insulin triggers liver and muscles to store the glucose as glycogen

Question 12

hydrogenation

Answer 12

a process in which hydrogen atoms are added to unsaturated fat to make it firmer in texture

Question 13

marasmus

Answer 13

severe protein deficiency usually ages 6-12 m

Question 14

kwashiorkor

Answer 14

18-2yrs after breast feeding protein deficiency

Question 15

Phytochemicals

Answer 15

important disease fighting nutrients we get from plants. anti-oxidant, helps prevent certain cancers and helps produce vitamin A