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1
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The amount of energy in food is measured in Calories.

A

Calorie

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2
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The amount of energy it takes to raise the tempature of 1 kg of water by 1 C.

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Calorie

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3
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Releases the energy from the processed food.

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Digestive System

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4
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The parts of food used by the body to grow and survive.

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Nutrients

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5
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5 examples of nutrients

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Proteins,fats,carbrohydrates ,vitamains, and minerals.

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6
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use

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Digestion

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7
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The 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion,digestion,absorption,and elimination.

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8
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When you chew, mash, and grind foof with your teeth and tounge.

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Mechanical digestion

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9
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Break down pieces of food into samll molecules.

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Chemical digestion

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10
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When you put food, such as bread, into your mouth

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Ingestion

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11
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An enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates

A

Saliva

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12
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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Esophagus

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13
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Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscular contractions.

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Peristalsis

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14
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A large, hollow organ that stores food.

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Stomach

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15
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An adult stomach can hold about (blank) of food and liquid

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2 liters

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16
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Enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food.

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The folds on the inner walls

17
Q

The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down (blank).

A

Proteins

18
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This stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic.

A

Gastric Juice

19
Q

An enzyme that helps break down the proteins in foods into amino acids.

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Pepsin

20
Q

A long tube that is connected to the stomach. It is about 7 m (23 ft) long.

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Small intestine

21
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Fingerlike projections that cover folds of the small intestine.

A

Villi

22
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Nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ.

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Small intestine

23
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Also known as, the colon.

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Large intestine

24
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Is about 1.5 m
(5 ft) long. It has a larger diameter (about 5 cm or 2 in) than the small intestine.

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Large intestine

25
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Where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste.

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Large intestine

26
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The last section of the large intestine, about 8 inches long.

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Rectum

27
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The final opening or “exit door” of the digestive system.

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Anus

28
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The semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system.

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Feces

29
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Removes liquid waste from the body.

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Urinary system

30
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Beanshaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from blood.

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Kidneys