Key Terms — Human Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Calcium
A
Mineral ions for growth of bones and teeth
Deficiency: rickets
2
Q
Iron
A
Component of haemoglobin
Deficiency: anaemia
3
Q
Vitamin A
A
Visual purple, rod cells
Night blindness
4
Q
Vitamin C
A
Stick cells tgt, heal wound
Scurvy
5
Q
Vitamin R
A
Regulates calcium absorption
6
Q
Peristalsis
A
Circular muscles to contract, push bolus
7
Q
Ingestion
A
Food mouth
8
Q
Digestion
A
Large to small molecules in duodenum
9
Q
Absorption
A
In ileum
Into blood
10
Q
Assimilation
A
Small molecules to large molecules
11
Q
Egestion
A
E pulse faeces
Doesn’t equal to excretion
12
Q
Lacteal
A
Part of villi which absorbs fats
13
Q
Villi
A
Finger like structure in small intestine to inc surface area
14
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Bile
A
Produced in liver, stored in all bladder, found in bile salt
Emulsifies large fat droplets into small fat droplets to inc SA
Neutralises stomach acid
