2.3-energy waste Flashcards

1
Q

Your body’s way of telling you that it needs food.

A

Hunger

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2
Q

The amount of energy in food is measured by.

A

Calories

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3
Q

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 KG of water by 1c.

A

Calories

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4
Q

releases the energy from the processed food

A

your digestive system

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5
Q

the parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

A

nutrients

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6
Q

5 examples of nutrients

A

proteins,fats,carbohydrates,vitamins,and minerals

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7
Q

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

A

Digestion

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8
Q

the 4 steps of digestion

A

ingestion,digestion,absorption,and elimination

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9
Q

When you chew,mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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10
Q

when you break down food into small molecules.

A

Chemical digestion

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11
Q

when you put food,such as bread,into your mouth

A

Ingeston

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12
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an enzyme, in your mouth, that helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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13
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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

A

esophagus

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14
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Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscles contractions.

A

peristalsis

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15
Q

a large,hollow organ that stores food

A

stomach

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16
Q

an adult stomach can hold about 2 liters of food and liquid

A

2 liters

17
Q

Enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

A

the folds on the inner walls

18
Q

The cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down proteins

A

proteins

19
Q

this stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

gastric juice

20
Q

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

A

pepsin

21
Q

a long tube that is connected to the stomach. it is about 7m (23 ft long

A

small intestine

22
Q

fingerlike projectiles that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

villi

23
Q

nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ.

A

small intestine

24
Q

also know as, the colon.

A

large intestine

25
Q

is about 1.5m (5 feet) long. it has a large diameter (about 5 cm or 2 in) than the small intestine

A

large intestine

26
Q

where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste

A

large intsetine

27
Q

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

A

rectum

28
Q

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

A

anus

29
Q

the semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

30
Q

removes liquid waste from the body

A

urinary system

31
Q

bean shaped organs that filter, or remove, waste from blood

A

kidneys

32
Q

ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a water bag

A

bladder

33
Q
A

uretha