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Bio Topic 7 Flashcards

1
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Which general group of people require the most calories in their diet?

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Adolescent males with active lifestyles

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Why do pregnant/breastfeeding women need a larger caloric intake?

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“They need more energy to support the development of the child. The diet needs to be balanced as well to provide the correct nutrients
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3
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What is constipation caused by?

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A lack of dietary fibre

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4
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What is starvation?

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Suffering or death that is caused by not eating enough food

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5
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What is constipation?

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Infrequent bowel movements causing difficulty passing faeces

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6
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What is scurvy caused by?

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A lack of vitamin C

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7
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Give 3 sources of carbohydrates in the diet?

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Pasta, bread, potato

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8
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Give 3 sources of fat in the diet

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Oily fish, nuts, butter

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9
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Give 3 sources of protein in the diet

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Meat, fish, nuts

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10
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Give 2 sources of Vitamin C in the diet

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Fruit and vegetables

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11
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2 sources of Vitamin D

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Oily fish and eggs

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12
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Give 2 sources of iron in the diet

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Red meat & beans

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13
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Give 2 sources of calcium in the diet

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Milk and cheese

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14
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What are the 2 main groups of dietary fibre?

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Soluble fibre and insoluble fibre

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15
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Give 2 sources of soluble fibre

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Oats and fruit

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16
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Give 2 sources of insoluble fibre

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Wholemeal bread and nuts

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17
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What are the causes of vitamin D deficiency?

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“Not enough sunlight
Not enough oily fish, egg yolks or fortified milk”

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18
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What are the effects of vitamin D deficiency?

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Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets in children which leads to weak bones which can cause deformities

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19
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What are the causes of iron deficiency?

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A diet lacking iron, Blood loss, Pregnancy

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20
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What are the effects of iron deficiency?

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Fatigue, Dizziness, Headache, Chest pain

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21
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What is ingestion?

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The intake of substances into the body through the mouth

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22
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What is mechanical digestion?

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The process of breaking down food without altering it chemically

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23
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What is chemical digestion?

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Breaking insoluble large molecules into smaller soluble ones

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24
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What is absorption?

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The process where ions and broken down food molecules move into the blood through the wall of the intestine

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25
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What is assimilation?

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The movement of digested food molecules into the cells of the body where they are used

26
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What is egestion?

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The removal of undigested food as waste from the anus

27
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What is cholera?

A

diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine

28
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How does the cholera bacterium cause dehydration and diarrhoea?

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1) bacteria, produces a toxin that causes the secretion(too many) chloride ions into small intestine
-This decreases water, potential of small intestine
2) this decreased, what a potential causes water to move from the blood into the small intestine by osmosis
3) leading to diarrhoea and dehydratio

29
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What is the difference between the alimentary canal and the digestive system?

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The alimentary canal involves the tubes that the food passes through whereas the digestive system also includes digestive glands

30
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Describe the passage of food through the alimentary canal

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“Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → rectum
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31
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What is the function of the mouth?

A

“To chew and break down food
To secrete (produce) digestive enzymes”

32
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What is the oesophagus?

A

The tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

33
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What does the stomach do?

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-churns food with its muscular walls
-Produces protease enzymes
-Produces gastric juice to kill bacteria and provide optimum acidic pH for protease

34
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What role does the pancreas play in digestion?

A

The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine

35
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Where are the salivary glands located?

A

In the mouth

36
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Name the 2 parts of the small intestine

A

Duodenum and ileum

37
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What is the function of the duodenum?

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The duodenum receives food directly from the stomach and uses enzymes and chemical digestion to break the food down

38
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What is the function of the ileum?

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Most nutrients are absorbed from the food in the ileum into the blood

39
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How is the ileum adapted to absorption?

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The ileum is lined with villi and microvilli which provide a large surface area for absorption

40
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How are villi adapted for absorption?

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Microvilli = larger surface area for faster absorption
Wall of villus one-cell-thick: shorter distance for diffusion + active transport
Network of blood capillaries: transport glucose + amino acids away from s.i. & into blood
Lacteal: runs through centre of villus to transport fatty acids & glycerol away from s.i. & into lymph

41
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What is the function of the large intestine (colon)?

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Water is reabsorbed into the blood in the large intestine

42
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What is the function of the rectum?

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“The rectum stores faeces before egestion
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43
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“What is the function of incisors in mechanical digestion?
“

A

Biting and cutting

44
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“What is the function of canines in mechanical digestion?
“

A

Gripping and tearing

45
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What is the function of premolars and molars in mechanical digestion?

A

“Chewing and grinding food

Molars- crushing + grinding
Premolars- tearing and crushing

46
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What is the purpose of chemical digestion?

A

Breaking larger insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules that can be absorbed

47
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What does amylase do?

A

Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks starch down into simple sugars

48
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“Describe the digestion of starch in the alimentary canal
“

A

“Amylase is secreted and breaks starch down into maltose in the alimentary canal
Maltase breaks maltose down on the membranes of the small intestine”

49
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What does protease do?

A

Protease is a digestive enzyme that breaks proteins down into amino acids

50
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What does lipase do?

A

Lipase is a digestive enzyme that breaks lipids down into fatty acids and glycerol

51
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Give 2 places in the alimentary canal that amylase is secreted

A

The pancreas, The salivary glands in the mouth

52
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Give 3 places in the alimentary canal that protease is secreted

A

The pancreas, The stomach, small i testine

53
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Where is lipase secreted?

A

The pancreas

54
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Give 2 examples of protease enzymes

A

Pepsin and trypsin

55
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Where is trypsin secreted from?

A

The small intestine

56
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Where is pepsin secreted from?

A

The stomach

57
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“Explain the functions of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice
“

A

“Low (acidic) pH kills bacteria by denaturing the enzymes inside them
Low pH is the optimum pH for pepsin”

58
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What does bile do?

A

“Bile neutralises the stomach acid and provides alkaline conditions for the digestive enzymes in the small intestine
Bile also emulsifies fats which increases their surface area for chemical digestion”

59
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In which part of the alimentary canal is digested food absorbed?

A

The small intestine

60
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What is the purpose of villi in the small intestine?

A

Villi increase the surface area for absorption

61
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Describe the structure of a villus

A

“Central lacteal used for transporting fatty acids and glycerol in the lymph fluid
Lots of capillaries to absorb nutrients into the blood
Thin wall to minimise the diffusion distance”

62
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Where is water absorbed

A

“The small intestine (most water absorbed here)
The colon”

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