Energy & Waste Flashcards

1
Q

The amount of energy in food is measured in Calories.

A

Calorie

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2
Q

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water is by 1 C

A

Calorie

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3
Q

Release the energy from the processed food.

A

Your digestive system

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4
Q

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

A

Nutrients

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5
Q

5 Examples of Nutrients

A

Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, and Minerals

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6
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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7
Q

The 4 steps of digestion

A

ingestion, digestion,absorption, and elimination

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8
Q

when you chew, mash, and grind food with your teeth and tongue.

A

Mechanical Digestion

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9
Q

break down pieces of food into small molecules.

A

Chemical Digestion

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10
Q

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

A

Ingestion

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11
Q

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

A

Saliva

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12
Q

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

A

Esophagus

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13
Q

Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contraction

A

Peristalsis

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14
Q

a large, hollow organ that stores food.

A

Stomach

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15
Q

An adult stomach can hold about ________ of food and liquid.

A

2 Liters

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16
Q

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

A

The Folds On The Inner Walls

17
Q

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

A

Proteins

18
Q

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

A

Pepsin

20
Q

a long tube that is connected to the stomach. It is about 7 m long.

A

Small Intestine

21
Q

fingerlike projections that covers the folds of the small intestine.

A

Villi

22
Q

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

A

Small Intestine

23
Q

Also know as, the colon

A

Large Intestine

24
Q

is about 1.5m long. It has a larger diameter than the small intestine.

A

Large Intestine

25
Q

Where water is absorbed, leaving behind semisolid waste.

A

Large Intestine

26
Q

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

A

Rectum

27
Q

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

A

Anus

28
Q

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

A

Feces

29
Q

Removes liquid waste from the body.

A

Urinary System

30
Q

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

A

Kidneys

31
Q

Ureters from the kidneys deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a water balloon.

A

Bladder