foods and digestion Flashcards
(25 cards)
what are the six kinds of nutrient?
carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water
what three nutrients contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen?
carbohydrates, fats, and protein
carbohydrates are found in what kind of food?
sugar and starchy foods
what nutrient is the easiest to get?
carbohydrates
what nutrient is used for quick energy?
carbohydrates
fats are called what?
lipids
what is the building block of all protein?
amino acids
how many amino acids are essential?
21
what nutrient helps the cells to reproduce and repair?
protein
what nutrient is needed to form antibodies, aid in production of hormones and enzymes, and provide energy when fats and carbohydrates are gone?
protein
what nutrient is in meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, dried beans, peas, and whole grain cereal?
protein
how many pints of water do we lose?
6 pints
how many glasses of water do we need?
4 to 8
the process of breaking down food into particles small enough to be dissolved in the plasma of food is called what?
digestion
saliva contains what?
digestive enzymes
is the digestion of fats and protein begun in the mouth?
no
saliva and hydrochloric acid and pepsin do what?
break down protein
fats are broken down when they reach what part of the body?
small intestine
gall bladder and pancreas produce enzymes that enter where in the body
small intestine
where is the food completely liquid?
small intestine
particles not small enough to enter the bloodstream go where?
large intestine
waste products pass where in the body?
large intestine
what carries dissolved nutrients from digested food?
plasma
nutrients and water pass into the ___________ as it flows through blood vessels in the ______________.
Nutrients and water pass into the BLOODSTREAM as it flows through blood vessels in the SMALL INTESTINE
