Human Nutrition Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Herbivores
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Animals that feed mainly on plants
2
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Carnivores
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Animals that feed mainly on animals
3
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Omnivores
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Animals that eat plants and animals
4
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Nutrition
A
The way an organism obtains food
5
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Digestion
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The physical and chemical breakdown of food
6
Q
Main events of human nutrition
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- Ingestion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Egestion
7
Q
Peristalsis
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A wave of muscular action in the walls of the alimentary canal that move the contents along
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