sicence Flashcards

1
Q

when you put the food in your mouth

A

INGESTION

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2
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where mechanical digestion begin

A

ingestion (mouth)

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3
Q

teeth and tongue

A

Mechanical digestion

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4
Q

makes saliva that breaks down food

A

salivary glands

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5
Q

The amount of energy in food is measured in calories

A

calorie

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6
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the amount of energy it take to rise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 c

A

calorie

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7
Q

releases the energy from the processed food

A

your digestive system

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8
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the parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

A

nutrients

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9
Q

5 example of nutrients

A

proteins, fats, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals

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10
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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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11
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the 4 steps of digestion

A

ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination

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12
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when u chew, mash, and grind food with you teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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13
Q

break down pieces of food into small molecules

A

chemical digestion

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14
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when u put food such as bread into your mouth

A

ingestion

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15
Q

an enzyme in your mouth that helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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16
Q

a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

A

esophagus

17
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food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contraction

A

peristalsis

18
Q

a large, hollow organ that stores food

A

stomach

19
Q

an adult stomach can hold about - of food and liquid

A

2 liters

20
Q

enable the stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

A

the folds on the inner walls

21
Q

the cells in these folds produce chemicals that help break down

A

proteins

22
Q

this stomach fluid makes the stomach acidic

A

gastric juice

23
Q

an enzyme that helps break down the proteins in food i to amino acids

A

pepsin

24
Q

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

A

small intestine

25
Q

fingerlike projections that cover the folds of the small intestine

A

villi

26
Q

nutrients enter the blood through blood vessels in this digestive organ

A

small intestine

27
Q

also know as the colon

A

large intestine

28
Q

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

A

large intestine

29
Q

where water is adsorbed leaving behind semisolid waste

A

large intestine

30
Q

the last section of the large intestine about 8 inches long

A

rectum

31
Q

the final opening or exit door of the digestive system

A

anus

32
Q

the semisolid waste that is ready to leave the digestive system

A

feces

33
Q

removes liquid waste from the body

A

urinary system

34
Q

beanshaped organs that fitter or removes waste from the blood

A

kidneys

35
Q

ureters from the kidney deliver liquid waste to this organ that is like a w

A

bladder

36
Q

liquid waste leaves the body from this small tube that is connected to the

A

urethra