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| Substances in food that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all its essential process |
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| What are the six groups of nutrients |
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Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Carbohydrates |
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| The amount of energy needed to raise the temperatureof one gram of water by one degree celcius |
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| How many calories does an adult need |
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| composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen (are a major source of energy) |
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The major source of energy for your bodys cells. |
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| Energy containing nutrients that are composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen |
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Nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen. |
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Linked together chemically to form large protein molecules |
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| Act as a helper molecules in a variety of chemical reactions in the body |
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| Nutrients that are not made by living things |
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| The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules |
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| The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system in your blood |
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| The fluid released when your mouth waters. Contains enzymes to convert starch into sugar |
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| Seals off your wind pipe preventing food from entering |
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| A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach |
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| A thick, slippery substance produced by the body, makes food easier to swallow & move along. |
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| Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that helps move food along. |
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| A j shaped, muscular pouch. Helps digest food. |
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| Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body |
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| most chemical digestion takes place |
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| Breaks down many substances prodces bile. |
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| Substance that breaks up fat particles |
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| The organ that stores bile |
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| Helps break down certain food, and produces blood cells |
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Help absorb nutrient molecules |
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| where most water absorption takes place |
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| The large intestine ends in a short tube. Waste is stored and comapacted for evacuation |
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| A muscular opening at the end of a rectum. Releases waste. |
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