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15 Cards in this Set
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Substances in foods that provide energy and materials for cell development
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Nutrients
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Large molecules that contain carbon
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Proteins
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Building block of protein
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Amino Acids
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Nutrient that usually is the body's main source of energy
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Carbohydrate
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Nutrien that stores energy, cushions organs and helps the body absorb vitamins
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Fat
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Water-soluble or fat-soluble organic nutrient needed in small quantities for growth, for preventing some diseases, and for regulating body functions
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Vitamins
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Waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract
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Peristalsis
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Inorganic nutrient that regulates many chemical reactions in the body
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Mineral
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Liquid product of digestion
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Chyme
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Food tube
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Esophagus
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A large gland behind the stomach and has fat-digesting enzymes
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Pancreas
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Part of the small intestine next to the stomach
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Duodenum
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A mixture of mucus and fluid secreted by glands in the cheeks and lower jaw
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Saliva
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An organ in living beings that plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions. It plays an important role in digestion
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Liver
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The final straight portion of the large intestine that terminates in the anus
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Rectum
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