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21 Cards in this Set
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Contains enzymes that breakdown carbohydrates |
Saliva |
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Accessory organs |
Salivary glands , liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
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Wavelike motion to move food |
peristalsis |
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Mixes food with gastric juices, limited absorption |
Stomach |
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Helps move food through stomach into intestines |
Enzyme |
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This type of food passes through the stomach in 3-6 hours |
Fatty food |
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This peritoneal membrane suspends portions of the small intestine from the posterior abdominal wall |
Mesentery |
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The liver metabolizes these macromolecules at an especially high rate |
Lipids |
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This enzyme is needed to digest proteins |
Pepsin |
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This digestive juice contains enzyme that digest carbohydrates fats nucleic acids and proteins |
Pancreatic juice |
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The macromolecules passes through the stomach faster than fats or proteins |
Carbohydrates |
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Diet lacks essential nutrition |
Malnutritions |
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Organic compounds supply energy for cellular processes |
Carbohydrates |
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Polymers of amino acids |
Proteins |
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Organic compounds other then carbs lipids and proteins |
Vitamins |
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Elements necessary in human metabolism obtained from plant foods or animals that eat plants |
Minerals |
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Amount of heat required to raised temperatures of 1 gram of water by 1 degrees Celsius |
Calorie |
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Self starvation |
Anorexic |
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Indigestion difficulty digesting |
Dyspepsia |
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Different parts of digestion |
Mechanical and chemical |
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Different types of saliva |
Mucous and serous |
