General Science Ch 7

Front 1

fats

Back 1

lipids
provide energy to body and help body absorb vitamins

Front 2

villi

Back 2

folds covered with finger like projections
increases the surfacce area of the small intestine so that nutrients in the chyme have more places to be absorbed

Front 3

mechanical digestion

Back 3

chewed, mixed, churned

Front 4

peristalsis

Back 4

waves of muscle contractions in the digestive tract

Front 5

food groups

Back 5

foods that contain the same nutrient are grouped together

Front 6

chemical digestion

Back 6

chemical reaction break down large food molecules into smaller ones

Front 7

chyme

Back 7

a thin wateery liquid that moves out of the stomach and into the small intestine

Front 8

vitamins

Back 8

organic nutrients needed in small quantities for growth, regulation body functions, and preventing some diseases

Front 9

proteins

Back 9

large molecules that contain HONC sometimes sulfur

Front 10

enzyme

Back 10

a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions

Front 11

carbohydrates

Back 11

usually the main sources of energy for your body.
CHO

Front 12

nutrients

Back 12

substances that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth, and repair

Front 13

minerals

Back 13

inorganic nutrients that lack carbon
regulate chem. reactions in the body

Front 14

amino acids

Back 14

building blocks of proteins

Front 15

digestion

Back 15

process that breaks down food into small molecules so that they can be absorbed and used as energy