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56 Cards in this Set
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Embryo
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cluster of cells after the first week |
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Placenta |
attaches baby to the utterus |
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Umbilical Cord |
bundle of blood vessels provides nutrients
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Fetus
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baby after ninth week
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adolescence
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childhood through adult hood
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Puberty
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when the body is able to reproduce
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hormones
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stimulators of the endocrine system |
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pituitary gland
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master gland |
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Somatotropin |
growth hormone
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thryroid gland
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regulates metabolism |
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Metabolism
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rate your body burns foot
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Epinephrine
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Adrenaline gland |
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pancreas |
makes insulin |
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insulin |
removes glucose from the body
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glucose |
sugar |
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ovaries
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testes |
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testerone
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male hormone |
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melatonin
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sleep hormone` |
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digestion
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physical and chemical breakdown of food |
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crown
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visibile tooth
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enamel
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hardest substance
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gingiva
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gum |
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dentin |
main part of the tooth |
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pulp |
soft tissue of the tooth |
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root canal |
nerves
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tongue
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muscular organ softens food |
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uvula
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ball of stuff in the back of mouth helps cloths something |
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Esophagus |
connects the pharynx to the stomach |
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stomach |
sacklike organ has the largest diameter of any section of gastrointestinal track |
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thick liquid that once was food
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small intestine
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longest organ in the body |
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peristalsis
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swallowing food contractions |
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large intestine
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makes poop |
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pancreas |
digest fats, carbs, and protiens |
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liver |
produces bile |
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gallbladder |
stores bile
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Carbs
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use to burn
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Dietary Fiber |
good source of carbs |
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cholesterol |
fatlike substance through the blood vessels |
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proteins
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use to restore muscles
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essential amino acids |
must be gained by food |
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incomplete proteins |
veggies |
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saturated fats
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solid at room temp animal fat/ bad fat |
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unsaturated
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vegetable fat |
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vitamins
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micronutrients |
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antioxidants
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neutralize harmful molecules called free radicals |
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minerals
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are micronutrients
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Water |
needed for absorption and digesting six glasses of water a day |
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Kilocalorie
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one thousands calorie |
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BMR
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how your body burns when you are not doing something |
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Five basic food groups
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fruits veggies grains proteins dairy |
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nutrient density
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proportion of nutrients compared to the number of calories the food contains
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daily values
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recommended amounts of certain nutrients to be consumed daily |
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yo-yo dieting
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loose weight, gain weigh, loose weight, gain weight |
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