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Embryo

cluster of cells after the first week




Placenta


forms between the baby and mom


attaches baby to the utterus


Umbilical Cord
bundle of blood vessels provides nutrients
Fetus
baby after ninth week
adolescence
childhood through adult hood
Puberty
when the body is able to reproduce
hormones

stimulators of the endocrine system
pituitary gland

master gland

Somatotropin
growth hormone
thryroid gland

regulates metabolism



Metabolism
rate your body burns foot
Epinephrine

Adrenaline gland

pancreas

makes insulin

insulin
removes glucose from the body

glucose

sugar
ovaries


female reproductive parts




testes


male reproductive parts



testerone

male hormone
melatonin

sleep hormone`
digestion

physical and chemical breakdown of food
crown
visibile tooth
enamel
hardest substance
gingiva

gum

dentin

main part of the tooth

pulp

soft tissue of the tooth

root canal
nerves
tongue

muscular organ softens food
uvula

ball of stuff in the back of mouth helps cloths something

Esophagus

connects the pharynx to the stomach

stomach

sacklike organ has the largest diameter of any section of gastrointestinal track


chyme



thick liquid that once was food
small intestine


absorbs food


longest organ in the body

peristalsis

swallowing food contractions
large intestine

makes poop

pancreas

digest fats, carbs, and protiens

liver


largest internal organ of body


produces bile


gallbladder
stores bile
Carbs
use to burn

Dietary Fiber

good source of carbs

cholesterol

fatlike substance through the blood vessels
proteins
use to restore muscles

essential amino acids


what your body cant make


must be gained by food


incomplete proteins

veggies
saturated fats

solid at room temp


animal fat/ bad fat

unsaturated

vegetable fat
vitamins

micronutrients
antioxidants

neutralize harmful molecules called free radicals
minerals
are micronutrients

Water


primary component of all body fluids


needed for absorption and digesting


six glasses of water a day

Kilocalorie

one thousands calorie
BMR

how your body burns when you are not doing something
Five basic food groups

fruits veggies grains proteins dairy
nutrient density
proportion of nutrients compared to the number of calories the food contains
daily values

recommended amounts of certain nutrients to be consumed daily
yo-yo dieting

loose weight, gain weigh, loose weight, gain weight