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28 Cards in this Set
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Saturated fats are saturated with |
Hydrogen, come from animal flesh |
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Proteins are made up of |
Amino acids |
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minerals |
Occur in nature |
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Cellulose |
Fiber, cannot be digested |
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Glucose |
Bodys first source of energy |
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So rich in protein they are in meat group |
Soy beans |
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If there are more calories what does that food have more of |
Energy |
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What enzyme is found in saliva |
Amylase |
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What is the largest internal organ |
Liver |
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What are the wavelike motions of food in the esophagus called |
Peristalsis |
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What kind of tissue is the stomach and esophagus made of |
Smooth muscle tissue |
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What is the first section that the chyme enters |
The small intestine, duodenum |
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What is the second portion of the digestive system that the chyme goes into |
Large intestine, colon or bowel, which prepares feces for elimination via the rectum |
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Where is the bile stored |
Gallbladder |
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Epiglottis |
Covers trachea preventing food from entering windpipe |
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Pancreas |
Deposits insulin to break blood sugar |
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What is chyme |
Thick liquid before it leaves the stomach |
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What does bile breakdown |
Lipids |
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Villi |
Line small intestine, finger like projections, absorb nutrients |
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Constipation |
Too little water in bowel, difficult to pass |
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Diarrhea |
Excess water in colon, produces watery bowel movements |
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Diabetes |
Pancreas does not secrete any insulin |
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Hemorrhoids |
Pressure to eliminate feces, causing veins in rectum to become enlarged and painful |
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indigestion |
Incomplete digestion |
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Gallstones vs kidney stones |
Gallstones are made up of bile while kidney stones are caused by urine remaining in the tract, salts crystallize |
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Dialysis |
A machine that takes place in kidneys to remove urine and filter blood |
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Ureter |
Connects kidneys to bladder |
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Urethra |
urine leads body here |
