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Function of nutrients
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promotes growth, repairs body tissues, and energy
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Metabolism
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Chemical process of breaking down food and turning it into energy
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Calorie
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amount of energy released when nutrients are burned
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Glucose
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most important sugar because it is a major energy source
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Complex carbs found in plant food
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starch like potatoes
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complex carbs
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sugars chemically linked together to form a chain
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Role of fiber
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helps moves things a long....
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Sat and Unsat fats
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Sat-solid at room temp
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Cholesterol
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waxy like substance found in cells of animals
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Proteins
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major role in growth and repair of body tissues
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Vitamins
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made by living things, required in small amounts, and assist many chemical processes in the body
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Fat and water soluble vitamins
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Fat-vitamin A, D, E, K
Water-vitamin C and B |
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Deficiency
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condition where a person does not have enough of something
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Osteoporosis
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loss of bone (age related) over time
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Iron
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necessary for healthy RBC's. Girls and women need this because of their periods, teen males need for muscle mass build
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Recommended water intake
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8 cups
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% of obese Oklahomans
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46%
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# Oklahoma is on the obesity list
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#6
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#1 obese state
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Mississippi
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Leanest state
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Colorado
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Fraction of US ff eaters
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2/3
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Cereals importance @ breakfast
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people who do that weigh less
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Cardiorespiratory endurance
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ability of your heart, blood vessels, and lungs to distribute nutrients and oxygen and remove waste
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#qts resting heart pumps
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5-6
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#qts exercising heart pumps
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20-25
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Muscular strength
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capacity of a muscle(s) to resist an external force
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Muscular endurance
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ability to use muscle to keep working for an extended amount of time
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Flexibility
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ability to use muscles thru out entire rage of motion
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Body fat
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amount of body fat compared to lean weight
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Endorphins
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chemical produced tin brain for sense of satisfaction and pleasure; during exercise brain makes more
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Aerobic
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non stop repetitive strenuous physical activity that raises breathes and heart beat
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Amount of time considered aerobic
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20min
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Anaerobic
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intense physical activity that lasts only for a few seconds to min during which muscles use up more oxygen than blood can supply
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Isometric
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involves contracted of muscles thru full rage of motion
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Isotonic
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muscles contract but very little action takes place
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Isometric
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Thru a range of motion against resistances weight that changes
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Testes location
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in scrotum
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Testicular sptum
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divides scrotum into left and right
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Testicular cancer
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most common in young men (20-30)
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Body cavity housing scrotum/testes
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abdominal pelvic cavity
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Appx. Size of tests
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olive size
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Male gonads
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testes
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Ovary location
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plank uterus on each side
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Oocyte
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inmature egg
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Cervix
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interior neck like portion of uterus
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