| A | B |
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| Carbohydrates | This type of nutrient is typically the main source of energy for your body. These are also known as sugars and starches, including breads, pastas, candy, and fruits. |
| Lipids | Also known as fats, this nutrient includes fatty & oily foods and provide energy and help your body absorb vitamins. Too much of this type can affect your health, however. |
| Proteins | Your body uses these nutrients for replacement and repair of body cells and for growth. Their molecules are made up of building blocks called Amino Acids. |
| Vitamins | Organic nutrients needed in small quantitis for growth, regulating body functions, and preventing some diseases. They are either fat-soluble or water-soluble. |
| Minerals | Inorganic nutrients (they lack carbon & regulate chemical reactions in your body). An example is calcium, which helps maintain bone strength. |
| Water | The human body is made up of 60% this substance, which is an inorganic compound. |
| Amino Acids | These are the building blocks of protein molecules. |
| Nutrients | Substances in foods that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth, and repair. There are six main types; vitamins, proteins, lipids, carbs, minerals, and water. |
| Atherosclerosis | A leading cause of heart disease, this cndition is the result of having high levels of bad cholesterol. |
| Hypertension | Another dangerous heart condition is this, which is also known as high blood pressure. |
| Capillaries | The "dead end" or "turnaround" point in our blood stream, these are the small blood vessels where arteries and veins are connected. The walls of these vsels are only 1 cell thick. |
| Red Blood Cells | These special cells deliver oxygen throughout the body via the bloodstream. |
| Veins | Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. Typically, they only carry blood that has no oxygen but has CO2 and waste products. |
| Arteries | As blood is pumped out of the heart, it travels through these vessels which carry blood away from the heart. |
| Systemic Circulation | This type of circulation takes oxygen-rich blood from the heart and delivers it to the entire body...except the heart and lungs. |
| Pulmonary Circulation | The flow of blood to the lungs and back to the heart. |
| Coronary Circulation | The flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart only. |
| Atriums | The two upper chambers of the heart are called.... |
| Ventricles | The two lower chambers of the heart are called .... |
