| A | B |
|---|
| Food | Your body needs like car needs gasoline |
| Nutrients in food | Provides energy and repairs and makes new body cells |
| Calorie | Amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree Celsius |
| Protein | Nutrients needed for growth and repair |
| Amino Acids | Make up proteins |
| Dehydration | Occurs when person doesn't take in enough water |
| Grains | Food Guide Pyramid---eat more of these than meat |
| Fats, oils and sweets | Contain few valuable vitamins |
| Esophagus | Food tube that carries food between mouth and stomach |
| Pepsin | Enzyme found in the stomach |
| Pancreas | Produces enzymes that break down carbs, proteins, fats |
| Mouth | Chemical digestion BEGINS here (starches) |
| Stomach | Muscle contractions here break down food |
| Large Intestine | Wastes pass into the rectum |
| Carbohydrate | Main source of ENERGY for the body |
| Digestive enzymes | Necessary for chemical digestion in body |
| Fiber | Supplies bulk to keep food and wastes moving through digestive system |
| Water | Needed for body processes to take place (chemical reactions) |
| Minerals | Calcium, iron, magnesium are examples |
| Blood, lymph, body fluids | Made up mostly of water |
| Teeth | Begin MECHANICAL digestion in the mouth |
| Ulcer | When part of stomach wall digests itself |
