| A | B |
|---|
| mechanical digestion | chewing by jaw and teeth |
| chemical digestion | by enzymes |
| mouth | digestion starts here |
| esophagus | muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach |
| peristalsis | muscular contractions that move food or chyme |
| stomach | muscular bag that stores and curns food |
| hydrochloric acid | found in stomach for digestion of food |
| mucos | lines the inside of the stomach to protect from hydrachloric acid |
| gall bladder | stores bile produced by liver |
| small intestine | most digestion occurs here |
| large intestine | water is reabsorbed into the body here |
| anus | outer opening at the end of the digestive track |
| chyme | food that has been broken down and had mucos and enzymes added to it |
| liver | produces an enzyme called bile which is vital for digestion |
| duodenum | first section of the small intestine where a major part of digestion takes place |
| bile | works on fats like soap works on grease |
| villi | fingerlike projections that line the inside of the small intestine to absorb nutrients |
| molecules of nutrients in small intestine | move by diffusion, osmosis, or active transport into the blood vessels of the villi to be distributed to the body |
| bacteria | live in your large intestine and produce vitamins we need |
| digestion | is for supplying your body with raw materials in the form of nutrients for metabolism |
| insulin | produced by pancreas |
| salvia | consist of mucos, amylase, and water |
| enzyme | chemical protein that is vital in chemical digestion because it helps break up two combined substances |
| water | vital factor for life |
| nutrients | have to be carried by water in the body to be used |
| your body is about | 60-66% water |
| calcium | strong bones and teeth-found in milk, eggs, green leafy vegetables |
| minerals | calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, iron, iodine |
| Vitamin A | growth, good eye sight, healthy skin |
| green/yellow vegetables, liver and fish oils, milk, yellow fruit | Vitamin A |
| anorexia nervosa | person starves themself for fear of gaining weight |
| bulimia | eating large amounts of food in a short period of time and then causing yourself to vomit |
| nutrients | substances in food that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth and repair |
| carbohydrates | the main source of energy for the body |
| proteins | nutrients needed throughout your body for growth, as enzymes, and in the replacement and repair of body cells |
| fats | nutrients that provide energy and help your body store some vitamins |
| vitamin B | growth, healthy nervous system, red blood cell production- found in meat, eggs, milk, cereal grains, green vegetables |
| iron | carries oxygen in hemoglobinin red blood cells |
| potassium | balance of water in cells, nerve impulse conduction |
| vitamin K | blood clotting, wound healing-green leafy vegetables, eggs, grains,tomatoes |
