Nutrition Vocab
What are the Large molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and other important elements?
Protein
What do we call the the process that breaks down food
Digestion
This part of the stomach is a short tube that uses peristalsis to move food to the stomach
esophagus
Grains provide your body with which type of nutrient?
Carbohydrates
what are the building blocks of proteins
amino acids
What are the substances in food that provide energy and materials for cell development
nutrients
what do we call the watery liquid food is changed into for digestion?
chyme
This part of the stomach is where water is mostly removed
Large Intestine
Meats provide your body with which type of nutrient?
Protein
what do we call foods that contain the same type of nutrients?
food group
What do we call lipids that provide energy and help us absorb nutrients?
fats
what do we call the physical breakdown of food?
Mechanical digestion
This part of the body provides both mechanical and chemical digestion through enzymes
The mouth
This important element is arguably more important than grains, meats or fruits
water
acid and enzymes are examples of what
chemical digestion
What do we call organic nutrients that help with growth and body regulation?
vitamins
What do we call the waves of muscle contraction that takes place in the esophagus?
peristalsis
This part of digestion contains villi for absorbing chyme
Small Intestine
Vitamins are found mostly in which portion of the pyramid
fruits
Which essential vitamin is built in your stomach by bacteria?
Vitamin K
What do we call inorganic nutrients that help regulate chemical reactions in the body?
minerals
What do we call the proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in your body?
enzymes
This part of digestion is where most chemical digestion takes place
Stomach
Minerals are found primarily in which portion of the pyramid?
vegetables
The liver and appendix are described as what type of organs?
accessory