Short Answer
What diet should we choose to keep our digestive systems healthy?
We should eat a balance diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and little lipids.
Villi are houses in the Meditirranian Sea
If false explain.)
False, the are finger-like projections in the small intestine
carbohydrates are made of what
sugars
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Proteins are made of what
amino acids
Long chain of sugar molecules
polysaccharide
What do enzymes do?
Special proteins that speed up a chemical reaction in an organism or cell.
x2
Indivusaul molecules are alive
If false explain.)
False they cannot perform the life procceises
the soupy mixture of food and acid in the stomach
chyme
Explain the difference between a tissue and an organ
tissue are two or more cells working doing a specfic job
Organ is two or more tissues working together to do a specfic job
What is my middle name
Caroline
Name the four chemicals found in living things.
Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen
God provides protection for our stomachs so they don't digest themesleves is thick mucus
Trueeeeeeeee
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What is bile
A biter liquid that helps the small intestine digest and absorb fats
Two major classification of vitamins
fat-soulble water soulble
Long chains of molecules that make up protiens
enteritis
Two abnormal conditions of gastrotestinal tract
Enteritis: inflammation of the intestines Colitis: inflammation of the colon. Constipation: slow movement of feces in the large intestine.
Carbohydrates provide the most energy per gram. If false explain.)
False lipids do.
where are tissues
tissues are distributed throughout the body
What is sphincter
Thick muscular tissue that closes off a section of the digestive tract when the muscle is contracted
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epiglottis
the flap of tissue that folds over the windpipe during swallowing
Name the secretion glands of the digestive system and their functions.
Digestive enzymes: breaks down food molecules Mucus: lubricates and protects the lining of gastorinal tract.
Lipids are made of building blocks called fatty acids
trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Name two water soluble vitamins and what they do
Vitamin A Vison milk
Vitamin D Bones and teeth grow properly helps caclicum be absorbed salmon
What does peristalsis involve
squeezing and pushing the action of muscles in the gastrointestinal system
Difine the terms digestion and absorption and how each one happens