Digestive System
Process by which nutrients pass through the lining of your digestive system into your blood.
absorption
The liver converts impurities and poisons to less harmful substances. For example the liver forms __________, which is a harmful waste product from protein breakdown
Urea
What is one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses (about 5.4 million)
norovirus
Commonly, what part of the fridge holds the most bacteria/germs?
fridge door
Tiny filtering units in the kidney that remove wastes and help produce urine
nephrons
What is the proper order in which food enters the body
Mouth, Esophagus, Pharynx
Mouth to pharynx to esophagus
What are the organs of excretion?
Liver
Kidneys
Lungs and skin
What is the foodborne illness that commonly occurs with eating raw cookie dough
salmonella
What is the safest minimum temperature that meat should be cooked to
160 F
Cluster of small tiny blood vessels found in nephrons that filter urea, water, glucose and other materials from the blood
glomerulus
The role of the liver is to ___________ bile
produce
What is the cause of kidney stones?
calcium buildup
This foodborne illness is carried on many animals, specifically poultry
campylobacter
What is cross-contamination?
Bacteria transferred from one surface after use to another food item etc...
Tiny hairlike projections that line the small intestines and absorb nutrients
villi
The role of the gallbladder is to __________ bile
store
When kidneys fail there is a process which a machine filters wastes from the blood for the person. What is it called?
Dialysis
This illness comes from drinking contaminated water or undercooked meat< also found in animal feces and can lead to diarrhea, cramps and sometimes fever
E.Coli
What are the Core 4?
Cook
Separate
Clean
Chill
Food becomes __________, which is a thick liquid that allows it to move to from the stomach to the small intestine
chyme
What are the two types of digestion?
mechanical
Chemical
watery fluid produced by kidneys that contains urea and other wastes
urine
This foodborne illness is the most deadly
listeria
Food should not be left at room temperature for more than:
2 hours
A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea, which prevents food/liquid from entering your lungs
epiglottis