Nutrients
A major source of energy and is needed to make cell parts
What is Carbohydrate?
What is 20%?
Chewing is this type of digestion.
What is mechanical?
This fluid contains chemicals that break down starches into sugars.
What is saliva?
Where most chemical digestion takes place.
What is the small intestine?
Needed to form parts of the cell membrane and helps to protect organs and insulate the body.
What is fats?
These two nutrients are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and are necessary for energy.
What is fats & carbohydrates?
Saliva aids in this type of digestion.
What is chemical?
This structure seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering the lungs.
What is the epiglottis?
This substance breaks up fat particles and is created in the liver.
What is bile?
Types of fats that are solid at room temperature, usually from animal products.
What is saturated fats?
This type of carbohydrate provides steady, long term energy.
What is starch/complex ?
These speed up chemical digestion in the body.
What is enzyme?
The esophagus is lined with this, which makes the movement of food smoother.
What is mucus?
The organ that produces digestive enzymes that break down nutrients such as carbs, fats and proteins.
What is the pancreas?
The type of amino acids that your body can't make on its own, they must come from the food you eat.
What is ESSENTIAL amino acids?
This form of fat is already made by the liver and people do not need to obtain this nutrient from outside sources (food).
What is cholesterol?
Where most mechanical digestion takes place in the digestive system.
What is the stomach?
This enzyme digests proteins.
What is pepsin?
An organ that contains many types of vitamin producing bacteria, and is responsible for water absorption.
What is the large intestine?
Nutrients that are not made from living things, and are needed to carry out chemical processes in the body.
What are minerals?
This type of vitamin is not stored in the body and is important to include into your diet everyday.
What is water soluble vitamins?
These two substances that are needed for protein digestion.
What is HCl (hydrochloric acid) & pepsin?
This process involves the movement of nutrients through the wall of the digestive system into your blood.
What is absorption?
A structure that is responsible for increasing surface area, which allows more nutrients to be absorbed.
What is villi?