Nutrients
Main source of energy
What are carbohydrates?
This is the muscle found in the alimentary canal.
What is smooth muscle?
Makes bile.
What is the liver?
Tastes great but all saturated fat.
What is cheese?
Slow release, longer lasting energy carbohydrates.
What are complex carbs?
Emergency fuel
What are fats?
The muscle movement that propels (moves) food through the digestive system.
What is peristalsis?
Removes water and compacts waste.
What is the large intestine?
A sweet treat containing caffeine.
What is chocolate?
Nutrient needed for growth and repair.
What is protein?
Nutrient we get from by using the sun's energy
What is Vitamin D?
To prevent you from choking, the larynx has one of these.
What is an epiglottis?
Where digestion begins.
What is the mouth?
Type of fruit containing lots of Vitamin C.
What is citrus?
Avocado, olive oil, fatty fish.
What are sources of healthy fat? or Unsaturated fat?
This type of fat may damage the cardiovascular system.
What is saturated fat?
The first 20cm of the small intestine where most digestion takes place.
What is the duodenum?
Breaks food down into chyme.
What is the stomach?
An energy drink containing 200mg. of caffeine.
What is Celsius?
The undigestible material needed to move food through the digestive tract.
What is fiber?
This specific nutrient helps to transport oxygen.
What is iron?
Another name for the alimentary canal.
What is the digestive tract?
Where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream.
What is the small intestine?
Saturated fats add to the total amount of this heart clogging material.
What is cholesterol?
The 3 nutrients that provide energy.
What are proteins, fats & carbs?