Foods and nutrients
What refers to what we eat and drink?
Diet
What type of nutrients focuses on making cells, tissues, enzymes and hormones?
Proteins
What produces bile?
The liver
What is the alimentary canal also known as? Give two names.
Gastrointestinal tract / gut
What types of vitamin is produced when sunlight falls on our skin?
Vitamin D
What consists of different types of food and nutrients?
Varied Diet
What type of nutrients provide us with energy as they include large amount of sugar and starch?
Carbohydrates/carb
What releases digestive enzymes to complete the process of chemical reaction?
Pancreas
What is the ratio of the world’s population that malnutrition affect?
1:3
What type of mineral is in diary products?
Calcium
What is caused by not having a balanced diet?
Malnutrition
What minerals helps with the development of hemoglobin?
Iron
What are the four things consist the human digestive system?
Alimentary canal, liver, pancreas and gall bladder
In what type of digestion does chemical reaction take place?
Chemical digestion
What refers to the breakdown of large food molecules into smaller ones?
Physical digestion
What provide us with energy in order for us to work and do other life processes?
Food
What type of mineral in salt?
Sodium
What is involved in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients?
The small intestine
What is the process of breaking down food into smaller soluble molecules?
Digestion
What comes before the oesophagus?
Pharynx
How much intake of minerals do we need?
Tiny amounts
What does vitamin means?
Vital for life
What pushes food down from the mouth into the stomach by contracting and relaxing it’s muscular walls?
The oesophagus
What are the smallest particles in substances?
Molecules
What does our body do to the extra energy that isn’t used up?
It stores the extra energy as fats.