Nutrition A
Nutrition B
Digestion A
Digestion B
Excretory
100
Amount of a human's body weight that is made up of water (percent)
What is 65-75%
100
These are necessary for cell growth and repair, and are made of amino acids.
What is protein?
100
Process that takes place in the large intestine
What is water absorption?
100
Proteins and carbohydrates are ________ calories while fats are ________calories.
What is carbs 4, proteins 4, fats 9
100
Tiny filtering factory that removes wastes from blood and produces urine
Nephron (Each Kidney has about one million nephrons!)
200
Nutrient that is made up of amino acids
What is proteins
200
Calcium, sodium, magnesium, and iron are examples of
What is minerals
200
Important substances (like oxygen) are carried to the body cells by
What is blood
200
Insulin, released by the pancreas, helps lower blood sugar. Which nutrient is most similar to blood sugar (glucose)?
Carbohydrates
200
Excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wasted in perspiration.
What is skin
300
Which nutrient is needed for all body processes to take place
What is water?
300
Nutrients that include fiber and simple sugars
What is carbohydrates
300
process that involves wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus
What is peristalsis
300
Chemical digestion in the ___________ happens with the help of pepsin and hydrochloric acid.
What is stomach?
300
Excretory organ where urea is produced.
What is liver/kidneys?
400
Nutrients that are originally absorbed by plants
What are minerals?
400
The energy in your body comes from
What is food?
400
Substance in the mouth that contains an enzyme that begins chemical digestion
What is saliva?
400
Organ in which food moves to after leaving esophagus
What is stomach?
400
Organ of the excretory system that stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it.
What is Urinary Bladder?
500
Carbohydrate that helps your digestive system function even though your body cannot digest it
What is fiber?
500
One role of fats
What is form part of the cell membrane?
500
Types of digestion that occur in the stomach:
What are mechanical and chemical?
500
Organ which food moves to after leaving the stomach
What is small intestine?
500
Function of the excretory system:
What is collect and remove wastes from the body?
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