Nutrition And Metabolism
What does BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index.
What 2 functions do lungs perform?
Air distribution and gas exchange.
Water enters the body through which tract?
The digestive tract.
What is the hanging extremity in your upper throat called?
A uvula.
What is an acute viral disease characterized by swelling of the parotid gland?
Mumps.
Which oxidizes food faster: Men or Women?
Men oxidize food about 5%-7% faster.
The nose consists of framework called what?
Cartilage.
Which contains more water: A male body or a female one?
A male body, by 10%.
About what age do wisdom teeth appear?
Sometime after 17 years of age.
What is an ulcer?
A crater-like wound or sore in a membrane caused by tissue destruction.
What is metabolism?
The use the body makes of foods after they have been digested.
What is another name for the throat?
The Pharynx.
What percentage of a newborn infants body is water?
75%.
In adults, the stomach usually holds a volume of what?
1.5 liters.
What are crones?
Characterized by severe inflammation that gives a cobblestone-like appearance to the intestine.
What is the biggest part of the food pyramid?
Grains.
What is the procedure used to remove inflamed or englarged tonsil tissue called?
Tonsillectomy.
What is the most common sign of dehydration?
Loss of turgor, meaning a loss of skin resiliency or pressure.
What is the exposed portion of a tooth called?
The crown.
What is hepatitis mean?
It's a general term for inflammation of the liver.
What is a macro nutrient?
What is the name for a condition where the palatine bones fail to unite completely?
Cleft Palate.
What are the four ways water exits the body?
Perspiration, urination, exhalation, and fecal matter.
What purpose does the upper esophageal sphincter serve?
It prevents air from entering the esophagus.
Hardness of the liver caused by fibrosous tissue is called..?
Cirrhosis.