Digestive Organs
This Organ begins digesting by chewing food and mixing it with saliva
Mouth
This organ produces bile to help digest fats
Liver
These nutrients are the body's main source of quick energy
Carbohydrates
Name 5 random vitamins
Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin D, Vitamin K
I regulate body temperature, transport nutrients and oxygen to cells, lubricate joints, and flush out waste products. What am I?
Water
This organ moves food from the mouth to stomach using peristalsis
Esophagus
This organ stores bile until the body needs it
Gallbladder
These nutrients build and repair musles and tissue
Proteins
This mineral helps strengthen bones and teeth
Calcium
I store energy, from cell membranes, and absorb vitamins. What am I?
Lipid
This organ churns food and mixes it with acid to digest proteins
Stomach
This organ releases enzymes that help digest proteins, fats, and carbohydrats
Pancreas
These nutrients contain genetic information like DNA and RNA
Nucleic acid
What is the purpose of vitamin A,C,D,E,K
A: helps your vison
C: supports your immune system found in citrus fruits
D: Support your bones
K: Helps your blood clot
I protect internal systems, regulate temperature, and synthesize essential vitamins. What am I?
Skin Tissue
This organ absorbs most nutrients from food
Small intestines
True or False Mechanical digestion is the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces without altering it's chemical structure
True
This mineral helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body
Iron
What mineral regulates metabolism
Iodine
This organ absorbs water and forms solid waste
Large intestines
Describe Chemical digestion
The biochemical process where enzymes and acids break down large, complex food molecules into smaller, absorbable nutrient building blocks
Name all 8 vitamins in the Vitamin B category.
Vitamin, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12