carbohydrates
this monosaccharide is key for providing the body with energy
What is glucose?
This type of fatty acid has all of the carbon atoms attached to hydrogen atoms
What is a saturated fatty acid?
the building blocks of proteins
what are amino acids?
for vegetarians, this is an alternative to vitamin A, but be careful about carotenemia
what is beta-carotene?
this mineral is essential for transporting oxygen in the blood
what is iron?
this dissacharide is made of glucose and frutose
what is sucrose?
This type of fatty acid has more than one double bond between carbon atoms
What is a polyunsaturated fatty acid?
this is the secondary protein structure
what is an alpha helix or beta sheet?
these water soluble vitamins are important for getting energy from caarbohydrates
what are the B vitamins
these 2 minerals are essential for bone health
what is calcium and phosphorous?
this polysaccharide is how animals store energy
what is glycogen?
The function of bile
What is to emulsify fats (to break them down into smaller pieces)?
where protein digestion begins
what is stomach?
this fat-souble vitmamin is required for blood clotting
what is vitamin K?
these 2 minerals are important for fluid balance
what are sodium and chloride?
these enzymes are located on the lining of small interstine, called the brush border
Where are the enzymes maltase, sucrease, and lactase found?
A micelle
what is a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell that helps move lipids in the small intestine?
Trypsin and chymotrypsin
what are two proteases secreted from the pancreas and work in the small intestine?
this vitamin is essential for pregnant women to ensure that their fetus develops a healthy nervous system
what is folate (B9)?
a lack of this mineral causes goiters
what is iodine?
These 2 hormones regulate blood - sugar levels
What are insulin and glucagon?
a lipoprotein
this type of lipoprotein has a higher density of protein
what are water soluble structures that transport lipids in the bloodstream?
what is HDL?
undernutrition of proteins that results in severe edema in the belly
what is kwashiorkor?
Vitamin B-12 is stored here
What is the liver?
one of the minerals important in wound healing
what is zinc, manganese, and iron