Digestive Processes & Functions
This process breaks food down into nutrients small enough for your body to absorb and use.
What is digestion?
The physical breakdown of food begins in this part of the body.
What is the mouth?
This condition occurs when the body does not produce enough lactase to break down milk sugar.
What is lactose intolerance?
The term "DIET" refers to these two things that a person usually consumes on a day-to-day basis.
What are foods and drinks?
This lifestyle and dietary focus strictly permits only plant-based foods.
What is Vegan?
Eating disorders affect health in these two distinct domains.
What are physical and mental?
This type of digestion alters the physical appearance of food without changing its chemical makeup.
What is mechanical digestion?
This organ acts as a tube to carry food down to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
These are hardened materials that form inside the gallbladder.
What are gallstones?
"DIETING" often involves following specific rules with the primary goal of altering this.
What is body weight?
Enjoying a variety of food groups, often guided by the "80/20 rule," is known as this approach.
What is flexible eating?
Severely restricting food intake due to an intense fear of weight gain characterizes this condition.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
This form of digestion uses enzymes and stomach acid to alter the chemical makeup of food.
What is chemical digestion?
This powerful muscular bag churns food into a thick liquid called chyme.
What is the stomach?
In this condition, the immune system reacts to gluten and causes damage to the small intestine wall.
What is Celiac disease?
This diet emphasizes consuming low-to-no carbohydrates in daily meals.
What is the Keto diet?
According to standard nutritional advice, half of your plate should consist of these two food categories.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Recurring episodes of consuming large amounts of food with a feeling of lost control describe this disorder.
What is Binge eating disorder?
Insulin resistance caused by poor diet choices is the hallmark of this condition.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
This fluid starts the chemical digestion of carbohydrates into sugars and starches.
What is saliva (spit)?
Connected to the stomach, this organ is the longest part of the digestive system.
What is the small intestine?
This hormone allows glucose from food to enter the body's cells to be used for energy.
What is insulin?
Followers of this diet restrict their consumption strictly to animal products.
What is the Carnivore diet?
When choosing carbohydrate sources for a meal plate, you should focus on this option.
What are whole grains?)
Children aged 6–12 require this number of hours of sleep every night.
What is 9 to 12 hours?
Food makes its final stop in the digestive system inside this organ.
What is the large intestine?
This is the primary function and main job of the small intestine.
What is nutrient absorption?
These tiny finger-like structures line the small intestine to help increase nutrient absorption.
What are villi?
This genetic, autoimmune form of diabetes occurs when the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
Inspired by pre-agricultural human history, this diet incorporates both plant and animal foods.
What is the Paleo diet?
This diet is plant-based but permits animal-derived items like eggs and dairy products.
What is a Vegetarian diet?
Teenagers aged 13–18 need this recommended range of sleep hours each night.
What is 8 to 10 hours?
This process is the primary job of the large intestine.
What is water absorption?