Hormones
This gland regulates growth and is sometimes called the "master gland".
What is the pituitary gland?
The visible part of the tooth.
What is the crown?
The common unit for measuring the energy value of foods.
What is the calorie?
What is "-logy"?
Enamel
What is the hardest substance in the body?
The endocrine gland that regulates metabolism.
What is the thyroid gland?
A doctor who treats diseases and disorders of the digestive system.
Who is a gastroenterologist?
Two vitamins that function as antioxidants.
What are vitamins C & E?
What is "entero-"?
Fatlike substances that are typically insoluble in water.
What are lipids?
The endocrine gland that regulates blood sugar.
What is the islets of Langerhans?
The physical and chemical process by which the body "burns" food and generates energy.
What is metabolism?
Long chains of building blocks from which proteins are made.
What are amino acids?
Means surrounding or enclosing.
What is "peri-"?
The structure that forms between the mother and unborn baby and does the work of several organs.
What is the placenta?
The endocrine gland that regulates sleep.
What is the pineal gland?
The movement of water, digested food, and other dissolved substances into the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
Besides proteins and fats, this macronutrient provides for the most of the body's nutritional needs.
What is carbohydrate?
Means "in, inside, or within".
What is en-, end-, endo-?
The tissue surrounding a tooth that holds it in place and protects its roots from decay.
What is the gingiva?
What are the parathyroid and thyroid glands?
The physical and chemical breakdown of complex nutrients into simpler, water-soluble substances the body.
What is digestion?
The proportion of nutrients compared to the number of calories the food contains.
What is nutrient density?
Refers to sugar or carbohydrate.
What is "-ose"?
The emergency action hormone which prepares the body for stressful situations when strength and endurance are required.
What is adrenaline or epinephrine?