Digestion Dilemma
A condition in which blood sugar levels rise far above normal levels.
Hyperglycemia
Known as the voice box, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the trachea and sound production.
Larynx
This monosaccharide makes up all polysaccharides.
Glucose
This type of lipid is found in cell membranes.
Phospholipid
The longest fiber of the neuron; it carries the neural impulse away from the cell body to the next connecting neuron, brain or other body part.
Axon
Small, finger-like projections that protrude from the lining of the intestinal wall, increasing the surface area for nutrient absorption.
Intestinal Villi
In humans it is located in the abdomen of the body, where it functions in the destruction of redundant red blood cells, and holds a reservoir of blood .
Spleen
These are the three main monosaccharides.
Glucose, Galactose, Fructose
The subunit of a fat/oil that is the “backbone” of the molecule.
Glycerol
This is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
Central Nervous System
Is the semifluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum and moves through the intestines during digestion.
Chyme
Roles include metabolism, glycogen storage, break down of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, detoxification and bile production.
Liver
This type of bond forms between molecules in a polysaccharide.
Glycosidic
A fatty acid chain that contains the maximum number of Hydrogen Atoms possible.
Saturated Fat
Made of a fatty substance that insulates and prevents the electrical current from leaving the axon.
The process of chewing one’s food.
Mastication
The part of the gastrointestinal tract (gut) following the stomach, where the vast majority of digestion takes place.
Small Intestine
Lactose
The type of fat manufactured by humans.
Trans Fat
The gaps that exist between each myelin sheath cell along the axon. The signals jump from one gap to the next.
Node of Ranvier
The state of the body in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant.
Homeostasis
This structure controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
Thyroid
This is the least common polysaccharide, normally not found in abundance in human bodies and not part of our diet.
Chitin
Unsaturated fats have at least one of these.
Double bonds
The part of the nervous system that is broken into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Autonomic