M'Kenna
What are vomiting and diarrhea
This is where digestion begins with both mechanical and chemical processes.
What is the mouth?
This is the enzyme that begins digestion in the mouth.
What is amylase?
This system transports nutrients and oxygen through the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This tool is used to measure liquid volume.
What is a graduated cylinder?
This portion of M'Kenna's small intestines are damaged:
This tube moves food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This type of change forms a new substance.
What is a chemical reaction?
This system brings oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body.
What is the respiratory system?
This lab safety item protects your eyes.
What are goggles?
What condition has M'Kenna been diagnosed with?
What is Celiac's Disease
This organ uses acid and enzymes to chemically break down food.
What is the stomach?
When a fat or food reacts with oxygen to release energy, these two products are released into the atmosphere
What are carbon dioxide and water vapor?
This system breaks down food into usable molecules.
What is the digestive system?
Benedicts is an indicator for this food molecule:
What is glucose?
This procedure helped to diagnose M'Kenna:
What is an endoscopy?
Most nutrient absorption happens in this organ.
What is the small intestine?
This type of change does NOT create a new substance.
What is a physical change?
The symptoms of brain fog and fatigue are in this body system.
What is the nervous system?
Iodine is an indicator for this food molecule:
What is starch?
Children Need More Fat in Their Diets Compared to Adults. M'Kenna's height and growth charts are concerning for these two reasons:
What is M'Kenna's height stopped increasing, and her weight dropped below her normal range.
This structure increases surface area to help absorption of glucose.
What is villi?
Breaking down food molecules during digestion is an example of this kind of reaction.
What is a chemical reaction?
These two systems work together to deliver oxygen to cells in the body.
What are the respiratory and circulatory systems?
This lab tool is used for dropping small amounts of liquid into a preferred vessel: