Food Science Fun
This enzyme in your saliva starts breaking down starches in your mouth
What is amylase?
This nutrient helps maintain fluid balance and supports nerve function.
What is sodium?
The brain primarily uses this macronutrient for energy.
What is the circulatory system?
This system, made up of bacteria in your gut, helps with digestion and immunity.
What is the microbiome?
What animal can sleep standing up and has eyes that are almost twice the size of its brain?
What is a horse?
Your stomach uses this strong acid to help break down food
What is hydrochloric acid?
This mineral, found in spinach and legumes, supports oxygen transport in red blood cells
What is iron
This macronutrient helps repair tissues and is made of amino acids.
What is protein?
Bile, which helps digest fats, is produced by this organ
What is the liver
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name?
What is the letter Q?
This small flap of tissue covers your windpipe when you swallow to keep food out of your lungs.
What is the epiglottis?
This vitamin, found in sunlight and mushrooms, helps the body absorb calcium
What is vitamin D
This organ filters your blood and helps remove waste products
What is the kidney
Enzymes that break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are mostly secreted by this organ.
What is the pancreas?
This animal can hold its breath underwater for over two hours.
What is a whale?
The human stomach churns food into this semi-liquid mixture before passing it to the small intestine.
What is chyme?
This vitamin is found in orange vegetables like carrots and supports vision
What is vitamin A (or beta-carotene)
This chemical messenger helps organs communicate and regulate body functions.
What is a hormone?
These finger-like projections in the small intestine increase surface area for nutrient absorption.
What are villi?
What planet rains diamonds?
What is Jupiter (or Saturn)?
These muscular contractions help move food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
This B-vitamin is important in cell growth and is especially important during adolescence
What is folate (or folic acid)?
The soft tissue inside bones, known as bone marrow, helps produce what?
Blood Cells
This ring-like muscle at the base of the esophagus keeps stomach contents from coming back up.
What is the lower esophageal sphincter?
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
What is a teapot?