Digestion
The 4 main functions of the digestive system.
What is ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination?
This prefix means small.
What is micro-?
These vitamins are able to dissolve in water and are not stored in the body.
What is water soluble vitamins?
The 6 basic nutrients.
What is carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water?
This suffix means "science" or "study."
What is -logy?
The 3 supplementary organs to the digestive system.
What is the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder?
The suffix that refers to sugar or carbohydrate.
What is -ose?
These are minerals that become electrically charged when dissolved in fluids.
What are electrolytes?
This type of fat is an animal fat that is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated fat?
The suffix that refers to disease.
What is -osis?
Wave like contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
The prefix that refers to the stomach.
What is gastro?
These are the fat soluble vitamins.
What is vitamins A, D, E, and K?
This protein is from plant sources and lacks one or more essential amino acids.
What is incomplete protein?
These vitamins can dissolve in fats and oils and are stored in the body's fatty tissue.
What are fat soluble vitamins?
The first 10 inches of the small intestine that is responsible for most of chemical digestion.
What is the duodenum?
The prefix that refers to fat.
What is lipo?
These are vitally important minerals that are only needed in extremely small quantities.
What are trace elements?
This is a lipid that can accumulate in blood vessels and restrict blood flow.
What is cholesterol?
These are the water soluble vitamins.
What are vitamin C and B complex?
Where most of absorption occurs.
What is the jejunum? (The middle section of small intestines).
The prefix that refers to bones.
What is osteo?
This substance neutralizes harmful molecules called free radicals.
What are antioxidants?
5 ways you can keep your cholesterol low.
What is maintaining recommended body weight, increase daily intake of soluble fiber, reduce fat intake, exercise regularly, and do not smoke?
The study of the structure, functions, disorders, and diseases of the digestive system.
What is gastroenterology?