Grade 8 Vocabulary
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| Substances in food that provides raw materials and energy your body needs | Nutients
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| Major source of energy for the body | Carbohydrates
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| A simple sugar that is the building block of carbs | Glucose
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| Roughage; A complex carbohydrate found in plant foods that cannot be digested | Fiber
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| High energy nutrients that are composed of 3 fatty acids and glycerol, broken down in small intestine | Fats
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| Composed of amino acids; broken down in the stomach; Needed for tissue growth and repair; Found in meats, nuts and eggs | Protein
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| Small units of proteins | Amino Acids
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| Molecules that act as helpers in a variety of chemical reactions | Vitamins
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| Nutrients not made of living things | Minerals
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| Process in which you stomach breaks down food into small molecules so they can be absorbed into the blood stream | Digestion
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| Process in which nutrients pass through the lining of the small intestine into the blood stream | Aborption
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| Occurs in the mouth (chewing) food is broken down into smaller pieces | Mechanical Digestion
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| nutrients are broken down into enzymes into smaller molecules | Chemical Digestion
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| Carbs are broken down by chemical digestion into ? | Glucose - simple sugar
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| Proteins are broken down by chemical digestion into ? | amino acids
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| Fats are broken down by chemical digestion into ? | Fatty acids and glycerol
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| Muscle contractions which push food through the digestive tract. Occurs in the esophagus, stomach... | Peristalsis
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| Tube between the mouth and the stomach | Esophagus
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| A pouch in the digestive systems where both mechanical and chemical digestion occurs, and also digestion of proteins occurs here | stomach
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| Place where most chemical digestion takes place. Also, nutrient molecules are absorbed into blood | Small intestine
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| Water is absorbed into the blood and feces are formed | Large intestine
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| Largest organ in the body. Produces bile for breakdown of fats, and cleans blood | Liver
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| Produces enzymes that flow into small intestine to aid digestion | Pancreas
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