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chapter 5 digestion system

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Digestion   Mechanical and chemical process that breaks foods down to release nutrients in forms the body can absorb for use.  
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Ptyalin   Enzyme found in saliva  
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Peristalis   muscles of the esophagus contract and relax, creating a series or wavelike movements that force the food into the stomach  
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Gastric juice   acids and enzymes produced by the stomach that help food break down chemically.  
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Enzyme   Specail proteins that help chemical reactions take place.  
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Pepsin   Enzyme produced in the stomach  
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Villi   Little fingerlike projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from the chyme mixture.  
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Anemia   When not enough iron in present in the body. characterized by lack of energy, weakness, shortness of breath, and cold hands and feet.  
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Carbohydrates   First nutrients that break down chemically.  
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Fats   concentrated source of energy as well as insulation for the body. contains 9 calories per gram.  
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Malnutrition   Faulty or inadequate nuitrition.  
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Oxidation   when glucose in cells combines with oxygen to produce energy and heat.  
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RDA   (recommended dietary allowances) amount of nutient needed by 98% of the people in a given age or gender group.  
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Basal matabolism   Minimum amount of energy needed to maintain body processes.  
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Chyme   Churned foods in the stomach turn into a thick liquid call;  
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Metabolism   using nutrients in chemical reactions that provide energy for vital processes and activities in the body.  
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Pancreas   Organ that gets worn out and fails to secrete enough juice when we consume too many carbs or sugary foods.  
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Calorie   Amount of energy needed to raise the temp of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius.  
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Glucose   sugar your body makes from foods that is transferred throughout your body by your blood stream.  
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Glycogen   the storage from glucose.  
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Vitamins   needed in small amounts and help regulated many vital processes.  
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Minerals   these help the body work properly.  
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Salivary glands   Secrete saliva into the mouth for digestion.  
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Esophagus   Tube that connects your mouth to your stomach and acts as a tunnel for food to travel and digest.  
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Liver   produces bile that is used in digestion.  
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Gallbladder   Stores bile.  
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Trachea   windpipe.  
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Cardiac sphincter   small flap at the end of the esophagus acting as a door to let in foods to the stomach and not foreign objects.  
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Small intestine   food travels here after the stomach. absorbs nutrients with its villi.  
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Large intestine   Food moves here after traveling through the small intestine. extracts wastes.  
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Automatic process   processes in the body in which happen by itself.  
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Mechanical digestion.   chewing is a form of;  
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Chemical digestion   stomach turning food into chyme is a form of;  
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