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Ch. 15 terms

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nutrient   the substances that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all it's essential proscesses  
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calorie   the amount of energy needed to raise the temprature of one gram of water by ne degree celsius  
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carbohydrate   major source of energy  
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glucose   the major source of energy for your body's cells  
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fat   energy-contaning nutrients that insulate and protect your internal organs  
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protien   nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as oxygen as well as carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen  
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amino acids   small units that protien is made of  
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vitamin   helper molecules in a varitey of chemical reactions in the body  
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mineral   nutrients that are not made of living things  
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Food Guide Pyramid   classifies food into 6 groups  
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Percent Daily Value   shows you how the nutritional content of one serving fits into the reccomended for a person who consumes 2,000 calories per day  
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Dietary Refrence Intakes   giudelines that show the amounts of nutrients that are needed evrey day  
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digestion   the proscess by whitch your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules  
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absorbstion   the proscess bywhitch nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood  
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saliva   the fluid released when your mouth waters  
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enzyme   protiens that speed up chemical reactions in the body  
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epiglottis   as you swallow this flap of tissue seals off your windpipe,whitch carries air into your lungs  
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esophagus   a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach  
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mucus   a thick, slippery substance produced by the body  
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peristalsis   involuntary waves of muscle contraction  
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stomach   a j-shaped muscular pouch located in the abdomen  
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small intestine   the part of the digestive system where most chemical digestion takes place  
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liver   the body's largest organ;produces bile;breaks down molecules and helps eliminate nitrogen from the body  
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bile   a substance that breaks up fat particles  
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gallbladder   organ that stores bile  
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panceras   a triangular organ lies between the stomach and the first part of small intestine  
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