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Nutrition Final

TermDefinition
Digestion Breaking food into small parts for absorption
Nutrition Providing nutrients for health and body function
Chemical digestion Enzymes breaking food into molecules
Mechanical Digestion Physically breaking food down into pieces
Mastication Chewing food
Gustation Sense of taste
Absorption Nutrients moving into blood or lymph
Omnivore Eats plants and animals
Carnivore Eats only animals
Gastrin Stomach hormone that triggers acid release
Hydrochloric acid Stomach acid that breaks down food
Enterogastrone Hormone that slows digestion
Chyme Partially digested food in stomach
Villi Finger-like structures absorbing nutrients in small intestine
Microvilli Tiny projections increasing absorption surface
Lacteal Absorbs fats in small intestine
Enterocyte Absorbs nutrients in small intestine
Colony forming unit Probiotic bacteria count
Trypsin Enzyme that breaks proteins into peptides
Chymotrypsin Enzyme that continues protein digestion
Carboxypeptidase Removes amino acids from peptides
Nuclease Breaks DNA/RNA into nucleotides
Lipase Breaks fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Amylase Breaks starch into sugar
Micelles Help absorb fats and lipids
Cholecystokinin Triggers bile and enzyme release
Created by: LR1200
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