NFL Ch.3 vocab
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| Kilocalorie | The unit used to measure the energy value of food.
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| Digestion | The process by which the body breaks down food, and the nutrients in food, into simpler parts for use in growth, repair, and maintenance.
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| Enzyme | A complex protein produced by cells to speed a specific chemical reaction in the body.
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| Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract | A muscular tube leading from mouth to the anus though which food passes as it is digested.
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| Mastication | Chewing.
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| Peristalsis | A series of squeezing actions by the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract that helps move food through the tract.
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| Gastic Juices | A mixture of hydrochloric acid, digestive enzymes, and mucus produced by the stomach that helps digest food.
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| Chyme | A mixture of gastric juices and food formed in the stomach during digestion.
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| Bile | A digestive juices produced by the liver to aid fat digestion.
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| Feces | Solid wastes that result from digestion.
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| Absorption | The passage of nutrients from the digestive tract into the circulatory or lymphatic system.
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| Villi | Tiny, fingerlike projections that cover the wall of the small intestine.
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| Metabolism | All the chemical changes that occur as cells produce energy and materials needed to sustain life.
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| ATP ( adenosine triphosphate) | The storage form of energy in the body.
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| Food Allergy | A reaction of the immune system to certain proteins found in foods.
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| Food Intolerance | An unpleasant reaction to a food that does not cause an immune system response.
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| Diarrhea | Frequent expulsion of watery feces.
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| Constripation | A condition that occurs when the feces become massed and hard in the large intestine, making expulsion infrequent.
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| Indigestion | A difficulty in digesting food.
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| Heartburn | A burning pain in the middle of the chest caused by stomach acid flowing back into the esophagus.
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| Ulcer | An open sore in the lining of the stomach or small intestine caused by a bacterium.
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| Gallstones | Small crystals that form bile in the gallbladder.
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| Diverticulosis | A disorder in which many abnormal pouches form in the intestinal wall.
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