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Parts of the stomach |
Fundus Body Pyloris |
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Rugae |
Wrinkles or folds Expand stomach |
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Carbohydrate digestion |
Breakdown of polysaccharides in carbs |
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Fat digestion |
Breakdown of adipose tissue Occurs in small intestine |
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Intrinsic Factors |
Substance that allows vitamin B12 to be absorbed from foods |
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Citric Acid Cycle |
Krebs cycle Releases energy stored in glucose molecule |
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Common bile duct |
Where hepatic duct & cystic duct meet |
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Cystic duct |
How bile enters & leave gallbladder |
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Urinary Tract |
Kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra, urinary meatus |
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Hepatic Duct |
Tube that carries bile out of liver |
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Assimilation |
When food molecules enter the cell & undergo chemical changes |
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Digestion |
Group of processes that break complex nutrients into simpler ones Facilitates absorption |
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Absorption |
Movement of digested nutrients through GI mucosa & into internal environment |
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Anabolism |
Cells making complex molecules from simpler compounds |
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Catabolism |
Breakdown of food compounds into simpler compounds |
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Nutrition |
Food, vitamins, & minerals that are ingested & assimilated into the body |
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Micronutrients |
Nutrient needed by body in very small quantity Vitamins & minerals |
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Enzymes |
Functional protein that breaks down food |
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Active transport |
Movement of a substance in & out of a living cell requiring the use of cellular energy |
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Passive transport |
Substances move through cellular membrane with their own energy |
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Monosaccharides |
Simple sugar Building block of carbs |
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Polysaccharides |
Complex sugar or starch |
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Glycogen |
Energy reserve made & stored primarily in cells of liver |
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Cholesterol |
Steroid lipid found in all body cell membranes |
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Estrogen |
Hormone secreted by ovary |
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Progesterone |
Hormone that stimulates secretion of uterine lining |
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Appetite Center |
Cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus Impulses cause Increase in Appetite |
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Satiety Center |
Cluster of cells in the hypothalamus Sends Impulses to Decrease Appetite |
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3 parts of small intestine |
Duodenum Jejenum Ileum Function: chemical digestion & absorption |
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Sphincters of upper GI |
Upper Esophageal, Lower Esophageal, pyloric, Ileocecal |
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Types of teeth |
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars |
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1st deciduous teeth |
6 months - 30 months |
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1st permanent teeth |
6-7 years old Before all baby teeth are lost |
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Number of teeth adult & baby |
Adult 32 Baby 20 |
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Bile |
Breaks down fat |
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ATP & glucose molecules |
36 ATP in 1 glucose molecule |
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Vitamin A |
Maintains epithelial tissue & produces visual pigments |
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Vitamin B |
Helps convert food to fuel |
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Vitamin D |
Helps in calcium absorption |
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Vitamin E |
Protects body tissue from damage |