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- 2. They help the body to absorb fat-soluble vitamins and other important substances. Can be saturated or unsaturated.
- 4. enzymes break down food into the small molecules the body can use in this process.
- 5. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
- 7. A diet that provides nutrients in adequate amounts and enough energy for a person to maintain a healthy weight.
- 8. a large muscular sac that continues the chemical and mechanical digestion of food.
- 12. the physical breakdown of larger pieces of food into smaller pieces.
- 16. The basic unit of structure and function in living things.
- 18. They supply raw materials for growth and repair of structures.
- 19. Part of the brain that monitor body temperature, both internally and externally.
- 25. Group of organs that perform closely related functions.
- 26. Most important nutrient of the body. Every cell in our body requires this.
- 27. Part of the digestive system that produces bile. It’s one of the most important organs in our body.
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- 1. The relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain despite changes in internal and external environments.
- 2. A.K.A. negative feedback. Process in which stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus.
- 3. Group of cells that perform a single function.
- 4. a mixture with an oatmeal-like consistency.
- 6. Can be also known as proteins. The body needs 20 different of these to survive.
- 9. a gland that produces hormones that regulates blood sugar levels, produces enzymes that break down carbohydrates, also produces sodium bicarbonate.
- 10. Organic molecules that the body needs. Most of these help the body perform chemical reactions.
- 11. fingerlike projections, covered with tiny projections that absorb nutrients.
- 12. Inorganic molecules that the body needs.
- 13. Major source of energy. Can be either of 2 types: simple or complex.
- 14. Equivalent to 1,000 calories, or 1 kilo-calorie.
- 15. Fat that has been modified to have more hydrogen atoms, thus increasing its shelf life.
- 17. breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
- 20. provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach.
- 21. from the mouth it passes through this tube to get to the stomach.
- 22. an enzyme in the saliva that begins to break the chemical bonds in starches, forming sugars.
- 23. group of different types of tissues that work together to do a single function or several related functions.
- 24. Found in food. They provide chemical energy to cells to produce ATP.