Across
- 5. The necessary substances obtained from ingested food that supply the body with energy, build and maintain bones, muscles, and skin, and aid in the normal growth and function of each body system
- 9. Chemicals needed for energy, muscle building, nerve conduction, blood clotting, and immunity to diseases
- 12. Elevation of plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, or both
- 14. Physical wasting
- 16. The study of measurements of the human body
- 17. Inhalation of fluid or foreign matter into matter into the lungs and bronchi
- 19. A complex carbohydrate; classified as soluble or insoluble
- 21. Proteins responsible for catalyzing most chemical reactions in the body, such as digesting food and synthesizing new compounds
- 23. Loss of appetite in patients experiencing illness or side effects from allergies, medications, or treatments, such as chemotherapy, that suppress the desire to eat
- 26. The breaking down of substances from simple to complex, resulting in a release of energy
- 27. The result of the person’s energy intake consistently exceeding energy use
- 28. Needed for energy and to support cellular growth
- 29. Produced from incomplete oxidation when carbohydrates are not available
- 32. Problematic or inadequate absorption of nutrients in the intestinal tract
- 33. Dissolve in the body and are excreted in the urine
Down
- 1. Chemical substances composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen molecules. Supply the body with 4 kilocalories per gram
- 2. The minimum amount of energy required to maintain body functions in the resting, awake state
- 3. The body’s intake and use of adequate amounts of necessary nutrients for tissue growth and energy production
- 4. Organic compounds responsible for regulation of body processes, reproduction, and growth
- 6. Movement of the smaller elements through the walls of the digestive tract and into the blood
- 7. Any fat found within the body
- 8. The use of energy to change simple materials into complex body substances and tissue
- 10. The building blocks of protein
- 11. Nutrients that are needed in large amounts
- 13. A semi-liquid mass that travels through the intestines
- 15. Nutrients needed by the body in limited amounts
- 18. The most abundant lipids in food
- 20. The vitamins A, D, E, K
- 22. An imbalance in the amount of nutrient intake and the body’s needs
- 24. No teeth
- 25. Difficulty in swallowing
- 30. A waxy, fatlike substance that is found in all cells of the body
- 31. The breaking down of food into smaller particles of nutrients