FSS 25 Nutrition

Vocabulary/important concepts for Chapter 3


 

The digestive system

Enzymes as catalysts

Digestive tract organs

Accessory organs

Hypothalamus and food intake

Salivary glands

Enzymes in the mouth

Five tastes

Esophagus

Peristalsis

Muscular stomach

Gastric juice

Hydrochloric acid

pH

Protein-digestion in the stomach

Mucus

Chyme

Pyloric valve

Pancreatic juice

Bicarbonate

Enzymes for fats, carbohydrates and

 proteins

Bile

Emulsifier

Roles of the liver and gallbladder

Intestinal villi and absorption

Transportation of nutrients

Colon

Fibers in stools

Transit times of foods

The hormonal system

Hormone as chemical messengers

Insulin

Glucagon

The excretory system

The storage systems

Choking

Trachea

The Heimlich Maneuver

Heartburn

Ulcers

Helicobactor pylori

Alcohol and liver

Fatty liver

Alcohol in moderation

 

 Review questions

 

 

1. How do the gastric juice and the pancreatic juice facilitate digestion?

 

2. What is the role of mucus in the GI tract?

 

3. How is bile made and utilized in the body?

 

4. How are wastes, which are generated by cells, excreted in the body?

 

5. What are the three main causes of ulcers?

 

 

 

Study guide
 

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