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Nutrition Chapter
Final Lecture Exam
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/03/2011

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Nutrition
Definition
The process by which the body obtains and uses certain components of food. Also the evaluation of food and drink requirements for normal body function
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Process of Nutrition
Definition
Digestion, absorption,transportation and cell metabolism.
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Nutrients
Definition
Chemicals taken into the body that are used to produce energy,provide building blocks for new molecules and to function in other chemical reactions
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Classes of Nutrients
Definition
Carbohydrates,proteins,lipids, vitamins, minerals,and water
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Major organic nutrients that are broken down by enzymes into their individual components during digestion
Definition
Carbohydrates,lipids, and proteins
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Required in small amounts
Definition
Vitamins & minerals
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Required in fairly substantial quantities
Definition
Water,lipids,proteins,carbohydrates
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Taken into the body without being digested
Definition
Water,vitamins and minerals
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Essential Nutrients
Definition
Must be ingested because the body cannot manufacture them or adequate amounts of them. ( Include: certain amino acids,fatty acids,most vitamins,minerals,water,and a minimum amount of carbohydrates.
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Essentia Nutrients synthesis takes place in the______
Definition
Liver
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Calorie
Definition
the amount of energy (heat) necessary ti raise the temp. of 1g if water to 1c
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Kilocalorie
Definition
1000 calories and is used to express in larger amounts of energy supplied by foods and released through metabolism.
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Most of the kilocalories supplied by food come from______
Definition
Carbohydrates, proteins or fats
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Include Monosaccharides,dissacharides, and polysaccharides. Most of these humans ingest come from plants. An exeception is lactose ( milk sugar) which is found in animal and human milk
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Most common monasaccharides in a diet...
Definition
Glucose & Fructose
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