Nutrition ♡

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1 Science ♡ Flashcards on Nutrition ♡, created by lauren ♥ on 24/05/2016.
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What's amylase ? ♡ An enzyme found in saliva that breaks starch down into sugar ♡
What's the anus ? ♡ The opening at the end of the gut ♡
What's the appendix ? ♡ A small tube branching off the large intestine ♡
What are capillaries ? ♡ Tiny tubes that carry blood ♡
What are carbohydrates used for ? ♡ Energy ♡
What system contains the heart and blood vessels ? ♡ The circulatory system ♡
What does digestion do ? ♡ It breaks food into soluble substances ♡
What are digestive juices ? ♡ A liquid containing enzymes that break down food ♡
What do enzymes do ? ♡ There chemicals which can break up large molecules ♡
What is fibre for ? ♡ It helps keep our intestines clean ♡
What is the gullet/oesophagus ? ♡ The tube which goes from the mouth to the stomach ♡
What is the gut ? ♡ All the organs of the digestive system ♡
What is ingestion ? ♡ Putting food in your mouth ♡
What are kilojoules (kJ) ♡ A unit of energy used on food packets - there are 1000J in 1kJ ♡
What is the function of the large intestine ? ♡ It takes water out of a waste food ♡
What is protein used for ? ♡ Growth and repair ♡
What is villi ? ♡ Small finger-like parts of the small intestine, they increase the surface area of the intestine so food is absorbed more quickly ♡
What is the word equation for energy ? ♡ Glucose + Oxygen > Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy ♡
What do you add to mashed food to test for protein ? ♡ 10 drops of Biuret solution ♡
Where is new protein made ? ♡ In cells ♡
How is carbon dioxide removed from the body ? ♡ By breathing out ♡
What solution would you use to test for starch ? ♡ Iodine solution ♡
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