Nutrients | Malnutrition | Teeth | The digestive system |
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Nutrients
Substances that we need in our diet
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Malnutrition
___________________ is the result of an unbalanced diet where there is a shortage of nutrients.
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Incisors
These are used for biting and cutting
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gastric juice and hydrochloric acid
In the stomach, food is churned up and mixed with ______________ and _____________
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macronutrients
Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids are
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kwashiorkor
____________ is a result of protein deficiency
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Canines
These are used for piercing and tearing
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bile
_____________ emulsifies fats in the duodenum
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micronutrients
Vitamins and minerals are
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obesity
____________ is a condition where a person is greatly overweight
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Molars and premolars
these are used for grinding and chewing
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Anal Canal
Function: Faeces pass out of the body
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Glucose
_________________ is made during photosynthesis, used in respiration and transported in the blood
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Body Mass Index
Dividing a person's weight in kg by their height in meters squared is what?
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tooth decay
This is caused by bacteria in plaque
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Pancreas
Secretes pancreatic juice
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Lipids
__________________ are made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
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Marasmus
When you do not receive enough energy providing foods
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pulp cavity
The space inside the tooth is called
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Gall Bladder
Where stores bile and releases it into the small intestine through the bile duct
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