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Health Study Guide (Quiz 1/22/03) Protein molecules that are designed to make chemical reactions in your body occur rapidly --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------enzymes The pathway food travels through your body --------------------------------------alimentary canal The tube leading from your mouth to your stomach ------------------------------esophagus The involuntary muscle contractions involved in swallowing -------------------peristalsis The structure that keeps food from entering the wind pipe----------------------epiglottis Your wind pipe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------trachea Your food-storage organ -----------------------------------------------------------------stomach The major purpose of your stomach is to _____ ____ ---------------------------store food Where most of the food you eat is digested ----------------------------------------small intestine The first section of the small intestine ------------------------------------------------duodenum Microscopic tubes inside the small intestine ----------------------------------------villi The largest internal organ of your body ----------------------------------------------liver A yellowish-green or brown liquid produced by your liver -----------------------bile Called your blood sugar ----------------------------------------------------------------glucose What your liver changes the excess glucose into ----------------------------------glycogen If you take in more glucose than your glycogen storage can handle the liver changes the excess glucose to ---------------------------------------------------------------------------adipose tissue A byproduct of alcohol-breakdown is a poison called ------------------------------acetaldehyde Excess fat accumulating in the liver results in a --------------------------------------fatty liver A gradual deterioration ----------------------------------------------------------------------cirrhosis A pear-shaped sac situated under your liver used to store bile -------------------gallbladder Cholesterol crystals that form from concentrated bile -------------------------------gallstones An elongated, slightly flattened organ about six inches long that lies behind the stomach and produces pancreatic juice to help digest carbos, proteins, and fats --------pancreas Clumps of endocrine glands in the pancreas that secret 2 hormones- islets of Langerhans 2 hormones secreted by the islets of Langerhans -----------------------------insulin & glucagons An extremely low level of glucose in the blood ----------------------------------------hypoglycemia A high level of glucose in the blood ------------------------------------------------------hyperglycemia A deficiency of insulin lead to the serious disease ______ ______-----------diabetes mellitus A deficiency of iodine leads to ---------------------------------------------------- goiters A deficiency of vitamin C leads to ------------------------------------------------ scurvy A deficiency of calcium leads to -------------------------------------------------- osteoporosis A deficiency of iron leads to ------------------------------------------------------- anemia An extremely low level of glucose in the blood (blood sugar) causes--- hypoglycemia List the 5 major classifications of nutrients- (1) carbohydrates (2) proteins (3) vitamins (4) minerals (5) fats & oils Known as the sunshine vitamin; a severe lack of this could cause rickets- vitamin D Helps the blood to clot properly ------------------------------------------------------- vitamin K Helps fats from becoming rancid or spoiling, protects other vitamins from being destroyed by oxygen, and helps burns to heal quickly ----------------------------------------- vitamin E What does the epiglottis do?
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