Nutrition Vocab Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chyme: mix food with gastric juices to form acidic, soup like liquid or paste
• stomach: volume is around 1.5l but can change to almost 6l when full
• pancreas: secretes sodium bicarbonate to buffer stomach acid
• gallbladder: stores 1-2oz of bile, but releases as much as 42oz/day
• liver: clears bilirubin, if this doesn’t happen skin and eyes turn yellow (jaundice
• small intestine: approximately 18 ft (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum)
• large intestine: remove as much water and electrolytes from chyme
• glycogen: glucose is stored in the liver and muscles in a form known as
• monosaccharide: one sugar unit
• disaccharide: two sugar units
• polysaccharide: many sugar units
• glucose: blood sugar is known as..
• fat: 10% of calories should come from.
• protein: 30% of calories should come from
• carbohydrates: 60% of calories should come from
• fiber: 11.5g for every 1000 calories needed
• calorie: the amount of heat required to raise 1 liter of water 1 degree