Nutrition Vocab Crossword Puzzle
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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
