Jeopardy Review Digestive System and Nutrition

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4. Substances in food
that provide energy
and materials for cell
development, growth
and repair

5. nutrients

6. Takes place when
food is chewed,
mixed, and
churned

7. mechanical
digestion

8. Occurs when
chemical reactions
break down food

9. chemical digestion

10. This moves food
through the entire
digestive tract.

11. peristalsis

12. Absorption of
broken down food
takes place in here.

13. In the small
intestine

14. A type of protein that
speeds up the rate of
chemical reaction in
your body

15. enzyme

16. Increases the surface
area of the small
intestine allowing
more nutrients to be
absorbed

17. villi

18. Mechanical and
chemical digestion
begin here

19. In the mouth

20. The accessory
organs

21. tongue, teeth,
salivary glands, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas

22. Automatically covers
the opening to the
windpipe to prevent
food from entering it

23. epiglottis

24. Most digestion
takes place here.

25. In the duodenum

26. The solution from this
organ helps neutralize
acid, digestion of carbs,
proteins, fats and
makes insulin

27. the pancreas

28. Produces digestive
juices and bile to
break up fat
particles

29. the liver

30. Your body uses these
for replacement and
repair of body cells
and for growth

31. proteins

32. Organic nutrients needed
in small quantities for
growth, regulating body
functions, and preventing
some diseases

33. vitamins

34. This mineral helps
with strong bones
and teeth, muscle
contraction, and
storing energy

35. phosphorus

36. Most nutrients
can’t be used by
your body without
this

37. water

38. Need 3-5 servings
from this group

39. What is the
vegetable group?

40. Bananas, potatoes,
nuts, meat and
oranges are a good
source of this

41. What is potassium?

42. These are classified
as saturated or
unsaturated.

43. fats

44. These are simple
carbohydrates

45. sugars

46. These are called
complex
carbohydrates

47. starch and fiber

48. These protein
building blocks have
to be supplied by the
foods you eat

49. essential amino
acids

50. Cholesterol is made
here

51. the liver

52. Bacteria live in
these areas of your
digestive tract

53. the large intestine
and the mouth

54. This is how
hydrochloric acid
works in your
stomach

55. digest protein and
destroys bacteria in
food

56. This is where
absorption of
broken down food
takes place

57. the small intestine

58. The stomach
produces mucus
for this reason

59. makes food more
slippery and
protects the
stomach from acid

60. The major organs
of the digestive
tract

61. the mouth, esophagus,
stomach, small
intestine, large
intestine, rectum and
anus

62. These organs produce
or store enzymes and
other chemicals that
help break down food

63. the liver,
gallbladder and
pancreas

64. Make your wager

65. What would happen to
some of the nutrients in
chyme if the pancreas
did not secrete its
solution into the small
intestine?

66. Food would be acidic in
the remainder of the
digestive tract, possible
causing ulcers