You Are What You Eat Notetaking Guide

Name:______Charles Starkey_______________ Date:_12/13/21__

Directions: follow along with the slide presentation to complete the information about nutrients
and your digestive system.

1. In the _____mouth_____
2. Food is broken down physically by ___chewing___
3. ____Saliva___ in the mouth begins to chemically break down the food
4. In the __esophagus__
5. Food is carried from the mouth to the ___stomach__ in wavelike movements
6. †In the __stomach__
7. The __gastric juices__ in the stomach will continue to break down the food chemically.
It is then turned in to a thick liquid called ___chyme____ by churning.
8. In the __small__ __Intestine__
9. Organs including the liver, __pancreas_, and small intestine contribute digestive juices
that continue to break down the food.
10. Your small intestine absorbs the __nutrients___ into the bloodstream
11. In the __Liver___
12. The _portal vein__ carries nutrients to the liver for further processing
13. The __bloodstream__ transports nutrients to cells all throughout the body, where they
carry out their functions
14. In the __large__ __intestine__
15. Another name for the large intestine is the _colon_
16. __Waste___ material, including fiber, moves into the large intestine.
17. Potassium __sodium__ and water are removed from the waste and the rest is
eliminated from the body
18. The __nutrients__ include water, fats, carbohydrates, protein, minerals and vitamins
19. They give you _energy_, __repair_ your body, and maintain body __processes__
20. Eating a _variety_ of foods will give you a wider variety of nutrients you need
21. The __nutrients___ work together to take care of your bodyís needs
22. Youíll suffer from a __deficiency__ of that nutrient if you donít get enough of it
23. Examples include __osteoporosis_, a calcium deficiency and anemia, an iron deficiency
24. __Malnutrition_ is a condition in which a person suffers from health problems because
they donít get enough nutrients or they donít get the variety of nutrient they need
25. Too much Vitamin A can damage your __liver__
26. When taking any dietary _supplement_ (nutrients in a pill form rather than from food)
you run the risk of getting too many nutrients
27. The energy in food is measured in _calories_
28. Carbohydrates and ___proteins___ have 4 calories per gram; fats have 9
29. Your basal __metabolic__ rate is the amount of energy your body needs to simply
continue functioning.†
30. Activity level and growth periods will require more _calories_