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| building blocks of protiens |
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| the body's main energy source |
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| digestive system process that occurs when chemicals break down large food molecules |
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| thin, watery product of digestion that moves slowly out of the stomach and into the large intestine |
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| chemical and mechanical process that breaks down food into small molecules so that they can be absorbed by the body |
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| a type of protien that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions in the bodybut is not used up or changed itself in any way during the reaction |
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| nutrient that provides energy and helps the body absorb vitamins can be saturated or unsaturated |
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| one of five groups of foods that contain the same nutrients: breads and cereals, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat |
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| digestive system process where food is broken down through chewing, mixing, and churning |
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| inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the body's chemical reactions; builds cells, sends nerve impulses, and carries oxygen |
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| substances in food- protiens, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water-that the body uses for cell development, repair, and growth and that proovide energy |
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| waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system |
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| nutrient of amino acids that is used for replacement and repair of body cells and has large molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, ooxygen, and nitrogen |
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