Food and Digestion

Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair muscles?

• Carbohydrates

• Sodium

• Protein

• Fat

Which nutrient are substances that the body CANNOT manufacture, but are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and regulating many vital body processes?

• Protein

• Water

• Minerals

• Vitamins

Which of the following are proteins?

• Strawberries

• Cabbage

• Beans, eggs, chicken

• Bread, pasta

---------- give energy to our body

• fats and carbohydrates

• proteins

• vitamins and minerals

deficiency of vitamin C causes

• rickets

• anemia

• the bones and teeth become week

• scurvy

The liver is said to be a digestive gland because it

• produces bile

• converts stored glycogen into glucose

• stores iron

• breaks down excess amino acids

The chewed up food moves from the mouth to the stomach through the ___________.

• esophagus

• pancreas

• liver

• small intestine

What organ is this?

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• esophagus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the name of the organ that stores the salts that are needed to break down fats into fatty acids?

• gall bladder

• pancreas

• liver

• appendix

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What should be avoided to take care of your teeth

• Fruit

• Sugar

• Vegetables

• Meat