What are the best sources of vitamin A?

The health of the eyes, Antioxidants to protect cells from free radicals

Functions of...

Daily recommend Value for Vitamin A

Vitamin D best source:

The recommended amount for vitamin D

Vitamin D helps

You get Vitamin E from...

The recommended daily value for Vitamin E

Necessary for protection of cell structure

This is a function of...

Broccoli, cereal, and kale

Sources of...

Vitamin K helps...

Thiamine sources

Carbohydrate metabolism

Promotes normal appetite and digestion

The normal function of the nervous system

Functions of...

Milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs

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Stores waste products for excretion.

Peristalsis and gravity move food along.

Teeth and tongue begin mechanical digestion by breaking apart food.

Absorbs water and some other nutrients and collects food residue for excretion.

Produces Bile

Hydrochloric acid prepares the gastric area for enzyme action. Pepsin breaks down proteins. In children, renin breaks down milk proteins. Lipase acts on emulsified fats.

Begin chemical digestion as salivary amylase begins to change starch into maltose.

Stores bile and releases it through the bile duct into the small intestine to emulsify fats.

Produce enzymes and prepare food for absorption. Lactase converts lactose, maltase converts maltose, and sucrase converts sucrose to simple sugars. Peptidases reduce proteins into amino acids.

Enzymes are released into the small intestine. Amylase breaks down starch. Steapsin breaks down fats. Pancreatic proteases break down proteins.

Process in which nutrients are used by cells for tissue building, providing energy, and regulating various body functions.

The process where the blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested nutrients. The nutrients are then carried by the circulatory system, to every cell in the body.

The process by body breaks down food into smaller parts, changes the food chemically, and moves the food through the digestive system.