Nutrition

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Nutrition
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Digestive System

• FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM
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• Mechanical Breakdown of Food. (Digestion)
• Chemical Breakdown of Food. (Digestion)

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Digestive System
FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM (DO NOT NEED TO WRITE
THESE) 3. Passing Food into Circulatory System
(Absorption) 4. Getting rid of waste
(Elimination)
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Digestive System

• STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
• Mouth-mechanical digestion
• Esophagus-passes food to stomach
• Stomach-m c digestion
• Small Intestine-absorption
• Large Intestine-colon stores waste

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Urinary System

• FUNCTIONS OF SYSTEM
• Remove water-soluble waste (urine) from body.
• Nitrogen

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Urinary System

• STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
• 1. Kidneys-filters blood to create waste
• Ureters-tubes connecting kidneys to bladder.

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Urinary System

• STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
• 3. Bladder-muscular bag for storage of urine
• Prostate-(male only) discussed in reproductive
  system.

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Urinary System
STRUCTURES 5. Urethra-Place where urine leaves
the body.
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Obesity
Excess body fat or adipose tissue that can cause
a higher risk of health problems.
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Adipose tissue
Body Fat
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High Blood Pressure
Hypertension
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Disease affecting the bodys cells ability to
convert food into energy.
Diabetes
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Click here or info on blood cholesterol.
High blood cholesterol
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Hardening of the arteries from a build-up of
plaque.
Arteriosclerosis
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Abnormal growth of cells, usually at a rapid rate.
Cancers