functional units called organs. 14. Epithelial tissue holds body structures together‚ providing protection and support. 15. The stomach‚ small intestines‚ liver and pancreas work together to form the digestive system which is required for the intake‚ digestion and absorption of food. 16. All the various organ systems coordinate their activities together to form a unicellular organism. 17. Multicellular organisms regulate their internal environment so that the cells will always experience conditions which
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Unit 12: Sports Nutrition Unit code: H/502/5640 QCF Level 3: BTEC National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to provide a broad understanding of the importance of nutrition and hydration to a variety of sports participants. Unit introduction The importance of good nutrition and hydration in sports has grown in popularity in recent years. The significance of a healthy balanced diet and its links to good health and improved
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA UNIT 1 PURUSHA PRAKRUTHI MAHAT AHAMKARA MANAS GNANENDRIY [SENSES]= SIGHT TOUCH HEARING TASTE SMELL SATVA Rajas tamas 5 KARMENDRIYA [ACTIONS] =TONGUE ARMS LEGS ANUS REPORDUCTIVE TANMATRAS = AKASHA VAYU TEJA
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philosophy that states that maintaining or losing weight is controlled by the times you eat and your food combinations. Judy Mazel created The BH Diet‚ an update to her 1980s plan. She suggests that when some foods are eaten together it leads to poor digestion and in turn obesity. The newer BH Diet is a 35-day program‚ in which you’ll learn to eat carbs only with carbs‚ proteins only with proteins and fruits by themselves. The eating plan begins with an induction period during which you may go whole
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Conservation of energy and transformation of energy. By Paige‚ Stacie‚ Amelia. Objectives Learning about Conservation of energy Learning about transformation of energy Conservation – Preserving a substance. Metabolism Metabolism is a process in which you break down foods into calories and these are combined with oxygen to release the energy that your body needs in order to function/live. This is a very complicated bio-chemical process. Metabolism is essential for the energy for these functions:
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Chapter 1: What is Nutrition? What Drives Our Food Choices? We Need to Eat and Drink to Live Nutrients: compounds in foods that sustain your body processes. There are 6 classes of nutrients: carbs‚ fats (lipids)‚ proteins‚ vitamins‚ minerals and water 3 of 6 classes of nutrients: carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein- provide energy in the form of kilocalories 2 of 6 classes of nutrients: vitamins and minerals‚ help regulate many body processes‚ including metabolism 1 of 6 class of nutrients- water
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Exam: 46.4‚45‚47‚48 Lecture outline for the zoology unit revised 2010 Introduction to animal form & function and regulation of TB (ch. 40 & Concept 42.4) This first reading assignment reviews 5 major principles re living organisms: 1. Physical laws & the environment constrain the size & shape of organisms. 2. Form & function are correlated at all levels of organization. 3. Chemical energy in food is used to sustain form & function. 4. Many animals (& other organisms) regulate
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1. Our digestive system provides the body a means to transfer nutrition from the external environment into the cellular level in order to sustain life. Salivary glands‚ controlled by the autonomic nervous system‚ are located in the oral cavity. Its main role is to secrete saliva in the oral cavity. There are three pairs of salivary glands. Parotoid savary gland lies under the skin on each side of the mandible. These glands secrete amylase‚ an enzyme that breaks down starches. The parotoid duct implies
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The Venus Fly Trap The Venus Fly Trap‚ Dionaea muscipula‚ is a carnivorous plant native to the bogs and swamplands of North and South Carolina(Halpern 2). It preys on insects with its uniquely shaped terminal portion of its leaves. Each leaf has two primary regions: the leaf-base and the trapping mechanism(Souza 3). The flat typical leaf-like region is called the leaf-base and it is capable of carrying out photosynthesis and grows out of the ground. The trapping mechanism‚ called the leaf-blade
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Alimentary System 1.1 – The burden of GI diseases • List the names of the organs of the alimentary tract • Mouth and Oesophagus • Stomach • Liver • Biliary system • Pancreas • Small intestine (consisting of duodenum‚ jejunum and ileum) • Large intestine (consisting of colon‚ rectum and anus) • Describe the symptoms and signs of alimentary tract disease Symptoms: General: • Anorexia • Weight loss • Anaemia
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