Human Digestive System The digestive tract is a series of hollow organs through which food passes: mouth‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestine. Each portion is specialized for one or more aspect of the three major functions of the digestive system the secretion‚ digestion‚ and absorption. Accessory organs such as salivary glands‚ liver‚ gallbladder and pancreas have duct that lead into the digestive tract and thus support digestive function. Digestion is defined as the mechanical
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Shane Barber 7/24/2013 University of Phoenix SCI/241 Nutrition Instructor: Tiera Pack Lawyer Week 6 Mineral and Water Function What are the functions and sources of minerals? * There are two types of minerals‚ major minerals (macro minerals) and trace minerals (micro minerals). These are the essential minerals the body needs. * Macro minerals are * Calcium‚ functions for strong bones and teeth‚ sources are milk and green leafy vegetables. * Phosphorus‚ functions for acid
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Week 1 Assignment 1 Candice O’Byrne Sci/241 January 11‚ 2012 Stephen Murray Week 1 Assignment 1 Understanding food labels is essential knowledge for eating healthily and for making sure that the proper nutrients are available in the food we consume every day. Nearly every packaged food item purchasable in the United States is labeled with the nutritional value by the Food and Drug administration. A few key elements exist to help us understand the nutrition on these labels. The 5/20
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Dietary Supplements Report SCI/241 - NUTRITION AURORA MERRY Dietary Supplements Report Write a 700- to 1‚050-word report on the use‚ benefits‚ and risks associated with dietary supplements. Your paper must be in APA format and include a title page‚ detailed summary‚ and separate reference page. Respond to each of the following in your paper: What are dietary supplements? What are some benefits of taking dietary supplements? What are some risks from taking dietary supplements? What are the government
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Dehydration SCI/241 October 24‚ 2010 Dehydration What is Dehydration? Dehydration is defined as the process of losing excess amounts of water‚ which depletes the body of essential fluids. Dehydration can be caused by various factors‚ however
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Personalized Nutrition And Exercise Plan **** SCI/241 05/12/11 Dr. Sherrie Lu Personalized Nutrition And Exercise Plan For as long as I can remember‚ I have always had some sort of struggle with my weight. When I was younger‚ I was a top ranked gymnast and it was extremely important for me to maintain a low‚ yet healthy weight. I managed to be successful with that for years up until the time that I got severely injured ultimately forcing me to quit competing. Upon quitting gymnastics‚ I
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According to the “Food Label and You” video‚ the 5-20 rule is defined in a very simple way. If a food has 5% or less of a nutrient under the daily value‚ or %DV‚ column on your food’s nutritional label‚ then that food is low in that source of nutrient. If the food has 20% or more of that nutrient under you %DV‚ then that food is high in that nutrient. For nutrients you do not want a lot of‚ you need to stick to servings containing a %DV closer to 5%. For nutrients that you do want a lot of‚ then
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just need to simply double-click on yhe “Human Digestive System.exe” file. By doing this you will directly be brought to the opening screen and after that will directly to the main menu screen. There will be five buttons on main menu‚ they are “Learning”‚ “Exercise”‚ Demo Video”‚ and “Exit”. Each of these button will bring you to several different pages. 1. Learning By clicking this button‚ you will be brought to the learning material of “Human Digestive System”. after you click “Learning” button
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The Digestive System The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract—a series of hollow organs joined in a long‚ twisting tube from the mouth to the anus—and other organs that help the body break down and absorb food. Organs that make up the digestive tract are the mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestine‚ large intestine—also called the colon—rectum‚ and anus. Inside these hollow organs is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth‚ stomach‚ and small intestine‚ the mucosa contains tiny
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Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Your Name Goes Here SCI 241 Axia College Staying or being healthy is not always as easy as it seems‚ but with proper knowledge and tools it can easily be achieved. In order for myself to have a more active and healthier life style‚ I would have to change some crucial things in my current everyday nutrition and exercise routine. With positive changes to my exercise routine and diet‚ I can have plenty of positive outcomes‚ which will assist in my general
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