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Something To Know
A. Fill in the blanks.
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The
process, of breaking down of food, into fine and soluble particles, is called
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Blood vessels, that carry blood from organs to heart, are called
The nervous system consists of billions of
portion of the brain controls the left part of the body.
Kidneys are
shaped organs that help in filtering out waste
products.
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The
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The skin removes water, and excessive salts, in the form of
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The male reproductive organ system has a pair of
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Skills to Develop
Generalize how the body distributes nutrients to the rest of the body.
Summarize the importance of adequate nutrition on other organ systems.
When the digestive system has broken down food to its nutrient components the body eagerly awaits delivery. The first stop of most absorbed nutrients is the liver. One of the liver’s primary functions is to regulate metabolic homeostasis. Metabolic homeostasis may be defined as when the nutrients consumed and absorbed matches the energy required to carry out life’s biological processes. Simply put, nutrient energy intake equals energy output. Through the body’s network of blood vessels and veins, glucose and amino acids are directly transported from the small intestine to the liver. Lipids are transported to the liver by a more circuitous route involving the lymphatic system, which contains vessels similar to the circulatory system that transport white blood cells called lymph.
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