Health Unit 2 – Flashcards
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Complex
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Carbohydrates require a prolonged process of digestion in order to be broken down into glucose and therefore helpful in maintaining proper blood sugar levels.
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Minerals
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There are 13 ________ in the human body
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Calorie
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the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water 1 degree Celsius
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Calcium, protein, and Vitamin A
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Dairy products are a good source of what 3 things?
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Calcium
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Useful for the growth and development of strong bones and teeth.
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Regular
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A kind of exercise that will enable you to perform daily tasks with an increased amount of energy and entusiasm
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Flexibility
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the possible range of motion of muscle, joints, and ligaments
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Glucose
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The cells main source of energy
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Essential Amino Acids
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Proteins that are not manufactured by the body and must be derived from food sources
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Vitamin C
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increases immunity and the destruction of toxic substances within the body and is abundant in fruits and gegetables
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Fiber
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Keeps the digestive system working properly and guards against colon cancer and is found in grains, vegetables, and fruits
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Metabolism
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the process in which a cell converts nutrients into energy or materials
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Complete Protein
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a good source that contains all the essential amino acids
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Aerobic
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exercise that requires oxygen to produce energy
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Anaerobic
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exercise that does NOT require the use of oxygen to metabolize enery
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lean; fat
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Body composition is examined with regards to ______ mass in proportion to body _______
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They convert carbohydrates and fat into energy
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Why are vitamins essential to good health?
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Push-ups
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Muscular strength and endurance is the ability of?
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Nutrition
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chemical substances that are absorbed by the body through the process of digestion
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Carbohydrates, fat, minerals, protein, vitamins, water
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Six major nutrients
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Water
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basis of good nutrition because it is essential to all forms of metabolism in the body
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only eat when you are hungry
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The best way to regulate eating habits
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Overall physical fitness
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a "well rounded" exercise program
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Take more effort
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Increasing intensity of an exercise will________
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Over 60%
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What percent of the body is water
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Bread/grains, Dairy, Fruit, Meat/beans, Vegetables
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5 categories of the food pyramid
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Not one food group can support all nutrients needed
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Why is it important to eat food from each of the five food groups?
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65-70 gpd
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A persons total fat intake should not exceed....
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To be fit
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What is the goal of physical fitness
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Cholesterol
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used by the body to synthesize Vitamin D
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Ectomorph
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tall and thin
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Endomorph
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Short and stout
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Exercise
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maintaining your health
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Fat
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most concentrated form of energy
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Grain
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contains high amounts of carbohydrates
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Mesomorph
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well built for ones height
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Saturated
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found in animal products and some vegies
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Anabolism
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cell uses nutrients to repair or build tissues
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Catabolism
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Conversion of nutrients into energy
