Nutrition and Health FINAL EXAM questions and CORRECT Answers

Nutrition and Health FINAL EXAM questions
and CORRECT Answers
Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWERS Compounds found in food that help regulate many body
processes



Minerals - CORRECT ANSWERS Elements found in food that are used by the body



exercise - CORRECT ANSWERS purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and
repetitive, and that improves or maintains physical fitness



health - CORRECT ANSWERS A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being



Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS The process by which your body takes in and uses food



Absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the
wall of the digestive system into the blood



skeletal system - CORRECT ANSWERS gives our bodies structure and protects major organs like
the heart, lungs, and brain



Muscular System - CORRECT ANSWERS enables movement of the body and internal organs



circulatory system - CORRECT ANSWERS the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood
and lymph through the body



respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWERS system responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing
carbon dioxide using the lungs



digestive system - CORRECT ANSWERS body system the breaks down food and absorbs
nutrients