BLG 143 Study Guide - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Tidal Volume, Metabolic Waste

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Nutrition: calorie: the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 c. Kilocalorie: the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by. Required in small amounts: necessary nutrients can be made by the body if lacking in diet, while essential nutrients cannot be supplied by the body and must be made from nutrients supplied by external source, vitamins. C, h, o, n and small amounts of other elements. See table 8. 3 page 249: fat soluble: a, d, e, k. Water soluble: b, c: major minerals are required in large amounts while trace are required in small amounts, ldl cholesterol bad: obtained from diet, plaque formation on artery walls, carried to body from liver. Hdl cholesterol good: clean body of excess cholesterol, carried from body to liver. Also, the villi(increase s. a. 10x) and microvilli(increase s. a 20x) help to increase surface area in the small intestine.

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