Metabolism,Nutrition, and Body Temperature

Metabolic building of simple compounds into more complex substances needed by the body

Metabolic breakdown of substances into simpler substances; includes the digestion of food and the oxidation of nutrienrs molecules for energy

Simple sugar; main energy source for the cells; dextrose

Compound built from glucose molecules that is stored for energy in liver and muscles

Region of the brain that controls the pituitary and maintains homeostasis

Measure of the energy content of food; techinally, the amount of heart needed to raise 1 kg of water 1 centigrade

Lack of proper nutrition

Rate at which energy is released from the nutrients in the cells

Inorganic substance; in the diet, an element needed in small amounts for health

Chemically breakdown of nutrients for energy

Organic compound needed in small amounts for health