Nutrients and the Circulatory System Where does the








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Nutrients and the Circulatory System
Where does the energy come from? Lipid Carbohydrate Protein Glycerol and Fatty acids Monosaccharide Amino Acids N/A Polysaccharide Polypeptide Main Elements C, H, O, N Energy 9 Kcal/g -storage Monomer Polymer Examples Butter, peanut oil, olive oil 4 Kcal/g -main energy source Pasta, fruit, potatoes, bread 4 Kcal/g Steak, eggs, beans
**Remember- Cells use glucose and oxygen to produce ATP, through the process of Cellular _________ Respiration __________. This process mitochondria happens in the _________ of ALL cells. - C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 -----> 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + ~38 ATP Glucose Oxygen Carbon dioxide Water
�How do the glucose and oxygen get to the cells of the body? Circulatory System oxygen Brings _______, nutrients hormones _______, and _______to cells and removes cell waste �Purpose:
How blood flows through the body: Oxygen poor Oxygen rich -Capillaries of body -Vein back to heart -Right Atrium of heart -Right Ventricle -Pulmonary Artery -Capillaries of lungs -Pulmonary Vein -Left Atrium -Left ventricle -Aorta
-What is in blood? Red blood cells -____________carry oxygen and carbon dioxide -Plasma White blood cells -____________cells that fight infection Helper T cells -_________-type of white blood cell that helps fight infection. HIV infects these cells Antibodies -____________proteins that bind to antigens and attack pathogens
� If there was a mass of cholesterol blocking blood flow to your foot, what two things are the cells in your foot not getting? � Because they are not getting these two things, what are the cells not making during cellular respiration? � Was the oxygenated blood heading toward the foot coming from the heart or the lungs?