Health PsychologyChapter 15 Eating amp; Dieting.PPT

Health PsychologyChapter 15: Eating Dieting Mansfield University Dr. Craig, Instructor The Digestive System Human body converts foods (plant and animal tissue) into usable components (fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins minerals). Materials transported through bloodstream to need areas or to be stored Salivary glands- part of taste sensation, contains enzyme to break down starches Peristalsis-rhythmic contraction and relaxation of muscles lining digestive tract starting in esophagus in the stomach it moves food and mix with gastric secretions (high acidity) such as pepsin which works