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Digestive System

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ingestion   active voluntary process where food must be placed into the mouth before it can be acted on  
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propulsion   foods must be propelled from one organ to the next in order to be processed  
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peristalsis   involuntary & involves alternating waves of contraction & relzxation of the muscles in the organ wall  
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segmentation   may help propel foodstuffs through the small intestine, normally only moves food back & forth across the internal wall of the organ  
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mechanical digestion   mixing of food in the mouth by the tongue, churning of food in the stomach, & segmentation in the small intestine  
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chemical digestion   sequence of steps in which large food molecules are broken down into their building blocks by enzymes  
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absorption   transport of digested end products from the lumen of the GI tract to the blood or lymph  
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defecation   elimination of indigestible substances from the body via the anus in the form of feces  
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deglutition (swallowing)   involves coordinated activity of several structures (tongue, soft palate, pharynx, & esophogas)  
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buccal phase   voluntary, occurs in the mouth, once food has been chewed & well mixed with saliva, the bolus is fored into the pharynx by the tongue  
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pharyngeal-esophaageal phase   transports food through the pharynx & esophogas  
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gastric juice   regulated by both neural & hormonal factors  
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gastrin   prods the stomach glands to produce still more of the protein-digesting enzymes, mucus, & hydrochloric acid  
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vomiting   reverse peristalsis occuring in the stomach accompanied by contraction of the abdominal muscles & the diaphragm, which increases the pressure on the abdominal organs  
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brush border enzymes   break down double sugars into simple sugars and complete protein digestion  
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pancreatic juice   enzyme-rich, deluge the food entering the small intesting, ducted in from the pancrease  
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secretin   influence the release of pancreatic juice and bile  
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cholecystokinin   influence the release of pancreatic juice and bile  
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feces   solid(ish) product delivered to the rectum, contains undigested food residues, mucus, millions of bacteria, and just enouhg water to allow smooth passage  
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mass movements   long, slow-moving but powerful contractile waves that move over large areas of the colon three or four times daily & force the contents toward the rectum  
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defecation reflex   spinal reflex that causes the walls of the sigmoid colon and the rectom to contract and the anal sphincters to relax  
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