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Digestive/Excretory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | What is the process that happens to the nutrients after digestion? |
| Anus | What is the region that had two sphincters which feces are expelled from the body? |
| Chemical Digestion | What are the series of hydrolysis reactions that break dietary macromolecules into monomer carried by digestive enzymes secreted by salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, and the small intestine? |
| Digestion | What is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into a usable form made by the body? |
| Esophagus | What is the "gullet"; has no digestive or absorptive function? |
| Large Intestine | What absorbs water and forms feces? |
| Mouth | Where does carbohydrate digestion begin? |
| Pancreas | What produces a whole spectrum of enzymes & an alkaline fluid that is secreted into the duodenum? |
| Peristalsis | What is the wave of muscular contractions that pushes food bolus ahead of it down into the esophagus? This also allows you to swallow while standing upside-down. |
| Pharynx | This the conduit for both air and food. |
| Small Intestine | Where does lipid digestion begin? What is the primary region of food and water absorption? |
| Stomach | Where does protein digestion begin? |
| Tongue | This is the mobile organ that manipulates food in the mouth and initiates swallowing. |
| Villi | This is a fingerlike extension of the intestinal mucosa that increases the surface area for absorption. |
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