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important terms voca
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Large intestine | Is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in vertebrates. |
| lipases | A water-soluble enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of lipids,thereby breaking down fats into glycerol and free fatty acids. |
| Liver | A large glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrate animals that is essential to many metabolic processes. |
| Mechanical digestion | There are two kinds of digestion:mechanical and chemical,mechanical digestion involves physically breaking the food into smaller pieces . |
| mucus | is snot and other slim from inside your body. |
| Oral cavity | The part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth. |
| pancreas | A long irregularly shaped gland in vertebrate animals that is located behind the stomach and is part of the digestive system. |
| pepsin | Is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides. |
| peristalisis | The wavelike muscular contractions in tubular structures,especially organs of the digestive system. |
| ptyalin | Found in the saliva of humans and herbivorous animals that helps in the predigestion of starches. |
| rectum | The outermost portion of the large intestine. |
| rennin | Causes the milk to curdle. |
| saliva | A viscid ,watery fluid,secreted into the mauth by the salivary. |
| salivary glands | The parotid,submandibular and sublingual glands. |
| small intestin | the small intestine is the part of the intestines and absorption of food occurs. |
| stomach | The digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen . |
| ulcer | Can be on an external surface like the mouth or an internal surface,like the stomach. |
| villi | Millions of tiny finger like structures called villi project inwards from the lining of the small intestine. |
| Alimentary canal | Is a continuous passage starting from the mouth and ending at anus. |
| anus | Is the hole in the middle of your buttocks. |
| appendix | Is small and has no know function,but in rabbits,haves ,and same of the herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose. |
| bile | Is secreted by the liver stored in the gallbladdes and dischar get into the duodenum and aids in the emusication digestion and absorption |
| chemical digestion | The process in the alimentary canal by which food is broke up physically. |
| chyme | The semifuid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum. |
| colon | The part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum. |
| constipstion | Is a condition of the digestive system where a person experiences had faces that are difficult to eliminate. |
| diarrhea | Is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movement each day . |
| esophagus | Is the muscular tube that conveys food from the pharynx at the back of the mouth to the stomach. |
| faces | Solid bodily waste dicharged from the large intestine through the anus during defection. |
| gall bladder | A small,muscular sac located under the liver. |
| gastric juice | The colorless,watery acidic digestion fluid that is secreted by various glands in the mucous membrane. |
| hydrochloric acid | An aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCI that is a strong corrosive irritation. |
| appendicitis | Is a condition where the appendix becomes swollen,inflame and filled with pus. |
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