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Term | Definition |
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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. |