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Chapter 5
Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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digestive system | provides the nutrients needed for cells to replicate themselves continually and build new tissue. |
ingestions | the intake of food |
digestion | the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food |
absorption | the process of extracting nutrients |
elimination | the excretion of any waste products |
gastr/o | stomach |
intestin/o | intestines |
-al | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
alimento/o | nutrition |
mucosa | 1 of 4 tunics of the alimentary canal secretes gastric juices, absorbs nutrients, and protects the tissue through the production of mucus...lined with a single layer of epithelial tissue |