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Chapter 5
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |