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Anatomy
Term | Definition |
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Ingestion | Process of taking food into the mouth. |
Digestion | A group of processes that break complex nutrients into simpler ones. |
Motility | Movement by the muscular components of the digestive tube. |
Secretion | Release of digestive juices. |
Absorption | Movement of digested nutrients through the GI mucosa and into the internal envirionment. |
Elimination | Excretion of the digestive residue. |
Regulation | Coordination of the digestive activity. |
Mastication | Chewing food. |
Deglutition | Swallowing food. |
Peristalsis | The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movement that push the contents of the canal forward. |