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Irene Ipina
anatomy weeks 8-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ingestion | Process of taking food into the mouth, starting it on its journey through the digestive tract |
| Digestion | A group of processes that break complex nutrients into simpler ones, thus facilitating their absorption; mechanical digestion physically breaks large chunks into small bits; chemical digestion breaks molecules apart |
| Motility | Movement by the muscular components of the digestive tube, including processes of mechanical digestion |
| Secretion | Release of digestive juices (containing enzymes, acids, bases, mucus, bile, or other products that facilitate digestion); some digestive organs also secrete endocrine hormones that regulate digestion or metabolism of nutients |
| Aborption | Movement of digested nutrients through the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa and into the internal environment |
| Elimination | Excretion of the residues of the digestive process (feces) from the rectum, through the anus; defecation |
| Regulation | Coordination of digestive activity (motility, secretion, |
| brush border | the microvilli on the epithelial cells that line the small intestine, visible in the figures |
| colipase. | The action of lipases is enhanced by a component of pancreatic juice |
| Constipation | a common digestive condition characterized by infrequent or difficult bowel movements |
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