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Gurpreet Singh
Week 14: Assignment - StudyStack Set 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cephalic Phase | Triggered by sight, smell, or thought of food. Starts gastric secretion before food enters the stomach. |
| Gastric Phase | Begins when food reaches the stomach and stimulates gastric juice release. |
| Intestinal Phase | Controls the rate of stomach emptying; slows gastric secretion. |
| CCK (Cholecystokinin) | Hormone that triggers pancreatic enzyme release and contracts the gallbladder to push bile into the duodenum. |
| Defecation | The act of expelling feces. |
| Digestive Enzymes | Chemicals secreted into the GI tract to break down food molecules into smaller units. |
| Peristalsis | Wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. |
| Deglutition | The process of swallowing; includes oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal stages. |
| Absorption | Movement of nutrients from the GI tract into blood or lymph. |
| Gastric Inhibitory Peptide | Hormone that slows gastric motility when fatty chyme enters the duodenum. |