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Gastrointestinal 15
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anal incontinence | inability to control the muscles of the muscles of the bowels, which leads to passage of stool or gas |
| anatomy | study of body structure |
| biology | study of all life forms |
| cells | the basic structrual unit of all organisms |
| chyme | semi-liquid substance made as result of the chemical breakdown of food in stomach |
| colostomy | surgically-created opening into large intestine to allow feces to be expelled |
| absorption | the digestive process in which digestive juices and enzymes break down food into materials the body can use |
| Crohn's disease | causes the wall of the intestines to become inflamed (red, sore or swollen) |
| occult | hidden |