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vocabulary

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Term
Definition
imentary canal   the wholle passage along which food passes through the beny from mouth to anus  
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anus   the openning at the end of the alimentary canal  
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appendicitis   a serious medical condittion in which the appendix becomes inflamed and painful  
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appendix   adittional matter at the end ofthe beek  
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bile   a bitter greensh- allstine fluid thay aids digestion by liver and stored in th gall blader  
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chemical digestion   the substance which our body needs can't be absorved by the blood  
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chyme   the pulpy acidic fluid that passes from the stomach to the small intestine  
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colon   the number of dropter and verse respectively in biblical references  
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constipation   a high level of constrait or restriction  
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diarrhea   a condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequenly and in a liquid form  
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esophagus   the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach  
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feces   waste matter discharged fom the bowels after food has been digested  
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gall bladder   the small sac -shapedorgan beneath the liver in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver  
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gastric juice   a thiniclear, virtualy colorless acidic fluid secreted by the stomach glands and active in promoting digestion  
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hydrochloric acid   a strong acidic solution of the gas hydrogen cholide in water  
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large intestine   the cecum, colon and rectum collectively  
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lipases   a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown fats and glucerol or others alchols  
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liver   a large labed glandular organ in the addomen of vertebrates involved in many metabolics prcesses  
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mechanical digestion   the physical acts of breaking down the food by non-chemical means  
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mucus   a gummy substance found in plants  
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oral cavity   the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard  
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pancreas   a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the douderum  
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pepsin   the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach breaks down proteins into polypetides  
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peristalsis   the involuntary constrictuion and rexation of the muscles of the intestine or another earal  
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ptyalin   a form of amylase found in the saliva of humans and some other animals  
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rectum   the final section of the large intestine terminotiong at anus  
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rennin   an enzume secreted into the stomach of unwanted mananals, and in some lower animals and plants  
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saliva   watery liquid secreted into the mouth by gland providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing  
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saliva glands   any of various glands thatdischarged a fluid secretion  
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small intestine   the part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and and the large intestine  
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stomach   each of four digestive organs in a ruminant rumen, reticulum amasum, and a abmasuml  
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ulcer   a moral blemish or or corrupting influence  
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villi   a fingerlike projection or the lining of the small particular  
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