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CMA Chapter 14

Digestive System

TermDefinition
Absorption Passage of digestive end products into blood or lymph.
Chyme Semifluid mixture of food and gastric juice.
Defecation Expulsion of indigestible wastes through the anus.
Deglutition Process of swallowing.
Fauces Opening from the oral cavity into the oropharynx.
Gastric Juice Secretions of the exocrine gastric glands.
Gastrin Hormone secreted by the endocrine glands in the stomach.
Gingiva Gums
Hydrolysis Chemical breakdown of complex molecules by the addition of water.
Ileocecal Valve Valve between the small and large intestine.
Lower Esophageal Sphincter Valve between the esophagus and stomach.
Mastication Process of chewing.
Mesentery Extensions of peritoneum that are associated with the intestine.
Palate Roof of the mouth.
Peristalsis Rhythmic contractions of the intestines that move food along the digestive tract.
Plicae Circulares Circular folds in the mucosa and submucosa of the small intestine.
Pyloric Sphincter Valve between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine.
Rugae Longitudinal folds in the mucosa of the stomach.
Teniae Coli Bands of longitudinal muscle fibers in the large intestine
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