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Question | Answer |
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rhythmic contractions of muscles to push food down the esophagus? | peristalsis |
this is needed in our stomach for vitamin b12 absorbtion | intrinsic factor |
this is partially digested food and digestive enzymes | chyme |
this is where bile and pancreatic enzymes enter from the liver | doudenem |
this part of the small intestines absorbs fats, proteins, and carbs | jejunum |
this includes the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid | large intestines |
the large intestines are also called? | colon |
converts carbs to glucose | amylase |
aids fat digestion | lipase |
break down proteins | protease |
this is stimulated by the doudenum to cause the spincter of Oddi to relax and allow the gall bladder to contract | cholecystokinin |