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Digestive System Vocab

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1. Ingestion   show
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2. Digestion   show
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show passage of a substance into or across a blood vessel or membrane  
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4. Defecation/Elimination   show
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show the act of chewing  
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show the muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet  
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7. Incisor   show
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8. Bicuspid   show
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show a tooth with a broad crown used to grind food, located behind the premolars  
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10. Canines   show
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show the gums  
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12. Dentin   show
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13. Pulp   show
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14. Crown   show
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15. Neck   show
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show the embedded portion of a tooth  
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show the secretion of salivary glands ducted into the mouth  
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show a rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing  
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show the muscular tube extending from the posterior of the nasal cavities to the esophagus  
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20. Peristalsis   show
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show the semifluid stomach contents consisting of partially digested food and gastric secretions  
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show a ring of smooth muscle fibers around the opening of the stomach into the duodenum  
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show an enzyme capable of digesting proteins in an acid pH  
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show a hormone that stimulates gastric secretion, especially hydrochloric acid release  
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show a parenchymal cell of the liver  
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show a greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in and secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and released into the small intestine  
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show any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of fats into glycerol and fatty acids  
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show any of a group of enzymes that are present in saliva, pancreatic juice, and parts of plants and catalyze the hydrolysis of starch to sugar to produce carbohydrate derivatives  
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show the first part of the small intestine  
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30. Jejunum   show
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show the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum  
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show the terminal part of the small intestine; between the jejunum and the cecum of the large intestine  
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33. Villi   show
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show of, relating to, or associated with the stomach  
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show the hypoglycemic hormone produced in the pancreas affecting carbohydrate and fat metabolism, blood glucose levels and other systemic processes  
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36. Trypsin   show
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