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6 Essential activities of Digestion |
1. Ingestion 2. Propulsion 3. Mechanical Breakdown 4. Digestion 5. Absorption 6. Defecation |
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Peritoneum |
Serous membrane of the abdominal fluid |
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Visceral Peritonium |
On external surface of most digestive oragans |
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Parietal peritoneum |
Lines body wall |
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Peritonitis |
Inflamation of the peritoneum that is deadly |
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Heptaic portal circulation |
Nutrient rich blood drained from organs and delivered to liver |
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Major Salivary Glands |
Parotid glands Submandibular glands Sublingual glands |
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Bolus |
Food mixed with saliva |
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Pyloric Sphincter |
Controls release of food from the stomach into the small intestine |
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Gastrin
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Hormone that regulates gastric juices |
