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15 Cards in this Set
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Absorpiton
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Passing of substance into the body tissues and fluids
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Trypsin
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Pancreatic enzyme that brakes down proteins into amino acids
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Mastication
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The act of chewing
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Peristalsis
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Contractions of smooth muscle
That helps move food through the digestive tract |
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Bile
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Emulsifies fat and is produced by the live
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Flatulence
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Excessive gas in digestive tract
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Glycogen
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Polysaccharide stored in the liver
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Liver
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Stores vitamins A,D, and b complex
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Enzymes
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Chemical substance that promote chemical reactions during digestion
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Cardiac sphincter
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Circular muscle controls passage of food into the stomach
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Pyloric sphincter
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Regulates food passage from the stomach to the duodenum
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Gallbladder
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Helps digest fatty foods
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Chyme
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Semi liquid found in the large intestine
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Palate
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Separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
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Large intestine
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Water re-absorption
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