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Alimentary System

Drugs which take effect in the gastrointestinal system

Where does food pass through the body from one end to the other?

Gastric

Stomach

Food is broken down where?

Enteric

Small intestine

Squiggly insides

Colonic

Large intestine

A part of the colon

Emetics

Cause vomiting

What is claire afraid of ?