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| Also known as the digestive track |
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| The layer just inferior to the mucosa. Contains loose connective tissue, blood vessels, glands, and nerves. The blood vessels in this layer carry away absorbed nutrients. |
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| The double-walled outermost layer of canal and is also known as the peritoneum. |
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| The innermost wall of the serosa which secretes serous fluid to keep the outside of the canal moist. |
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| The mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods into forms your body cells can absorb. |
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| act to destroy bacteria and viruses on the back of the tongue. |
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| the mass created by food mixed with the saliva and mucus mixture. |
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| controls the movement of food into the somach |
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| The hole in the diaphragm that the esophagus goes through |
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| secretions of the stomach lining |
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| secrete mucus to protect the lining of the stomach |
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| mixture of food and gastric juices |
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| the beginning of the small intestine |
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| the middle portion of the small intestine |
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| the last portion of the small intestine which directly attaches to the large intestine. |
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| enzymes that digest proteins |
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| Sucrase, maltase, and lactase |
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| enzymes that digest sugars |
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| beginning of the large intestines |
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| allows anal sphincters to relax and feces to move through the anus in the process of elimination. |
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| the opening of the anal canal to the outside of the body |
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| leftover chyme made of undigested solid materials, water, ions, mucus, cells, bacteria |
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