digestive system

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What is the name of the tube that runs through the body related to the digestive system?

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alimentary canal

Front

What process in digestion is regulated by the thyroid?

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metabolism

Front

Bile is produced by the

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liver

Front

Another name for the buccal cavity is the

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oral cavity

Front

Functions of the digestive system: absorption of nutrients, breakdown of food, elimination of waste. What is NOT a function?

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bringing oxygen to the body

Front

Rhythmic muscular contractions that propel food through the digestive tract is called

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peristalsis

Front

Deglutition is another name for

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swallowing

Front

Another name for gas in the digestive tract is

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flatulence

Front

Number of types of Inflammatory bowel disease.

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2

Front

A __________ is a sore or lesion that forms in the mucosal lining of the stomach.

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gastric ulcer