Digestive System Flashcard

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What is ingestion?

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The process of taking in food to the body.

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What is the food called after being chewed?

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Bolus.

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What is mechanical digestion?

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Crushing, mashing or breaking down food.

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What is the rectum?

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Where faeces collects in preparation to discharge.

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What is the esophagus?

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The muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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What is digestion?

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The process of breaking down food into smaller components.

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What is absorption in the digestive system?

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The process of taking nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream.

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What is the role of the stomach in digestion?

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It mixes food with digestive juices and breaks it down into a semi-liquid form.

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What is chyme?

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The semi-liquid food mass that is formed in the stomach.

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What are villi?

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Small finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients.