CH8 Digestive System: A&P1

Intake of food and liquids into the body

• ingestion

• mastication

• absorption

• elimination

process of physical or mechanical digestion that is performed with the teeth and tongue; commonly known as chewing

• mastication

• peristalsis

• degluttition

• digestion

Also known as mechanical digestion, involves breaking food into smaller physical parts

• physical digestion

• digestion

• chemical digestion

• enzymatic digestion

Involves breaking food down into simpler chemical compounds, or nutrients, that can be absorbed by the body

• physical digestion

• digestion

• chemical digestion

• enzymatic digestion

A yellowish brown or green fluid secreted by the liver to breakdown fatty foods

• bile

• hydrochloric acid

• duodenal juice

• saliva

The first section of the small intestine, which receives food from the stomach, bile from the liver and gallbladder, and pancreatic juice from the pancreas

• duodenum

• jejunum

• ileum

• cecum

The process by which food is broken down into smaller components

• physical digestion

• digestion

• chemical digestion

• enzymatic digestion

The process by which valuable nutrients leave the digestive tract and enter the blood supply; mainly occurs in the small intestine

• absorption

• digestion

• elimination

• ingestion

Tiny, fingerlike projections in the mucous membrane of the small intestine that aid in the absorption of nutrients

• villi

• fibers

• strands

• mucosa

The discharging of waste from the body; aka defecation

• elimination

• absorption

• ingestion

• digestion