Digestive System Vocab Flashcards
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Bolus
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A small rounded mass of substance (chewed food)
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Alactasia
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The inability to digest lactose
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Bulimia
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Is a disorder involving bringing on food and then purposely vomiting
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Emesis
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The action or process of vomiting
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Fissure
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A split or “valley”
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Jaundice
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Yellowing of the skin
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Mastication
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The process of chewing food
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Peristalsis
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Wave like motions
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Sphincter
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Controls the emptying of the stomachs contents into the small intestine
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Villus
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Hairlike projections that cover the lining of the small intestine
