Vocab Flashcards
1
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Peristalsis
A
Regular muscular contractions that move food
2
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Sphinctor
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a ring of muscles that aids in a one-way passage of food
3
Q
contamination
A
the action or state of making or being made impure
4
Q
Duodenum
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The first 25 cm of the small intestine
5
Q
bolus
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a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food
6
Q
chyme
A
a mixture of food and gastric juices
7
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feces
A
solid waste in the large intestine
