digestion
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mechanical digestion | the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces |
| chemical digestion | chemicals produced by the body breaks food into their smaller chemical building blocks |
| hydrolysis | a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds |
| egestion | the removal of nonsoluble waste materials |
| alimentary canal | digestive tube that extends from the mouth to the anus |
| gastrointestinal | pertaining to the stomach and intestine |
| peristalsis | rhythmic muscular contractions that squeeze food through the esophagus into the stomach |
| oral cavity | The mouth |
| ptylain | Enzyme in saliva for digestion. |
| mucus | a thick, slippery substance produced by the body |
| taste buds | structures on the tongue that contain the receptor cells for taste |
| gullet | the throat |
| saliva | the fluid released when your mouth waters |
| chyme | liquid product of digestion |
| rennin | a milk protein-digesting enzyme found in babies but not adults |
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