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What is the name for digestive food mixed with stomach acid and enzymes?

Chyme

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What is another name for the digestive system?

Gastrointestinal system

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Medical word for chewing

mastication

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Where does mechanical digestion begin

the mouth

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Where does chemical digestion begin

The stomach

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What are the 3 sections of the pharynx

naso, oro and laryngopharynx.

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Wave like muscle contractions the move food and fluid thru a system

Peristalsis

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What is the upper part of the stomach?

Fundus

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What is the lower section of the stomach

pylorus

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What is the sphincter that prevents stomach contents for entering the esophagus

Cardiac sphincter

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What is the tube that carries food to the stomach

esophagus

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What the sphincter that is located on the bottom of the stomach?

Pyloric sphincter

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What is the finger like projections located in the small intestines that absorb nutrients

Villi

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What is the first section of the small intestine

Duodenum

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What is the middle section of the small intestines

Jejunum

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What is the last section of the small intestine

ileum

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