bile
bolus
peristalsis
gastrin
duodenum
active transport
acid reflux
defecation
propulsion
chyme
absorption
the overall process in which digested food products are moved to the blood or lymph, mainly in the small intestine
compact, rounded mass of food particles
consumed food churned and mixed with digestive secretions in the stomach that is passed to the small intestine
hormone released when food enters the stomach
movement of food through the alimentary canal through peristalsis
elimination of indigestible substances from the body
yellowish-green alkaline solution that helps break down fat
the use of energy by absorptive cells to carry molecules from one side of the membrane to the other
the condition in which the acidic contents of the stomach move into the esophagus causing a burning sensation
alternating waves of smooth muscle contractions that propel food through the alimentary canal
top section of the small intestine attached to the stomach, where bile from the liver enters
