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Chapter 23 Digestion

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The major means of propelling food through the digestive tract is __________.

back 1

peristalsis

front 2

Wavelike smooth muscle contractions that move foodstuffs through the alimentary tube.

back 2

peristalsis

front 3

Enzymatic breakdown of any type of food molecule.

back 3

Hydrolysis

front 4

Chemical or mechanical process of breaking down foodstuffs into simpler units.

back 4

Digestion

front 5

Process by which simpler chemical units pass through the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract into the blood or lymph.

back 5

Absorption

front 6

When we ingest large molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins, they must undergo catabolic reactions whereby enzymes split these molecules. This series of reactions is called ________.

back 6

chemical digestion

front 7

peristaltic waves are _______.

back 7

waves of muscular contractions that propel contents from one point to another.

front 8

The ______ is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal body wall.

back 8

parietal peritoneum

front 9

The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in place are called ________.

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mesenteries

front 10

The layer of the digestive tube that contains blood vessels, lymphatic nodules, and a rich supply of elastic fibers is the ________.

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submucosa