Weekly Vocabulary Words – Flashcards
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Integrated coastal zone management
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The Mediterranean
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digestive system
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body system responsible for breaking down large nutrient particles and molecules into smaller ones for absorption
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stomach
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digestive organ between esophagus and SI
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Small intestine
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tube connecting stomach to LI
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large intestine
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tube connecting small intestine to anus/outside
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pancreas
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abdominal gland that secretes pacreatic juice into the intestine and insulin & glycogen into the bloodstream
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liver
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organ that produces bile a substance that breaks up fat for absorption
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gall bladder
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saclike organ associated with liver
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digestion
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mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods
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alimentary canal
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tubular portion of digestive tract that leads from the mouth to the anus
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mouth
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anterior opening to alimentary canal
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chyme
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semifluid mass of partially digested food
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peristalsis
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rhymthic waves of muscular contraction in walls of certain tubular organs
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mucus
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fluid secretion of mucous cells
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mastication
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chewing
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deglutination
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swallowing
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defecation
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getting rid of wastes
