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Digestive

The system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and excrete waste products.

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Digestive

ingest
Anatomy; Digestive

To take in food, nutrients, or other substances for digestion. Snakes ingest small animals as food.

guano
Anatomy; Digestive

A substance that is made up mostly of the wastes of sea birds or bats. Guano is used as a fertilizer.

large intestine
Anatomy; Digestive

The wide, lower part of the intestine, in which water is absorbed from food during digestion.

peristalsis
Anatomy; Digestive

The wave like movement of the muscles of the digestive system. In peristalsis, food is pushed from esophagus into the stomach.

pepsin
Anatomy; Digestive

An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins, such as those found in meat, cheese, and seeds during digestion.

pancreas
Anatomy; Digestive

A gland behind stomach in humans and other vertebrates. The pancreas produces insulin hormone that helps the body absorb sugar from the blood.

gallbladder
Anatomy; Digestive

A small sac in the body that stores bile. It is located below the liver and releases bile into the small intestine.

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