Digestive

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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regurgitate

Anatomy; Digestive

To return partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth. Birds feed their young by regurgitating food into their mouths.

rectum

Anatomy; Digestive

The lower part of the large intestine. The rectum is connected to the colon at its upper end.

digestive system

Anatomy; Digestive

The system that breaks down food into nutrients that can be used by the body and is made up of mouth, stomach, liver, small and large intestine, and rectum.

A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrate animals which secretes bile, detoxifies the blood, and is important in the metabolism and storage of major nutrients. Also the flesh of the ...

ventricular fibrillation

Anatomy; Allergies and allergens

An erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...

spleen

Anatomy; Digestive

Spleen is a brown, flat, ovel- shaped lymphatic organ that filters and stores blood to protect the body from infections and blood loss. Protected by our ribs, the spleen is located between the ...

large intestine

Anatomy; Digestive

Large intestine (colon) has the major function of absorbing most of the water remaining in food residue that has not been absorbed by the small intestine while feces are formed. The large intestine ...