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The process of physically and chemically breaking food particles down is referred to as ____.
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digestion
ingestion
defecation
absorption
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The process of chewing is known as ____.
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peristalsis
deglutition
segmentation
mastication
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The process of physically and chemically breaking food particles down is referred to as ____.
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The process of chewing is known as ____.
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30 sec
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The active, voluntary process of placing food in one's mouth is ____.
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30 sec
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The process of eliminating indigestible residues from the GI tract is called ____.
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When feces are forced into the rectum by mass movements and the wall of the rectum becomes stretched, the ____ reflex is initiated.
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30 sec
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____ refers to all chemical reactions necessary to maintain life.
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What is the purpose of mastication?
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45 sec
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The sequence of steps by which large food molecules are broken down into their respective building blocks by catalytic enzymes is called ____.
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45 sec
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The propulsive process that moves food from one organ to the next is called ____.
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45 sec
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The process by which food within the small intestine is mixed with digestive juices by backward and forward movement across the internal wall of the organ is called ____.
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Which of the following processes occurs last?
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The process by which larger molecules or structures are built up from smaller ones is called ____.
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The process by which larger molecules are broken into their smaller, essential building blocks.