The process of physically and chemically breaking food particles down is referred to as ____.

The process of chewing is known as ____.

The active, voluntary process of placing food in one's mouth is ____.

The process of eliminating indigestible residues from the GI tract is called ____.

When feces are forced into the rectum by mass movements and the wall of the rectum becomes stretched, the ____ reflex is initiated.

____ refers to all chemical reactions necessary to maintain life.

What is the purpose of mastication?

The sequence of steps by which large food molecules are broken down into their respective building blocks by catalytic enzymes is called ____.

The propulsive process that moves food from one organ to the next is called ____.

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 ____.

Which of the following processes occurs last?

The process by which larger molecules or structures are built up from smaller ones is called ____.

The process by which larger molecules are broken into their smaller, essential building blocks.