Digestive System Functions

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Digestion

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food to prepare it for absorption

Absorption

Passage molecules of food through mucous membrane of small intestine and into blood and lymph for distribution to cells

Deglutination

Swallowing; moving food from mouth to pharynx and into esophagus

Mastication

chewing food which pulverizes into and mixes it with saliva

Defecation

discharge of indigestible wastes (feces) from GI tract

Functions of Digestive System (7)

ingestion, mastication, deglutination, digestion, absorption, peristalsis, defecation

Peristalsis

rhythmic wavelike contractions of smooth muscle of intestines that move food through GI tract

Ingestion

taking of food into mouth


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