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Word for esophagus contractions
Peristalsis
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mixture of gastric juices and partially digested foods
chyme
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substances taken up from the GI tract in order to enter the bloodstream or lymph
absorption
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function of the duodenum
neutralizes chyme and breaks it down more alkaline enzymes. Mixes bases secreted from the pancreas and gall bladder
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saliva includes these enzymes
lingual lipase and salivary amylase
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function of hepatic portal vein
sends water soluble nutrients to the liver
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function of absorptive cells
move nutrients from the chyme to lacteals or intestinal blood
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three accessory digestive organs
liver, gallbladder, pancreas
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uses/makes cholesterol to make bile
liver