Unit 8 Vocab

digestive tract, pathway by which food enters the body and solid wastes are expelled

​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion

• process of chemically breaking down food molecules into smaller molecules (e.g., polysaccharides into monosaccharides)

​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion

• process of physically breaking down food into smaller pieces (e.g., chewing)

• ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion

• alternating contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle which propels food in one direction through the digestive tract

• ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• alimentary canal
• peristalsis
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion

• condition from energy excesses or deficits due to diet alone

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

• condition in which an individual’s characteristics make a normally adequate diet insufficient or excessive

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

• alternating contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle which moves food back and forth to continue mechanical digestion

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

• the products of digestion, including vitamins, minerals, and water, which cross the mucosa and enter the lymph or the blood

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

• the process of taking food in through the mouth

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

• the movement of food through the digestive tract, either through swallowing or peristalsis

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• alimentary canal
• malnutrition
• malabsorption
• segmentation
• absorption
• ingestion
• propulsion
• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis