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The organs of the digestive system form an irregularly shaped tube called the alimentary canal or the _________ ______.
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Gastrointestinal tract (GI)
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The churning of food in the stomach is an example of the ________ breakdown of food.
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Mechanical
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Waste material resulting from the digestive process is known as--
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Feces
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Foods undergo 3 kinds of processing in the body: _________, ________, _________
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Digestion, absorption, and metabolism
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The serosa of the digestive tube is composed of the _________ __________ in the abdominal cavity.
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Parietal peritoneum
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The digestive tract extends from the ________ to the _________.
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Mouth to the anus
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The inside or hollow space within the alimentary canal is called the ________.
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Lumen
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The inside layer of the digestive tract is the _________.
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Mucosa
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The connective tissue layer that lies beneath the lining of the digestive tract is the ___________.
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Submucosa
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The muscularis contracts and moves food through the gastrointestinal tract by a process known as _________.
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Peristalsis
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The outermost covering of the digestive tube is the _______.
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Serosa
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The loops of the digestive tract are anchored to the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity by the _________.
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Mesentary
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The largest of the papillae on the surface of the tongue are ________.
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Vallate
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The first baby tooth, on average, appears at age ______.
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6 months
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The portion of the tooth that is convered with enamel is the--
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Crown
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