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1 what is defecation? 2 where are enteroendocrine cells found?
3 what is peristalsis? what is the product of parietal cells?
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,what is defecation? elimination of feces
What is the defecation reflex? an involuntary response of the lower bowels promoting or
even inhibiting a bowel movement.
what is degluition? swallowing
what is mastication? chewing
what is peristalsis? the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of
the intestine
what is segmentation? ring like constrictions in several places along the intestines
what is the product of chief cells? pepsinogen
what is the product of enteroendocrine serotonin
cells?
what is the product of parietal cells? hydrochloric acid (HCl)
, What do chief cells secrete? pepsinogen and gastric lipase
where are chief cells absent? cardial and pyloric glands
Where are chief cells found? gastric glands
What do enteroendocrine cells secrete? hormones and paracrine messengers that regulate digestion
where are enteroendocrine cells found? all regions of the stomach, most abundant in gastric and
pyloric glands
What do parietal cells secrete? HCl, intrinsic factor, ghrelin
where are parietal cells found? mostly gastric glands and a few pyloric glands
what are the main organs of the digestive mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
system? intestine
what are the accessory organs of the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and
digestive system? pancreas
what are the functions of the digestive ingestion, digestion, absorption, compaction, defecation
system?