The involuntary phase of swallowing is called the buccal phase.

________ crush, mash, and grind food when it enters the mouth.

Each of the following products of digestion except one are taken up by capillaries in the small intestine. Identify the exception.

Trace the pathway of food through the digestive system. [a]->[b]->[c]->[d]->stomach->[e]->[f]->[g]->toilet bowl

The hormone that stimulates the secretion of the stomach and contraction of the stomach walls is

All biochemical reactions produce heat (_____)

The hormone that stimulates the secretion of the stomach and contraction of the stomach walls is

One of the major functions of the large intestine is the

Who is responsible for intestinal gas?

Proteins are digested in the