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digestion
stomach sar
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7th Grade
04/02/2008

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carbohydrate
Definition
the chemical digested in the mouth.
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chyme
Definition
a thick creamy liquid which is a mixture of food and gastric juice
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mucus
Definition
a thick liquid that covers an inner wall of the stomach
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gastric juices
Definition
hdrochlic acid and enzymes called pepsin together it is gastric juice, it is also the juice that breaks down protein.
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protein
Definition
the chemical that is digested in the stomach
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vomiting
Definition
when food that you dont agree with comes back up, first opens the sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach then sends it right back up
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3 layers of  muscles
Definition

one that runs at the ankle

one circles around the stomach

one that runs from one end of the stomach to the another 

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heartburn
Definition
gastric juices back up into lower esophagus from the stomach
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ulcer
Definition
when there is a spot with no mucus to protect the stomach wall from gastric juice
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fats
Definition
fats are digested by bile
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protein
Definition
the chemical that is digested in the stomach by the enzyme pepsin
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