| A | B |
|---|
| absorption | the taking in of substances by cells or membranes |
| alimentary | the tubular portion of the digestive tract that leads frommouth to anus |
| bile | a fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder |
| chyme | a semifluid mass of food material that passes from the stomach to the small intestine |
| feces | material expelled from the digestive tract during defecation |
| gastric juice | the secretion of the gastric glands within the stomach |
| intestinal juice | The secretion of the intestinal glands |
| intrinsic factor | a substance produced by the gastric glands that promotes the absorption of vitamin B12 |
| mesentery | a fold of peritonial membrane that attches an abdominal organ to the wall |
| mucous membrane | the mucousa |
| nutrient | a chemical substance that must be applied to the body from its enviorment |
| pancreatic uice | a vitamin of the b-complex group |
| peristalsis | rythmis waves of muscle contraction that occurs in walls of contraction organs |
| sphincter muscle | a circular muscle that functions close to an opening or lumen |
| villi | a timy fingerlike projection |
