The term for the process of breaking down food is:
digestion
The tube that connects the oral cavity with the esophagus is the
pharynx
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Patients with a pathologic condition of the tissues surrounding the teeth
periodontal
folds in the wall of the stomach ...
The term for the process of breaking
down food is: - correct answer digestion
The tube that connects the oral cavity
with the esophagus is the - correct
answer pharynx
Patients with a pathologic condition of
the tissues surrounding the teeth -
correct answer periodontal
folds in the wall of the stomach are -
correct answer ruga
The sphincter between the stomach and
first part of the small intestine is the -
correct answer pyloric sphincter
,The process of releasing feces from the
body is - correct answer defecation
What is a substance eaten in food and
made by the liver? - correct answer bile
The healthcare term for indigestion is: -
correct answer dyspepsia
Pyrosis is a healthcare term for: -
correct answer heartburn
What is the term for black, tarry stools? -
correct answer melena
The healthcare term for bad-smelling
breath is - correct answer halitosis
, What is a congenital disorder caused
from malformed intestinal nerves and
leads to severe constipation and
intestinal obstructions? - correct answer
Hirschsprung's disease
The healthcare term for cavities is -
correct answer dental caries
A sore or breakdown in the lining of the
stomach or duodenum. - correct answer
peptic ulcer
Inflammation of the small marble-size
pouches that form in the large intestine
and protrude through the weakened
walls of the large intestine - correct
answer diverticulitis
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