Macp 2 gastroenterology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Gastroenterology - Process of study of the stomach and intestines. absorption - The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood deglutition - the act of swallowing excretion - Process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body defecation - Elimination of feces mastication - the process of chewing rugae - Folds in the stomach