Midterm Review,
Chamberlain College Of Nursing
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Chapter 24: The Digestive System 
•	Functions of the Digestive System 
o	Ingesting: taking food into mouth 
o	Secretion: release of water, acid, buffers, and enzymes into lumen of GI tract. 
o	Mixing and propulsion: churning and movement of food through GI tract. 
o	Digestion: mechanical and chemical breakdown of food 
o	Absorption: passage of digestion products from GI tract into blood and lymph 
o	Defecation: elimination of feces from GI tract. 
•	Overview of the Digestive System 
o	Digest...