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duodenum.

Crohn's Disease
Described as skip lessions in the large and small bowel it is a malabsorption disorder that can
affect the gastrointestinal tract for the mouth to the anus.

Deamination
When an amino acid group breaks off an amino acid that makes a molecule of ammonia and keto
acid.

Emulsifier
A mixture of two immiscible (unblendable) substances.

Gastrin
The stomach mucosa secretes a hormone gastrin that increases the release of gastric juices.

GI tract
Gastrointestinal Tract, The tube that extends from the mouth to the anus in which the movement
of muscles and release of hormones and enzymes digest food.

Hydrochloric
The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the water-based solution of hydrogen chloride (HCI)
gas. It is a strong acid, the major component of stomach acid and of wide industrial use.

Lactobacillus Acidophilus
Important resident inhabitant of the human small and large intestines, mouth, and vagina.
Secretes natural antibiotic substances which strengthen the body against various disease-causing
microbes

Leaky gut syndrome
Abnormal level of intestinal permeability

Lingual lipase
An enzyme produced only in infancy to aid digestion of long-chain fatty acids.

Lipase
An enzyme produced by microorganisms that split the fat molecules into fatty acids which create
flavor

Mechanical digestion
The crushing of the teeth and rhythms made by the movement of the tongue, the teeth aid in
tearing and pulverizing food, while the tongue helps with peristalsis (movement), of food down
the esophagus.

Micelles
A product of lipids and bile assist in lipid absorption.

Microvilli
On the villi in the small intestine is mivrovilli, these projections called brush border microvilli

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