Glossary( 5 stops of the system and enzymes)

Bolus-------------A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal

Hydrochloric Acid-------an acid containing hydrogen and chlorine

Churn-------------------to mix something, especially a liquid, with great force

Peristalsis--------------The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid.

Molecules-----------------The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.

Enzymes-------------Any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and functioning as biochemical catalysts.

Sigmoid--------------Having the shape of the letter S.

Gallbladder----------A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion.