• is divided into three phases of digestion known as the cephalic phase, the gastric phase, and the intestinal phase. These phases overlap and all three...
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    consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Digestion involves...
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  • anus. Different phases of digestion take place including: the cephalic phase, gastric phase, and intestinal phase. The cephalic phase occurs at the sight...
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    Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used...
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    involved in the gastric phase of digestion, following the cephalic phase in which the sight and smell of food and the act of chewing are stimuli. In the...
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    inability of the proximal stomach smooth muscle to undergo receptive relaxation. The vagal afferents are activated during the gastric phase of digestion when...
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    prevention of anxiety and depression". The first of the brain–gut interactions shown, was the cephalic phase of digestion, in the release of gastric and...
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    needed] Anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digester types Anaerobic filter Expanded granular sludge bed digestion Hybrid reactor (combination of UASB and an anaerobic...
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    applied to the solid phases (e.g. metallurgy and alloys) when solid impurities segregate from a solid phase. The precipitation of a compound may occur...
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    or smell of food, and cause physiological changes before the food ever enters the body. This reflex is known as the cephalic phase of digestion. The sight...
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