The Process by Which Food Within the Small Intestine Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

The process by which food within the small intestine is mixed with digestive juices by backward and forward movement across the internal wall of the organ is called ________.

• A) peristalsis
• B) segmentation
• C) defecation
• D) digestion
• E) absorption

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