Match Each Primary Mechanism of the Digestive System with Its

question 54

Multiple Choice

Match each primary mechanism of the digestive system with its corresponding definition.
-Excretion of the residues of the digestive process (feces) from the rectum, through the anus; defecation

• A)Motility
• B)Ingestion
• C)Elimination
• D)Secretion
• E)Digestion
• F)Absorption

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Definitions:

Salpêtrière

A historic hospital in Paris that played a significant role in the development of neurology and psychiatry.

Charcot

Refers to Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist known for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, and for whom Charcot's disease (a.k.a. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS) is named.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist best known as the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Rest Cure

A medical treatment for mental health issues, prevalent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, involving prolonged bed rest and isolation.