Individuals Who Suffer from ________ Are Preoccupied with a Defect

question 21

Short Answer

Individuals who suffer from ________ are preoccupied with a defect in their appearance to the point of an obsession that significantly interferes with their lives.

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Definitions:

Mastication

Process of chewing.

Chemical Digestion

The process by which food is broken down by enzymes and acids in the digestive system into substances the body can use.

Enteric Plexus

is a network of neurons in the walls of the digestive tract, helping regulate the digestive system's processes.

Myenteric Plexus

Plexus of unmelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies lying in the muscular coat of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines; communicates with the submucosal plexuses.