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1. What do you mean by mastication ?

2. Define peristalsis .

3. What is assimilation ?

4. Name the enzymes contained in digestive juices secreted by stomach .​

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ANS1) transitive verb. 1 : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew The cows were masticating their food. 2 : to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading.

ANS2) Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.

ANS3) Assimilation, in anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society. ... As such, assimilation is the most extreme form of acculturation.

ANS4) Pepsin

PepsinPepsin is the main gastric enzyme. It is produced by the stomach cells called "chief cells" in its inactive form pepsinogen, which is a zymogen. Pepsinogen is then activated by the stomach acid into its active form, pepsin.

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Answer 2

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Ans 1 - Mastication is the process of chewing. The process of crushed through chewing. The act or operation of masticating, chewed as of food.

Ans 2 - The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward is called a peristalsis.

Ans 3 - The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. The absorption or digestion of food or nutrients by the body or an biological system is called assimilation.

Ans 4 - It is called Pepsin.

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