Glossary
Bolus
A small mass of food chewed by the mouth and passed through the adjacent canal.
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Buccal
Relating to the cheeks
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Chyme
Partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. Chyme is thick and semi fluid.
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Cricoid cartilage
Cartilage of the lower larynx that articulates with the thyroid cartilage.
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Peristalsis
Muscle contraction of a tubular structure in a wave like manner to push an object/objects
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