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MESENTERY
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STRUCTURE THAT SUSPENDS THE SMALL INTESTINES FROM THE POSTERIOR BODY WALL
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VILLI
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FINGER-LIKE EXTENSIONS OF THE INTESTINAL MUCOSA THAT INCREAE THE SURFACE AREA
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PEYER'S PATCH
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COLLECTIONS OF LYMPHATIC TISSUE FOUND IN THE SUBMUCOSA OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
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PLICAE CIRCULARES
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FOLDS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE WALL
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ORAL CAVITY
STOMACH
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TWO ANATOMICAL REGIONS INVOLVED IN THE PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN OF FOOD
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TONGUE
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ORGAN THAT MIXES FOOD IN THE MOUTH
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PHARYNX
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COMMON PASSAGE FOR FOOD AND AIR
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GREATER OMENTUM
LESSER OMENTUM
MESENTERY
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THREE EXTENSION/ MODIFICATIONS OF THE PERITONEUM
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ESOPHAGUS
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LITERALLY A FOOD CHUTE; HAS NO DIGESTIVE OT ABSORPTIVE ROLE
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RUGAE
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FOLDS OF THE STOMACH MUCOSA
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HAUSTRA
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SACLIKE OUTPOCKETINGS OF THE LARGE INTESTINE WALL
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MICROVILLI
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PROJECTIONS OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE OF A CELL THAT INCREASE THE CELL'S SURFACE AREA
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ILEOCECAL VALVE
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PREVENTS FOOD FROM MOVING INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE ONCE IT HAS ENTERED THE LARGE INTESTINE
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PARIETAL PERITONEUM
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SEROSA OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY WALL
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COLON
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ORGAN PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN WATER ABSORPTION AND FECES FORMATION
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