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Kthamas

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Food is moved through the esophagus by a rhythmic wavelike motion called:
 
  A) secretion. B) peristalsis. C) absorption. D) epigastric.

Question 2

The minute projections that line the small intestines are called:
 
  A) feces. B) cilia. C) villi. D) chyme.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C



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