"secretion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- For instance, when food leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine the pancreas is suddenly galvanized into activity and pours its digestive secretion into the duodenum.
- The two physiologists knew that the stomach contents were acid because of the presence of considerable hydrochloric acid in the stomach's digestive secretions.
- Other hormones that affect the flow of a particular digestive secretion one way or another have been reported as being produced by the stomach or small intestine.
- Researchers believe its compounds stimulate digestive secretions, improve intestinal muscle tone, and help move food through the gastrointestinal tract.
- Once inside, the prey will be dissolved by digestive secretions.
- The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within.
- 'On the other hand, the animal's early detection and subsequent evident guilt may well have diminished or even arrested his digestive secretions.'
- Their maxillae are hollow, and inject a digestive secretion into the prey.
- Peristalsis (contractions) is also at work in this organ, moving food through and mixing it up with digestive secretions.
- A typical member of this class has a stylet, a calcareous barb, with which the animal stabs the prey many times to inject toxins and digestive secretions.
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