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Define the following terms:1.Leptin2. Gustatory3. Chemoreceptors4. Papillae5. Food Bolus6. Peristalsis

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  1. Leptin: It is the hormone that suppresses hunger.
  2. Gustatory: Concerned with tasting or the sense of taste.
  3. Chemoreceptors: Sensory cells or organs responsive to chemical stimuli.
  4. Papillae: One of the certain small protuberances concerned with the senses of touch, taste, and smell.
  5. Food Bolus: A small rounded mass of substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.
  6. Peristalsis: Contraction and relaxation of circular and longitudinal muscles in the esophagus bring a wave Like motion that propels the food bolus into the stomach by the action called peristalsis.


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