Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 13Q
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Gastrointestinal tract or digestive tract is responsible for ingesting and digesting the food, absorbing the nutrients and eliminating the waste. Alimentary canal provides a passage through which the food passes in our body. It also includes mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus.
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