Regulation of digestion

In this topic

• Why digestion has to be regulated
• I. P. Pavlov's experiments
• Unconditioned and conditioned reflexes
• The humoral phase, appetite and gut movement

Key terms

• Reflex
• Unconditioned reflex
• Conditioned reflex
• Fistula
• Sham feeding
• Isolated stomach pouch
• Appetite juice
• Medulla oblongata
• Humoral regulation
• Gastrin
• Hypothalamus
• Peristalsis

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