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Hormonal Responses to Food

Digestive endocrine system

Digestive endocrine system

Hormones, such as secretin and cholecystokinin, play important roles in digestive processes. These hormones are released from endocrine tissue to generate specific controls in the digestion of chyme. As seen in the image, hormones are vital players in several bodily functions and processes.

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  • somatostatin
  • cholecystokinin
  • secretin
  • chyme
  • endocrine system
  • gastrin
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