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BODY FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 5 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE, METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS Functions related to the digestive system b520 Assimilation functions Functions by which nutrients are converted into components of the living body. Inclusion functions of storage of nutrients in the body. exclusion digestive functions (b515); defecation functions (b525); weight maintenance functions (b530); general metabolic functions (b540).

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