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  1. Heartburn Video 
    Eating spicy foods, such as pizza, may cause a person to feel heartburn. Although the name may imply the heart, heartburn ... sphincter acts as a valve that normally keeps food and stomach acid in the stomach, and prevents ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000068.htm -
  2. Peristalsis Video 
    ... series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the ... of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach. There, the food is churned ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000097.htm -
  3. Swallowing Video 
    ... epiglottis, and esophagus. The teeth grind and chop food into tiny pieces while the glands in the ... with saliva. Then the tongue pushes the moistened food, or bolus, to the back of the throat ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000126.htm -
  4. Stomach ulcer Video 
    Food enters the stomach from the esophagus. There, it's broken down by the acid and various enzymes the stomach produces so its nutrients can be absorbed in the small intestine. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000133.htm -
  5. Components of skin Video 
    ... network of blood vessels provide the skin with nutrients, and remove waste products. Sebaceous glands produce oil ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000029.htm -
  6. Cerebral aneurysm Video 
    Brain tissue is supplied with oxygen and nutrients by a network of cerebral arteries. If the wall of an artery becomes weak, a portion of it may balloon out and form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000026.htm -
  7. Osteoporosis Video 
    ... osteoporosis by eating a recommended balanced diet including foods with sufficient amounts of calcium, phosphorous, and vitamin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000093.htm -
  8. Cardiovascular system Video 
    ... blood or blood volume. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all the living cells in the body. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000023.htm -
  9. Tasting Video 
    ... are linked to the brain by nerve fibers. Food particles are detected by the taste buds, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000129.htm -
  10. Lymphatics and the breast Video 
    ... tissue. Oxygen from the red blood cells, and nutrients in the fluid then diffuse into the tissue. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000084.htm -
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