Pharm Vocab

an area in the brain tha activates the vomiting center when stimulated by toxic substances in the blood

the act of vomitng

vomiting of blood (the vomitus often resembles coffee gounds)

dark or black stols that result from blood staining, Bleeding has occurred in the anterior part of the GI tract

a cell located in the gastric mucosa tha secres hydrochloric acid

a wave of smooh muscle contractin that passes along a tubular structure (GI or other) and moves the contents of tha structure forward

casting up of undigested or semidigested (ruminant) foodstuff from the esophagus or rumen

an area in the medulla that may be stimulated by the CRTZ, the cerebrum, or peripheral receptors to induce vomiting