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Biology · Ch 14 — Human Nutrition

Vomiting

14.6.6

Vomiting

Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents out through the mouth, caused by reverse peristaltic movements of the gastric wall. It is controlled by a non-vital vomiting centre located in the medulla (part of the brain), and is typically accompanied by a feeling of nausea. …