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Microbes in your digestive tract that help us digest food demostrate?
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How long is a cats digestive tract?
A dog's digestive tract is about 5 times the length of its body.
What is the term that means free from microbes in the human body?
This term is antisepsis. Most of the human body, internally is free of microbes. But not all. The mouth and esophagus have normal microbes as does the upper respiratory tract including the nose. The lower portion of the digestive tract, very low in the urinary tract and the genital tracts there are normal microbes.
How does a lion's digestive tract compare to a human's?
The lion's digestive tract is considerably shorter than a humans. This is because the lion is carnivorous and meat is easier to digest than plant matter such as vegetables.
Can you save a crown that has been swallowed?
Yes it will not digest, but will pass right through the digestive tract and out of the body.
What are the two important ways in which the GI tract works?
Gastrointestinal tract have digestive secretions to digest the food and peristaltic movements to propel the food forwards.
What are the names of all parts of the digestive system?
the parts are: mouth, tongue, palate, bolus, teeth, espigolthis, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, small intestine large intestine. if u don't feel satisfied u may look at WWW.encyclopedia.com
Do buffalo have specialized digestive tract to digest plant cellulose?
Animals such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have symbiotic bacteria in the intestinal tract that contain the enzymes that allow them to digest cellulose in the GI tract. No vertebrate (animals with an internal skeleton) can digest cellulose directly; all must use the enzyme to break down cellulose.
What do bile salts do to digest fat?
Bile salts do not digest fats. They cause the fats to become smaller and that increases the surface area so that enzymes in the digestive tract can act quickly.
What enzymes are secreted in an earthworm's digestive tract?
ANSWERAnimals digest their food. The proteins carbohydrates and fat in food. are broken down into simple molecules.
What part of the autonomic nervous system causes an increase in digestive tract mobility?
Stimulation of the Parasympathetic nervous system causes an increase in digestive tract mobility. When stimulated the parasympathetic post-ganglionic neurons release a hormone called Acetylcholine. This causes the Digestive tract to increase its contractions. Counteracting this increase in digestive tract mobility is the sympathetic nervous system, which releases a hormone called noradrenaline which slows down the digestive tracts contractions. This is how the Parasympathetic Nervous System gets the name "rest and digest"
Names of good microbes?
Lactobacillus Acidophilus is the scientific name of a probiotic. These bacteria live in the digestive tract and help animals to break down food more efficiently.
What is the last part of the digestive tract?
The anus is the last part of the digestive tract.
