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What is mixed with chewed food to make it easier to swallow?
Mucin softens the food to allow it to slide down the oesophagous more easily
Is water soluble in mucin?
I would say backwards, mucin is soluble in water.
Are goblet cells assigned with any other function than secreting mucin?
apart from secreting mucin , goblet cells are assigned with the function of water reabsorption.
What are the functions of mucin?
lubricates and protects digestive tract
Which membranes in the lungs which produce a sticky secretion?
Mucous glands secrete mucin. The mucin combines with water to produce a thick sticky secretion in the lungs, which the body attempts to dispel .
What are the componants of saliva?
mucin amylase lysozome carbonic anhydrase peroxidases lactoferrin
What is mixed with chewed food to make it easier to swallow?
Mucin softens the food to allow it to slide down the oesophagous more easily
What are the major components of salinity?
The mojor components of Saliva in order of concentration are as follows: Mucin 1 (MG1) slgA Mucin 2 (MG2) Peroxidasis Lactoferrin Amylasis Carbonic Anhyrdrasis Proline-rich Proteins Lyrsozyme Statherins Histatins
Is water soluble in mucin?
I would say backwards, mucin is soluble in water.
What substance has a slippery feel?
mucin
What is the goblet cell made of?
Goblet cells produce mucin which mixes with H2O to produce mucus (H2O+Mucin)
When mucin mixes with water it becomes what?
Mucus.
What is know as Mucin?
membrane bound, heavy glycosylated proteins, coded by mucin genes, they are heavily glycosylated which give them a large water carrying ability and the proteins themselves are very dense, there are currently 19 different human mucin genes that have been cloned
Are goblet cells assigned with any other function than secreting mucin?
apart from secreting mucin , goblet cells are assigned with the function of water reabsorption.
Which of the following is a protective substance found in the stomach?
mucin
What are the functions of mucin?
lubricates and protects digestive tract
Which membranes in the lungs which produce a sticky secretion?
Mucous glands secrete mucin. The mucin combines with water to produce a thick sticky secretion in the lungs, which the body attempts to dispel .
