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What is a mixture of mucus water and enzymes?
Saliva
Why inner lining of stomach is protected by mucus?
Mucus prevents the inner lining of stomach from being digested by secretions such as HCl which is released in a highly concentrated form by gastric glands and from other enzymes too.If mucus layer breaks then digestive enzymes begin to digest the inner wall of stomach and can develop holes.This condition is known is Ulcer.
Ensures digestive tract lining will not be digested?
mucus
What substance helps suspend fat in a watery digestive mixture making fat more available to digestive enzymes It's either A. Bicarbonate B. Mucus C. Bile D. Pancreatic juices?
c. bile Bicarbonate is used to neutralize HCl Mucus is used as a protective layer of the mucosa of the digestive system pancreatic juices contain the enzymes that would digest the fat; it contains other enzymes as well.
Why isn't your stomach digested by hydrochloric acid?
because mucus protects your stomach from it
What happens to pepsin strucutrally as it leaves the stomach?
Pepsin helps in digestion of proteins, hydrochloric acid and mucus. HCl helps in killing bacteria present in food. When food leaves stomach it is partially digested soupy liquid called as chyme.
Proteins are digested in the stomach. the stomch walls consist of proteins.but the stomch wall is not digested. why?
because of the mucus like substance on the stomach walls.
Why would mucus be coming from kittens bottom?
...well, it was partially my fault...
Why is the stomach itself not digested?
The stomach has a special mucus lining that is resistant to stomach acid. If a tiny hole develops in this mucus lining, the result can be an ulcer.
Why is the stomach not digested by gastric juice?
The cells lining your stomach secrete a mucous that protects them from being damaged by caustic digestive enzymes. A stomach ulcer, for example, is the result when those cells fail to maintain that mucous and the cells are left exposed to digestive enzymes.
What is human feces?
Its waste food that cannot be digested, bodily waste (i.e. broken down tissue) and mucus
Why is mucous important for smell?
The enzymes in nasal mucus change the way humans perceive smells. Without the enzymes, the smells cannot be identified by our brains.
