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if digestive system did not work properly you wouldn't get all the nutrients you need and eventually you'd get weak &sick
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∙ 9y agoWhat would happen if your body couldn't produce enzymes is that digestive problems would occur. Enzymes are needed to break down food into smaller molecules for absorption into the bloodstream.
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∙ 8y agoIf our digestive system didn't have enzymes, the digestive system could not complete chemical digestion. The ingested nutrients would not be transformed into a usable form for body processes.
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∙ 13y agoIf you cannot digest food you cannot go to loo properly and your health will get spoiled as your stomach will bloat with all the undigested food.
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∙ 9y agoWithout enzymes digestion wouldn't control itself since enzymes are the proteins that help control the chemical reaction (digestion).
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Why pancreas is not digested by its own enzymes?
The acinar cells of the pancreas secrete proteolytic enzymes as zymogens or proenzymes. These enzymes are in their inactive form and must be activated by something else. One of these enzymes, trypsinogen, is activated by enterokinase found in the cells that make up the duodenum wall. Once activated to trypsin, it activates the other digestive enzymes.
What part of the digestive system makes a hormone called insulin?
That would be the pancreas. When you have diabetes, your pancreas doesn't make enough insulin.
How does the pancreas help digest food?
The pancreas secretes bile, a digestive enzyme, into the intestines. Food is broken up and nutrients carried out into the the blood. The pancreas secretes enzymes that include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.
Which body part has glands that make millions of enzymes to break up your food?
The pancreas is the only gland in the that produces and secretes enzymes for the breakdown of all three catagories of foods; proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
How many pair of pancreatic glands are there in Dog?
the pancreas is a single organ, which spits into two limbs in the dog. it consists of 2 types of cells. one type which make hormones such as insulin (the endocrine cells of the pancreas) and another type of cells that make digestive enzymes for excretion into the gut (the exocrine cells of the pancreas).
How will the removal of pancreas affect digestion?
The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes that aid digestion in the small intestines; the removal of the pancreas would make it much more difficult to digest food. If the pancreas has to be removed for medical reasons (probably pancreatic cancer) then presumably, the patient would then take enzyme pills with his or her meals, to make up for the loss of the pancreas. Such a person would also suffer from severe diabetes, since the pancreas is also the organ that secretes insulin, and a person without a pancreas would require insulin injections as well.
Diabetes is a disorder in which the pancreas produces too little or no?
your body dosent make enough insilin.
The pancreas produces what kind of juice?
The pancreas is located in the abdomen behind the stomach; this organ is responsible for converting the food which we eat into fuel for our bodies. The type of juice that can be found in the pancreas is called pancreatic juice, which is made up of digestive enzymes.
What kinds of fluids do pancreas make?
The pancreas secretes a fluid which is known as 'pancreatic juice.' This contains many enzymes, most of which are involved in the breaking down of substances eg starchExamples of what enzymes are contained:amylase - breaks down starchinsulinlipase - breaks down lipids & fatsGenerally the pancreas secretes anything that is need to be broken down for assimilation. Other less important fluids that are secreted include: secretin, somatostatin phosopholipase, and elastin.
How is the pancreas involved in digestion?
Secretes bicarbonate to make the acid alkaline
What condition may develop from removal of the pancreas?
The pancreas produces insulin and digestive enzymes. Therefore removal of the pancreas will require the patient to take insulin to regulate blood sugar. Also, the digestive enzymes the pancreas used to make will now be a pancreatic enzyme supplement taken with food. If this supplement is not taken the patient may fail to properly absorb foods resulting in loose stools and weight loss. Close monitoring of blood sugar, along with follow-up by an endocrinologist can help improve the long-term outcome of patients.
Does the pancreas make mucus?
No, the pancreas makes insulin.
