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Describes nutrition that bypasses the GI tract
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What does movement mean in reference to digestion?
the physical propulsion of food through the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
What are the names of the organs that fiber passes through?
mouth gut small intestine large intestine
What is Visualization of the lowest part of the GI tract?
proctoscopy
Which of the is not a gi tract route of drug administration?
Topical
Which GI tract contains villi?
Villi are in the small intestine.
What body system contains the GI tract?
GI=gastrointestinal tract. In other words everything a bit of food passes from you start chewing it until it leaves your body.
How do people defecate?
Digestion works by moving food through the GI tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules. This passes through to teh bowel and out of the body
How do tigers defecate?
Digestion works by moving food through the GI tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules and out from the bowel
What complex carbohydrate passes out of the body through the GI tract without being digested?
Glucose, if you're a diabetic with a rectal bleed.
How do patients who cannot eat receive nourishment?
Patients who cannot or will not eat, or who are unable to absorb nutrients taken by mouth, may be fed intravenously (parenteral nutrition) or through a tube inserted into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (enteral nutrition).
What is the strongest muscle in the GI tract organ?
The stomach has the thickest walls and the strongest muscle in all the GI tract organs. : )
What is a part of the large intestine?
The GI (Gastrointestinal) tract or the Digestive Tract
Where does the GI tract end?
The anus
What is another name for gastrointestinal tract?
GI tract, GIT, digestive tract, digestion tract, alimentary canal
What does movement mean in reference to digestion?
the physical propulsion of food through the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
The function of the projections of the mucosa of the GI tract is to?
The function of the projections of the mucosa of the GI tract is secretions and absorption. Digestion is also aided by these projections.
What system is the Large intestine a part of?
The GI (Gastrointestinal) tract or the Digestive Tract
