Pancreatic enzymes aren't "activated" until they reach the small intestine. If they're activated just after they're produced, pancreatitis can result as the enzymes try to digest the pancreas.
Pancreatitis is very painful and often fatal. I have a cat with chronic pancreatitis who has to take steroids, probiotics, nutritional supplements, and antibiotics. Pancreatic enzymes aren't "activated" until they reach the small intestine. If they're activated just after they're produced, pancreatitis can result as the enzymes try to digest the pancreas.
Pancreatitis is very painful and often fatal. I have a cat with chronic pancreatitis who has to take steroids, probiotics, nutritional supplements, and antibiotics.
The pancreatic enzymes involved in digestion, such as trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen, are released initially as inactive precursors. This is to prevent damage to the pancreas and other tissues before they reach the small intestine, where they are activated by other enzymes.
to prevent the red blood cells from digesting the glucose in the sample, true or false?
The role that cells play in keeping the stomach from digesting itself is in the production of a thick, greasy mucus so that the stomach wall remains intact. This thick mucus is called glycoprotein.
Proteases are secreted in their inactive forms so as to prevent self-digestion and the destruction of the body's own cells. This is because all cells have proteins and hence are susceptible to the catabolic effects of proteases. However, amylase is not secreted in an inactive form as we do not store starch in our cells, but rather, we store carbohydrates in the form of glycogen. Therefore amylase poses no risk to our cells. Lipase-secreting cells also do not contain lipids and therefore lipase poses no threat to the body's own cells.
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All the digestive enzymes are made of protein, yet some of them are protein-digesting enzymes. If they were all dumped into the same "pot" the protein digesting enzymes would quickly destroy the other enzymes, and the whole process would grind to a halt. The body must separate protein digestion from other processes.
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Logic error.
they are called salivary glands that helps lubricate the mouth to prevent dryness.
Honey bees make money by consuming the nectar of flowers, partially digesting it, and then regurgitating it. The process breaks down the nectar and removes much of the moisture to prevent fermentation.
The digestive system protects itself from digestion through several mechanisms. It produces mucus that forms a protective barrier on the lining of the stomach and intestines. Additionally, cells in the digestive system have specialized proteins that help in recognizing and targeting harmful substances while leaving the healthy tissues unharmed. There is also a balance of digestive enzymes and inhibitors that regulate the digestive process to prevent self-digestion.
Glucagon. This hormone produced in the pancreatic islets works to raise blood glucose levels, preventing hypoglycemia. Insulin does the opposite.