it is triggered by the smell, taste, sight, or thought of food. parasympathetic impulses trigger gastric juice secretion.
The digestion process starts as soon as you put food into your mouth and begin to chew it.
A chemial change because during digestion carbohydrates are converted into simple sugar units,proteins into amino acids and so on, water and enzymes present in the body catalysed these reactions.
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cephalic phase
This phase is when the Brain prepares to absorb food, and the saliva production increases
This phase is when the Brain prepares to absorb food, and the saliva production increases
Cephalic phase. It is due to:Smell and taste of foodThoughts of foodTactile sensations in mouth
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Gastrin, which is secreted by the enteroendocrine cells of the stomach. Gastrin stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid and pepsin; induces contraction of the lower oesophagus; mildly increases the motility of the GI tract; and relaxes the pyloric sphincter.
The injury was cephalic.
The phase of gastric secretion that is stimulated by the sight, taste, and smell of food is the cephalic phase. This phase involves the brain sending signals to the stomach to start producing gastric juices in anticipation of food arrival.