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Where does the small intestine stop?
The small intestine stops (ends) at its junction with the large intestine just above the cecum. Its origin is from the stomach at the gastroduodenal junction. The first part of the small intestine is the duodenum.
The enzymes that digest dietary sugars are produced by the?
the small intestine. Pancreatic amylase, which is from the pancreas, enters the small intestine to digest the carbohydrates also, but the small intestine itself has many specific enzymes, including maltase, sucrase, and lactase. There is also an amylase from the saliva, which works in the mouth, but once the food (or bolus, now) enters the stomach, the salivary amylase stops working.
Why does it take longer for drugs to be absorbed orally?
First, if it's a pill, it has to dissolve in the body. Absorption through the stomach is slowed down by the mucus lining of the stomach and whatever else is already in there. A lot of drug absorption takes place in the small intestine. Some pills are coated with a substance that stops them dissolving until they reach the small intestine. But they won't get there until the stomach pushes them into it, and the stomach leaves whatever arrives in it lying around for a while.
How can you tell where small intestine stops and the large intestine begins?
The large intestine is larger in diameter. There is a valve called the iliocecal valve where they join.
What happen to the pepsin that enters to the small intestine?
Pepsin becomes inactive when it reaches the small intestine where the pH is between 7 and 9. It functions best when in an acidic environment like the stomach.
Where does peristalsis take place?
It occurs in the stomach, the esophagus and the intestines.
Ring of muscle in the stomach?
The ring of muscle at the entrance to the stomach is the lower esophageal sphincter. This muscle is normally contracted to close the esophagus. At the lower end of the stomach food passes through the pyloric sphincter and into the duodenum of the small intestine.
Name a part of your body that never stops growing?
Cartilage is the part of the skeleton that never stops growing.
What happens to pepsin in high pH levels?
Pepsin is an enzyme that functions optimally in acidic environments, such as the stomach's low pH. In high pH levels, like those found in the small intestine, pepsin becomes denatured and its enzymatic activity decreases or stops altogether.
What happens to food in your body?
1.You chew it,your saliva softens it,you swallow it. 2.I falls down your gullet< into the stomach and gets digested. 3.when is a thick watery piece of goo,it goes down into the small intestine where the nutrients are absorbed. 4.It then goes into the LARGE intestine and the water content is absorbed.By then it is HARD. 5.It stops in your rectum and goes out though your anus. 6.It goes into the toilet bowl and Bye-bye!
What stops stomach acid from destroying your stomach?
your stomach has special lining and mucus to stop your acid from destroying it.
Why does the enzyme pepsin present in the stomach denature in the intestine?
Pepsin has a optimum pH of 2, as found within the stomach. In the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine, the pH rises to 7.6. This relatively high pH damages the tertiary structure of the pepsin enzyme causing it to denature.
