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Digestive System
Digestive System is the category for questions regarding the breakdown and absorption of food-stuffs in our alimentary canal. Questions about the stomach and intestines can be included in this category.
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What would happen if the circulatory system and the digestive system did not work together?
you will die
Which type of enzyme digests fat and what does it digest fat into?
Proteases are enzymes that digest proteins. Examples of proteases that are used in the human body include Pepsin (an enzyme in the stomach), and Trypsin (an enzyme in the small intestine) which digest proteins into amino acids, or polypeptide chains composed of amino acids.
Which is the digestive juice that only acts on proteins?
lipase breaks down fat into glycerol and fatty acids
What two organs use both mechanical and chemical digestion?
Both the mouth and the stomach perform mechanical and chemical digestion.
What is the role of the water in digestion?
It doesn't. It gets stored in the bladder and gets turned into waste.
What function does digestive tract perform?
The digestive system breaks down ingested food into usable nutrients. It also provides a site where these nutrients are absorbed into the circulatory system for transport to all body cells. Lastly, it eliminates solid waste -- undigested food.
What happens to the digested product after digestion is completed?
the remaining food is now called faeces and excreted out.
What is the upper area of the small intestine called?
The lower ten meters of the small intestine is called the ileum, and is 'terminated' at the ileocecal valve.
The large intestine also is composed from several parts.
What is a sphincter in the digestive system?
The pyloric sphincter regulates passage of chymefrom the stomach
What food does pepsin begin to breakdown?
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
How long has the 'Reader's Digest' been going?
Reader's Digest was first created in 1922 by Dewitt and Lila Bell Wallace. It was based in New York, New York and has recently went out of business, with its final issue released in February of 2013
What chemical change occurs in food when you chew it?
they become acidic and actually become a whole different shade due to the compounds in your saliva, the atoms in it also begin to separate due to your teeth when you chew :D:D Hope this helps
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What is the name of the movement of the stomach during digestion?
movement of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine is regulated by what
What structure in the digestive system absorbs water?
The large intestine is in charge of water reabsorption.
In which part of the digestive system does your food become a thick liquid?
Your food becomes a thick liquid in the stomach.
How is acid from the stomach neutralized?
By the production of bicarbonate (HCO3-) by the pancreas. This is secreted into the duodenum where it neutralizes the acidic chyme passed to it by the stomach. Some bacteria, such as Helicobacter pylori, produces nitrogen containing compounds such as ammonia (NH3) to neutralize stomach acid inside the stomach.
Can humans digest paper and what are the effects?
Hi,
Paper comes from trees which are made of cellulose; our bodies do NOT contain enzymes which can break down cellulose so therefore it can not be digested so it will come out the same it went in.
Eating paper shouldn't have any adverse side effects but the components which were used to 'make the paper' so to speak could have e.g. the bleaching agents used, etc.
What places does peristalsis not occur?
Long intestine. The food has already been digested and the nutrients are already absorbed in the long intestine, which means the process of digestion has been completed by this stage.
What is an organ in an animal that stores food in the process of digestion?
Type your ansThe human body is about 70% water (H2O), but the concentration varies at different locations (Brain 75%, Heart 75%, Lungs 86%, Muscle 75%, Liver 85%, Kidney 83%, Bone 22%, Blood 83%, Saliva 95%, Perspiration 95%).
65% of water is stored as intracellular water
35% of water is stored as extracellular waterwer here...
Which two food helps to prevent Rickets and scurvy?
Rickets is a bone disorder, commonly found in young children, in which the bone weakens and is prone to fracturs or breaks. Rickets often results from a severe form of malnutrition, in which the body is heavily deprived of vitamin D and calcium.
Anorexia is a mental disorder that manifests itself physically in which a person starves or eats very little and exercises excessivley in a desparate attempt to lose weight. Anorexia is a very dangerous eating disorder that leads to many health, physical, and mental problems, and can often be fatal.
Scurvy is a form of malnutrition in whcih the body suffer, often being prone to infection and tooth decay / tooth loss as a result of lack of nutrients. An easy way to counter this is to have a diet with citrus fruits and grains.
