Digestive System

Proteins are digested in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme, which is responsible for breaking the peptide bond of the proteins.

False. Food is digested and absorbed in the intestines. The stomach assists with breaking down chemical bonds the food is comprised of and allows for absorption and distribution of nutrients. Undigested particulate matter is passed through the intestines and is known as feces.

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Digestion is a series of chemical reactions because the food is broken down and changed in physical properties and made into nutrients for the body to use as energy.

In extreme cases, all of them.

The center of the swine flu viruses' attack is the respiratory system. Depending upon the degree of oxygen deprivation this might cause in the severe cases, all other systems can be affected by this lack of oxygenation. Some people get gastrointestinal symptoms and with fever, some, especially children can suffer seizures indicating an involvement of the neurological system. Dehydration from nausea and vomiting is often the first problem manifested that cause people to seek hospital care, and it can create problems with the kidneys and urinary and fluid balances. This can also cause ramifications with the circulatory system and heart. The immune system is affected as it attempts to attack the virus.

The most common cause of death is fluid in your lung and dehydration. The first reported death was from fluid-filled lungs. Pneumonia is one of the major complications in severe cases of the pandemic flu. It can be viral pneumonia, or it can be caused by a secondary bacterial infection.

The Epiglottis is the smallest part to the Digestive System

To turn food into smaller molecules so that food can be absorbed and later turned into energy for us to use.

magnesium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide.

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Indigestion tablets (antacids) may contain: CaCO3, MgCO3, Al(OH)3, Mg(OH)2, NaHCO3, KHCO3, etc.

All these substances dissolved make an alkaline solution - to neutralize the excess of hydrochloric acid from the stomach and to control of the gastric pH.

its still called food.

Well to understand how our bodies are capable of digesting plants we must familiarize ourselves with some of the major organs that are responsible for providing the proper enzymes. One of the most commonly misunderstood factors is that the stomach cannot digest the cellulose in plants. However, this should not be misinterpret as not being able to digest vegetables.

First the saliva glands releases enzymes that bind to the food as it goes down the esophagus. Then in the stomach lining, other enzymes called stomach acids are released to break down proteins. However, since plants have a very strong cell wall, the enzymes can barely take anything off the external layer but can only separate each cell from binding which allows them to pass into the pancreas which produces a juice that further shrink the cellulose, although it does not destroy them but only shrinks them further to have them absorbed into the the blood stream. Those that did not get separated go out in waste. In the blood stream, the cellulose stays intact while scraping off unwanted cholesterol as it travels. At this point, the plant cells have become much weaker than when they were in the stomach and are all flowing independently. Finally, the cholesterol and the plant cells go through the liver where they are destroyed by the liver's enzyme called the biles. Biles are enzymes that are far more powerful than the stomach acids and they dissolve even cellulose.

saliva is the substance in the mouth that contains enzymes to help with digestion before the food is swallowed.

Nutrients and energy from the food are absorbed into your body.

I do not know for sure, but I do not believe you can "make yourself get appendicitis" it is often caused by an intestinal blockage or a bacterial or viral infection. Some people just seem to be more predispositioned to have such a blockage occur and trying to block your intestines in attempt to cause appendicitis is extremely dangerous and can not only lead to horrible pains that may require a more invasive surgery than an appendectomy it may cause other infections to set in or cause your bowel to burst leading to death. So if you are trying to "make yourself get appendicitis" to get out of an obligation, try taking a few pointers from Ferris Bueller and finding a less drastic approach.

You can eat a toothbrush bristle, that will get stuck in your appendix causing you to get appendictis, and also fish bones, only small ones so that it will get stuck in to it

you dont digest bacteria

The intestines, because what isn't absorbed comes out as a bowel movement.the small intestine has small finger like structures called villi which absorb the nutrients.the fingerlike structures help in increasing the surface area

If what you mean by starch, is carbohydrates, then it turns to sugar in the body, which acts as an energy boost that is short lived. If you are diabetic it is best to stay away carbohydrates in large amounts as this will cause your blood sugar to rise and fall in extremes. Not good for us.

This is a very simplistic answer, and largely inaccurate Carbohydrates do turn into blood glucose (or sugar), but this is not always 'short lived.' If you are diabetic you do need to be careful which carbohydrates you eat, but there are many that have a very small effect on your blood sugar levels. There are many factors that determine what effect a carbohydrate food has on your blood sugar levels (and as a result your insulin levels), and the best way to find out which to eat is to consult the Glycemic Index data base at ww.glycemicindex.com. This compares carbohydrate foods against that of pure glucose on the effect on blood sugar. There is also more information on the glycemic index and what it means.

It is true to say that starch is a type of carbohydrate, and comes from plants. It is their energy store' and thus when we consume it we can obtain the energy from it. Starch is generally a relatively complex carbohydrate and though this does not always mean they have a small effect on blood sugar (for example potatoes cause a large increase in blood sugar levels), plant sources carbohydrate are generally more preferable as energy sources.

The mouth breaks down food mechanically, provides enzymes in saliva that start the process of carbohydrate digestion, and moistens food. In addition, taste buds give information about the quality of the food.

Precursor Trysinogen is an inactive enzyme which is converted to Trypsin by the enterokinase from the ileum. It's then released into the duodenum by secretin from the gut walls or mucosa cells of the duodenum.

yeah i think so but it takes you 7 days to digest your food and 7 years to digest gum. so yeah we digest everthing

You say it like this "Eres un mojón".

Muscle motion in your digestive system called Peristalsis helps the food to travel through your digestive system.

It improves function. You should be able to digest and apple in 60 seconds or less.

Bile is a natural "soap." It breaks up and surrounds the oil, forming little droplets. The droplets can be assimilated without being digested. So you body doesn't have to break down fats into not-fat parts; it can use the oils as constructed. This is a more efficient way to get fats (oils) into the body.

A gastroenterologist is a physician specialist in the treatment of diseases and disorders of the digestive system. A gastroenterologist may also be called a GI specialist (gastrointestinal specialist).