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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 is the tongue's role in the digestive sytem?
Without a throat you won't be able to breath, consume food and water and other liquids.
What is the inner most layer of the esophagus?
The adventitia is the outermost or most superficial layer of the esophagus.
What organ breaks up food and absorbs it?
There are various organs in the digestive system that have the function of breaking down the food that one person consumes, starting with the mouth, where teeth and saliva start the process needed to convert the food into the 'bolus', which then passes through the esophagus to the stomach, where more processing takes place, through the aid of gastric juices, finally, the processed food goes to the small and large intestine. It's in the small intestine where the nutrients of the food are absorbed into the blood.
What is the path food travels through the body?
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What type of digestion is used to break down food particles by chewing or grinding?
The answer is mechanical digestion. In mouth, it's mastication, or chewing.
Where are food substances absorbed?
Digestive enzymes are absorbed in the small intestine. Digestive enzymes are produced by the digestive tract to break down the nutrients in food.
What are the carbohydrates converted to in the digestive system?
carb break down into sugars by the help of enzymes .
Which organ in the digestive system is not involved in chemical or mechanical digestion?
small intestine
Which vitamin aids the functioning of the digestive tract?
It helps to absorb magnesium which is essential for proper bowel movement
Total fat on a nutrition label used to be what people looked for to monitor their diet, if they were on one. Now it is more important to look at he type of fat, for example, if a food is saturated or unsaturated.
Fungi typically digest their food?
in its atmosphere on decaying material to break it down to a form that it can consume
Is peristalsis chemical digestion or mechanical?
It's mechanical. Peristalsis includes muscles moving material through the digestive system.
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How would non secretion of saliva affect the digestion of food?
The non secretion of saliva would affect the digestion of food because the salivary glands secrete more than just saliva.. they secrete enzymes like salivary amylase which breaks down starch into sugar.. and the saliva also holds he food together and makes it easier for the food to move down the food pipe.
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How much time does it takes to digest Maggie?
The time it takes to digest instant noodles, like Maggi, typically ranges from 2 to 3 hours in the stomach, but the complete digestion process can take longer, around 24 to 72 hours, depending on individual factors such as metabolism and overall diet. Instant noodles are low in fiber and nutrients, which can slow down the digestive process compared to whole foods. Individual variations, such as hydration levels and digestive health, also play a significant role in digestion time.
You don't. It makes a substance that helps carry oxygen through your body.
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What is the tongue used for in the digestive system?
The tongue pushes down food (already moistened by saliva) into the Oesophagus.
How does saliva change food in the mouth?
saliva softens the food so it is eazier for you to break down into small peices
What system works with the digestive system?
It works with the circulatory system because nutriants , vitamins, and food follow through our blood
What parts of the body are responsible for mechanical digestion?
The teeth (in the mouth) - for chewing, and the muscles around the gut - for peristalsis.
Draw a diagram of the digestion of a frog?
VI.) Digestive System
a.) Esophagus
b.) Stomach
c.) Small intestine
d.) Cloaca
e.) Anus
f.) Pancreas
g.) Spleen
h.) Fat Bodies
What organ absorbs the digested food into the blood?
The small intestine absorbs digested food into the blood.
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
Which body system is primarily responsible for extracting nutrient from the food you eat?
the metabolism extracts energy from food
