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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 difference between the alimentary canal and the accessory digestive organs?

The alimentary canal is the tube going from the mouth to the anus. The accessory organs are the organs located along that canal which produce enzymes to aid the digestion process.

How are parasitic flukes able to live when they no longer posses a well developed digestive system?

Parasitic flatowms typically live in the digestive system. Surrounded by pre-digested nutrients, they can easily absorb basic nutrients that they need to maintain homeostasis. In other words, they are borrowing the host's digestive system.

What is the involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive systems that move food through the alimentary canal?

yes it is known as peristalisis. it occurs throughout the tract due to rythemic contractions and ralaxations

List in order the organs of the digestive tract beginning with the mouth?

1. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

Is chemical digestion the process of breaking down food by changing it into a different substance?

Chemical Digestion is where chemicals in the body are broken down to the point where they can be absorbed.

So, yes?

What is the primary region for food and water absorption?

You absorb nutrients in the small intestine. Your cecum absorbs water.

How does the digestive system and the circulatory system work in conjunction during digestion?

First, with the help of digestive system the food is broken down into smaller pieces which we eat and nutrients are separated which are further transported with the help of blood circulatory system.

How do you meaure the digestive system?

i dont know how to measure your digestive system but what i do know is that your digestive sysem 9m long if stretched out amazing init that thing long is inside your body

Is the appendix useless?

Recent research has revealed that there is a specific function for the appendix. It is: a store-house for all of the microbes that naturally occur in our Gut. When our normal intestinal flora becomes diminished or depleted by 'gut-flushing' diseases such as cholera or dysentery, the 'ware-housed' store of 'intestinal flora' is released from the Appendix to repopulate our intestines with good bacteria after the danger has passed.

What is the process of the food from the mouth to stomach?

down your throut, to stomach acid, then, through your large intestense.

Can teachers not let you go the the bathroom?

Well I just sneak out of the classroom then come back...

Or, if it's not possible to sneak out, just walk out of the classroom when the need becomes unbearable. Urine is filled with poison that, if left in the blood, would have killed you, so Nature intended on it leaving your body in a timely fashion, roughly every 3 to 4 hours. If you need to go so badly that it hurts, try to disengage from whatever you are doing and go. If you make a regular habit of waiting - and too many people do - you will definitely eventually harm your urinary tract health. If, however, it is a rare occurrence that you need to hold it back, flex the muscles that are used to stop the flow of urine (pelvic floor muscles) and try to keep from moving around (you will feel like jumping around but that will only make it worse), don't let anything press against your lower abdomen, and try to stay as calm as you can. As soon as it's possible in any way to break away from the situation you're involved in, do so.

Where does nearly all digestive absorption take place?

In the jejunum, the second part of the small intestine.

What part of digestive system that softens the food?

the saliva softens and lubricates the food you digest.

What does the large intestine and rectum do on the Excretory system?

the large intestine it stores compacts and eliminates indigestible material from the body and also gets rid of feces and in the excretory system the rectum is the lower part of the large intestine where feces are stored before they are excreted.

Can oxygen get into your bloodstream from your digestive system?

very, very, very, very, very, very, very little, like and unmeasurable amount.

What is the advantages of a one way digestive system?

Advantages are:

- it uses less energy and is less likely to experience harmful mutation during reproduction

- it enables the body to absorb a large amount of the needed substances in food

How long does it take to digest clams?

Same as every other food eaten, roughly 8-12 hours depending on individual metabolism.