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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 Intracellular digestive system of a cell?
In cell biology, molecular biology and related fields, the word intracellular means "inside the cell". Intercellular:Between cells, as in an intercellular bridge. so when the digestion get complete inside the stomach then it passes the nutreints bt the cells .which is called intercellular digestion, & furthur the dig. occur inside the cells is called intracellular dig.
Place where nutrients enter the blood in the circulatory system?
Nutrients from food and beverage is absorbed inside the walls of the small intestine. As we digest our food, all nutrients are taken in the small intestine and would most probably then enter our bloodstream from there on.
How is protein digested in the alimentary canal?
Protein is firstly broken in the stomach through Chloridric acid. In the small intestine, the protein is absorbed into the blood stream through the inner wall of the small intestine.
Which organs have hormone production?
Hormone production is primarily accomplished by the organs of the endocrine system, but the brain is a significant producer along with other "organs", such as fat cells (which produce estrogen, for instance).
Organs of the endocrine system include the thyroid, parathyroids, adrenal glands, thymus gland, pituitary gland, plus "controlling organs" such as the hypothalamus and others.
As long as you don't overdo it it shouldn't do too much harm as a mater of fact the calcium can help in the formation of bones. However too much plaster will have the effect of neutralizing the acid that your stomach makes and may lead to digestive problems.
How is digested food carried to your cells?
The digested food is in form of glucose which is broken down in mitochondria to release energy.
Short answer:
It is semi-solid body waste that is usually brown in color and has an offensive odor.
Longer answer:
Feces or fecal matter is undigested waste that a human or other animal doesn't need which has little or no nutritional value. Feces is a waste product that goes out of your body after the digestion process. It is also known as "poop" in slang, as well as several vulgar words.
When you eat something, the nutrients are transported by the blood to all the cells of the body. That happens in the small intestine. Then the undigested food reaches the ileocecal valve and enters the large intestine or colon. The colon absorbs water, manufactures vitamins, produces mucus, and forms and expels feces.
In humans, most other mammals, and insects, this waste is expelled through the anus. In birds and cloacal mammals, it is expelled through the cloaca. The process of expelling feces is called defecation.
Feces is the correct US spelling, while faeces is the correct spelling in the UK and most of the rest of the English speaking world.
What helps digest your food it grosses out of grown ups you may call it spit?
Amylase is in spit and it helps you swallow and maybe digest food, that might work.
Is indigestion powder a alkali or an acid?
Its an alkali or a base that is required to neutralise the acid in the stomach. The acid on the stomach is the primary cause of the burning sensation.
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What produces digestive juices released into small intestine?
The pancreas secretes juices into the small intestine!
Do earthworms have one opening in its digestive system?
yes, planarians have one opening in their digestive system
Where does most of absorption of carbohydrates occurs in?
Most food absorption takes place in the small intestine. Of the three sections of the small intestine, the duodenum and jejunum absorb the most nutrients. Some nutrients are absorbed in the stomach, but nutrients are absorbed mainly in the small intestine, where the small, soluble molecules are diffused or actively transported from the ileum/duodenum, into the capillaries on the other side of the intestine.
Is bacteria in out digestive system helpful?
Many bacteria in the body help eat many other things you might digest and will keep it from harming you.
Which organs send chemicals tothe small intestine to help digest food?
the stomach cus acids help break down the food and the mouth to because the saliva has chemicals that help too.
What best describes the chewing food?
Chewing is the very first step in the process of digestion and the degree to which we chew our food well is important as it sets the stage for all the other processes of digestion and elimination. While we chew, saliva is added to the food we chew and the process of digestion has begun even before the bite of food travels to our stomach. Within the stomach digestion continues with acids acting upon the chunks of food we have swallowed. If the food in our stomach has not been chewed well enough the acids will do an incomplete job of breaking down the chunk. Soon enough the food in the tummy will be booted out and into the small intestine for continued digestive activity. Unfortunately, the small intestine has no idea how to handle these remaining large chunks and you may experience cramps and other complaints from deep within your gut.
Listen to your Mother and chew your food well!
What organ system includes the mouth esophagus stomach intestines and liver?
The digestive system. The liver also has other functions as does the pancreas. The pancreas secretes pancreatic enzyme which is responsible for the breakdown of protein but it also secretes insulin so that we can get energy from glucose making it a part of the endocrine system or glands. The liver de-toxifies all of the blood that carries absorbed nutrients from the digestive system. This blood is then sent to the heart where it rejoins the circulation. The liver also makes bile and sends it to the gall bladder where it sits until we eat a fatty meal. It is then secreted and it breaks down fat rather like fairy liquid does, it emulsifies it. The liver converts excess glucose to glycogen and stores it ready for when the blood sugar falls unexpectedly when it converts it back to glucose again. It synthesises pro-thrombin which is responsible for normal blood clotting. It also synthesises vitamin a and together with vit b12, d, and k these are stored in the liver. Being the largest organ and having the most varied of functions the liver creates a lot of heat and it is one of the factors in keeping us warm. Hope this helps, sorry I went on.
Made in liver, Stored in gall bladder,transferred through bile duct to the food to the small intestine.
Is pancreatic lipase mechanical or chemical digestion?
No, the pancreas is involved in chemical digestion, as it secretes enzymes which catalyze the breakdown of food molecules.
What does the excretory system and the digestive system have in comin?
The digestive and excretory system both help facilitate materials to their designated destination. The digestive system breaks down organic material to nutrients and unnecessary materials. The excretory system takes those unnecessary materials and remove them from the system.
Which organ produces digestive enzymes?
The pancreas is the main digestive enzyme-producing organ in the body.
What organisms do not have a digestive system?
are there choices?
the tracheal system of insects provides direct exchange between the air and body cell, therefore these insect like a grasshopper does not have respiratory system in its body.
How do you speed up sluggish digestion?
1. Exercise regularly
2. Eat Smaller meals throughout the day
3. Eat breakfast if possible
4. Drink hot fluids with meals and throughout the day
5. Chew food thoroughly to aid in digestion
