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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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Why are the stomach and mouth near to the start of the digestive system?
This is because the mouth mechanically chew up your food for it to be safely swallowed and go through the stomach for it to digest. After it have been digested the digestive system will absorb the nutrients an acids for our body to function. Then the food has to come out and the digestion has been done.
What side is the appendix is located?
Your appendix is on the right side of your body. If you feel a sharp, consistent pain there, you should see a doctor.
More information from our contributors:
- To be a little more specific, it is in what we call the right lower quadrant of the abdomen; meaning if you divide your abdomen into four sections, it's in the lower one on the right. If you draw a diagonal line from your umbilicus (belly button) down to your hip bone on the right, the appendix is usually about 2/3 of the way down this line to the bone. However, certain conditions - such as pregnancy or previous surgery - can change the location of the appendix.
- Actually, although both are correct in that it is USUALLY found on the right side of the body, and Dr. B was very precise in his/her description of the location, there is a condition called situs inversus in which the internal organs are found on the opposite sides of the body - in which case, the appendix would be found on the left. While if ALL of the organs are reversed this causes no problems physiologically, it often causes great confusion because there is no consistent answer to the original question. Also, when an appendix is normally located, pressure applied to the left side of the abdomen often results in pain on the right. This is called Rovsing's sign and happens because the stretching of the peritoneum (the inner lining of the abdominal cavity) will cause pain only where the peritoneum is irritating the muscle tissue, which in most appendicitis cases is on the right. However, because abdominal nerves are poorly localized, sometimes the brain will interpret pain on the right as coming from the left, or pain on the left as coming from the right, and sometimes it will interpret pain from either side as coming from the middle.
- Normally it is on the right side, lower quadrant. However, each person is slightly different. About 1 in 500 have it on the right side, upper quadrant. There are others that have all of their internal organs reversed so that it would be on the left side, lower quadrant.
What are some digestive diseases?
Some of the digestive diseases include: Hirschsprungs Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Hepatitis, Liver failure, Hernia, Gallstones and stomach ulcers.
What four parts of the digestive system does food not pass through?
The salivary glands, the parotid gland, the pancreas and the gallbladder. All four of these secrete enzymes and/or hormones which are involved in digestion, but all four do not come into contact with food.
What molecules do lipids become during digestion?
Lipids are fats so they are either stored as fat or used as energy.
Digestive juices in the digestive tract include?
Mechanical digestion is the same thing as chewing, or mastication. It does not need any digestive juices, because that is considered chemical digestion. Chemical digestion in the mouth during chewing is mainly by the aid of saliva which has, among other enzymes, salivary amylase which initiates carbohydrate digestion.
What organs are common to both the respiratory and digestive tract?
Pharynx is the common organ in both systems because it takes food and air.
Where does your body absorb water vitamins and salt?
Water is collected throughout the body. Water, vitamins, and salt are absorbed in the small intestines. Fluid added to the small intestines to aid digestion is also pulled back out partly in the large intestines.
What are the 7 parts of the digestive system?
- stomach
- liver
- esophagus
- pancreas
- pharynx
these organs are all included in the digestive system
What fruits help with the digestive system most?
there are lots of fruits . but pupaya is on the top . after that you may eat guava and banana but in little quantity.
Which organ functions in both the digestive and excretory systems?
Well, this could be a good question for debate. The skin uses sweat to filter toxins from getting through the skin, but it also uses the action of evaporation of the sweat to regulate the body temperature. Also, the kidneys filter blood, but also collect the water from the blood to filter it, distribute it to the body, then flush any toxins in that water to the bladder for disposal. The body is such a miracle when you realize all that it does.
What organs comprise the tube of the digestive system?
From the esophagus to the anus, the digestive is basically a tube very similar to other tubular organs in the body. All such tubular organs are composed of several tissue layers arranged around a lumen. In a "generic" tubular organ, these layers are as follows (from the lumen to the ablumenal layer).
What type of muscle controls digestion?
Your intestines contain a medial layer of smooth muscle. When the smooth muscle in your intestines is innervated this causes contractions of those smooth muscles. This action then propels food through the intestines. This is called peristalsis. So, as far as I know there are no other muscle groups that aide in digestions. There are however, a plethora of chemicals and enzymes that assist in the digestive process.
How long does it take to digest a pepper?
Pepper does not generally digest, but rather passes thru the body. Pepper, if it does stay to digest, takes around 7 years. Pepper has anti-nausia charateristics, and is non harmful in proper amounts. No one in recorded history has died from ingesting pepper. Eat pepper! It tastes good!
It could be time to see a doctor. No one here knows your medical history, thus any opinion is just an opinion. While contributors are sincere in their efforts, they can be sincerely wrong. See a doctor for appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Early detection in critical to a cure.
What is the adjective for indigestion?
difficulty in digesting food, accompanied by abdominal pain, heartburn, and belching Technical name dyspepsia
What causes nausea every time you eat?
There are too many possibilities to make an answer possible. Please see your health care provider as soon as possible so that you can get a full history and physical, and can start eating again.
Where does digestive system start and end?
The digestive system begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. In between, food travels through:
- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small Intestine (Here, it is also processed by the pancreas, liver, and spleen, though it passes through none of them)
- Large Intestine
- Rectum
It's a form of physical digestion, I assume its the substance inside your stomach, i.e liquid in the central region.
What happens in the alimentary y canal?
The alimentary canal, also known as the digestive tract, is responsible for processing food and absorbing nutrients. It begins with the ingestion of food in the mouth, where mechanical and chemical digestion occurs. As food moves through the esophagus to the stomach, it is mixed with gastric juices for further digestion. The small intestine then absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream, while the large intestine compacts waste for elimination.
What type of reaction is represented by the digestion of food in our body?
Name the major fuel component of bio gas. What are it's other combustible compound?
What is the substance produced by digestion which is an enegry resource for your cells?
Digestive foods contains molecules. From those molecules ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is harnessed and used.
