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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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Have Scientists produced bacteria that can digest oil?
Yes it has. today , naturally occurring strains of oil-digesting bacteria are used to clean up oil spills
The normal pH range for Saliva is 5.6 to 7.9. This is the pH balance present in the body which is close to neural.
What is the best thing to use to clean dirt from linoleum?
Add one cup of white vinegar to a bucket of water. Works best for me! If you have scuff marks, rub the sole of your sneakers on it and it should come off.
What are the similarities of pepsin and trypsin?
Pepsin and trypsin both are protein digesting enzymes.
What A is a cure for indigestion?
One of the cheapest and effective ways to control indigestion is with baking soda and water. read the direction on the box. I think they say to add two teaspoons of baking soda to one half of a glass of water. DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSING ON THE BOX!
Pepto Bismol (main ingredient Bismuth subsalicylate) is an effective treatment for dyspepsia (indigestion) and is widely available at your local grocery stores and pharmacies.
What is the part of plant food that you cant digest?
Cellulose, or fiber, is the tough, indigestible part of plants. Since the body cannot digest it, it passed out in the stool. Fiber is very good for your body, because it keeps you bowels healthy.
When your body breaks down food into nutrients what type of digestion takes place?
When your body breaks down food into nutrients, chemical digestion is taking place. In contrast, physical digestion breaks down food mechanically into smaller particles.
Why doesn't butter taste foul like vomit if it contains butyric acid?
Butter doesn't taste foul yet it has Butyric acid because it has sweeteners as well.
What is final door of the stomach that needs to pen for chyme to travel to the small intestine?
fundus
No, this, as many people may disagree, is impossible for the human digestive system to do. Now, cats also cannot digest hair, which is why they have to cough up hair balls after they lick themsleves. There is a special type of acid in the human stomach. This concentrated acid is specialised in digesting food, and partially drinks. The reason why we cannot digest hair(s) is because (a) it is grown from our own underskin, which is why the immune system refuses to accept it and (b) because hair is, techniquely speaking, dead skin cells. Also, very rarely is it that hair can actually get to the small intestine, let alone large intestine! It barely goes half way through the Esophagus (food tube), which is why we feel like vomitting when it goes there.
What happens when you drink beer and start sweating profusely and get a headache and indigestion?
You may be a little drunk. If you've only drank a beer or so, you may have a mild allergy to alchohol. If it gets to much worse, seek medical attention. If you're on medication of any kind, that might be the problem too.
What happens to nutrients in the esophagus?
Nutrients in the esophagus mainly pass through to the stomach via peristalsis, which is the coordinated muscle contractions that push food downward. Absorption of nutrients does not occur in the esophagus.
Where does the body in the library take place?
Gossington Hall which is the home of Mrs. Bantry and Colonel Bantry.
What is the end product of fat digestion and where is it released into?
There are two products of fat digestion: fatty acids and glycerol. As with all digested food, they are produced in the small intestine, and pass through its wall into the blood capillaries, which join together to make the hepatic portal vein which carries the food to the liver for processing.
Is sorbitol absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract?
Sorbitol is poorly absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract as it has a low lipid solubility.
Who owns a large part of cuba's land and a large bisuness?
who owns a large part of cuba's land and a large business
What escapes digestion and absorption in the small intestine?
Fiber ( roughage, bulk also called Beta glucose and cellellose )
They are the part of plants( cell wall of plants) that we human beings dont have enzymes to break down fiber....but animals like sheep,goat,camel...can digest it very easy because they have enzyme to break down fiber or Beta glucose that is what they eat.....
But humans dont have enzyme to break down Beta glucose or fiber....
which in terms is very good...it helps in constipation or bowl movement...
and also helps in chelesterole control ...
so eat more vegvtables than meat...or balanced diet.
thanks
Why do people with gallstones have difficulty digesting certain foods?
Gallstones block the bile duct preventing bile from entering the small intestine. Bile is needed to physically breakdown lipids
Why does the human digestive system need glandular tissue?
The human digestive system needs glandular tissue to secrete the many substances needed to break down food both mechanically and chemically. Saliva and bile help with the physical breakdown of food. Many other substances, including gastric secretions and pancreatic fluid, assist with chemical breakdown of food.
