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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 broken down by stomach churning and enzyme amylase?
The stomach breaks down mainly proteins into smaller polypeptides. However, amylase will not break anything down in the stomach because it is denatured by the acid. Salivary amylase will break down amylose, a type of starch, but only in the few seconds of mastication. Once the bolus reaches the stomach, the salivary amylase is no longer active. Carbohydrates will be broken down again in the small intestine, where pancreatic amylase will make a return after the chyme is neutralized into a basic solution.
Is fast digestion good or bad?
Fast digestion is neither good or bad, but some people who suffer from fast digestion do have issues.
What gives vomit it's 'distinct' disgusting smell and taste?
Butyric acid is one of the compounds found in the digestive process, and it has a foul vomit smell.
This substance has a minor use in measuring the acid resistance of concretes used in slaughterhouses.
It also has been used by the anti whaling groups as stink bombs, against the factory ships.
The name comes from the Latin for butter - one of the sources of this compound.
What is the optimum pH for carbohydrate digestion?
carbohydrate digesting enzymes have an optimum pH near neutrality so is for carbohydrate digestion.
A mutation in the genes for salivary amylase will greatly affect the chemical digestion of what?
Amylase is responsible for the digestion of starches in the body. If a mutation occurred in the genes coding for the production of amylase, this would interfere with the body's ability to digest starches and other complex carbohydrates (which begins in the mouth with enzymes from the salivary glands).
What part of the gastrointestinal tract is the predominant site of dietary fat hydrolysis?
The small intestine is the main site of dietary fat digestion. The small intestine is part of the gastrointestinal tract. The majority of fat absorption occurs in the ileum of the small intestines
Fats (or lipids) are digested using the enzyme lipase (made in the pancreas and small intestine) throughout the small intestine. The products of this reaction are glycerol and 3x fatty acid molecules.
How does digesting food produce carbon dioxide?
The digesting of food is more likely to cause methane than carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is liberated when dissolved food is used in biological processes at the cellular level as carbon compounds combine with oxygen to produce energy.
Taking digestive enzymes in long period does it harm the body?
In order to correct my eczema is to take digestive enzymes suppliement. I would like know if I take the digestive enzymes in everyday after each meal. How does it effect my body? ( especially my stomach) I know I do weak digestion system. Pls forward me the infor so that I know how much I should take it or take it when I needed. My email address is franlow@pacbell.com Thanks, Frances
What is Bill of material's Flushing principle used in ERP systems?
The "Flushing Principle" in a Bill of Materials, is used set the point at which a bill of material component is automatically consumed during production in order to both;
> Establish the point at which a raw material is removed from available inventory (this is meant to prevent a raw material already assigned to an existing production order from appearing to be available to someone planning future production orders).
> Establish the point at which a raw material's cost is recorded to the appropriate general ledger account(s).
Generally, this information is manually entered or selected from a list of options within the setup of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or production software.
A common methodology would be to indicate to the software system the stage of the production process in which the raw material is to be consumed.
For example, a bill of material component might be consumed in the following ways:
1) Pre-flushed: consumed at the start of the production cycle
2) Back-Flushed: consumed at the end of the production cycle
3) Manually: consumed when manually entering the information any time within the production cycle.
What the propulsion the the esophagus?
Propulsion of the esophagus is just a term for the way the cilia within the mucus lining of the esophagus move food down it into the stomach. You could swallow upside-down because of this.
How do Hawaiian Monk Seals digest food?
Hawaiian monk seals eat eels, fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Seals swallow stones which some scientists think help break up fish bones because seals swallow their food whole.
How many parts are there in the digestive system?
The parts, or organs, that conform the human digestive system are: Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Small Intestine and the Large Intestine. All of them have the function to transport and transport the food we eat into energy for the body.
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Can not eating enough mess up your metabolism?
Yes. You can not only mess up your metabolism, you can die.
If you are thinking about losing weight by starving yourself, talk to someone about it. Talk to an adult that you trust, like your parents, a teacher, a neighbor, a priest/minister/pastor/rabbi, or school counselor.
What cell in the digestive system produces lysozyme?
Paneth cells
In addition to defensins, Paneth cells secrete lysozyme[6], tumor necrosis factor-alpha[6] , and phospholipase A2.[citation needed] Lysozyme and phospholipase A2 both have clear antimicrobial activity. This battery of secretory molecules gives Paneth cells a potent arsenal against a broad spectrum of agents, including bacteria, fungi and even some enveloped viruses.
Amino acids are located in various protein foods. Such foods include walnuts, almonds, tuna, salmon, sardines, soybeans, eggs and Brazil nuts.
What is the part of the alimentary canal is between the stomach and the large intestine?
The small intestine.
By "get skinny" you mean loose 34 pounds, I do not recoment for you to stop eating because even though you may get skinny, you will look unhealthy and it is bad for your internal organs. I imagine 2-3 weeks of no eating would make one loose that much weight. Starvation will back fire on you . The best way to see the weight drop off of you is to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day of healthy foods. The frequent small meals speeds up your metabolism and you lose weight. When you starve yourself your metabolism slows down and you will gain weight. This is the bodies way to protect itself and conservere energy for survival. I saw this happen with me. I started gaining weight and it was because I was eating less meals and the meals I did eat were bigger. Once I started eating more smaller meals my weight starting dropping again. Ruth, Dietitian
Where does most re-absorption of water occur in the digestive system?
large intestine.
in the large intestine
