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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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Which foods are easy to digest?
It depends on how you define "easiest": do you mean the least likely to cause an upset stomach? Least likely to cause diarrhea? Easiest/fastest food to absorb? To metabolize? Etc.
Many of those criteria would probably be satisfied by what are called elemental diets. Whereas most diets contain complex proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, elemental diets contain the simplest building blocks of these foods: amino acids, simple sugars, and simple fatty acids.
Some physicians swear by the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, apple sauce, and toast) to be gentle on the stomach, but I haven't seen any evidence for this.
What are two factors that play a key role in the efficacy of digestive enzymes?
The 2 factors are temperature and pH level.
How many hours to digest a meal?
The rate of passage of food through the stomach is highly variable, depending on how the horse is fed. Passage time may be as short as 15 minutes when the horse is consuming a large meal. If the horse is fasted, it will take 24 hours for the stomach to clear.
Enzymes are folded proteins. Proteins are made by ribosomes in the cell. To be specific, information in the nucleus (DNA) is transcripted to mRNA which leaves the nucleus to go to a ribosome to help it assemble amino acids (which are the building blocks of protein). The ribosome "reads" the information of the mRNA and make a sequence of amino acids based on that. This chain of amino acids will become folded due to interactions between between each amino acids which will ultimately become a fully functional protein. This protein may become an enzyme. All enzymes are proteins but not all proteins are enzymes.
Why don't muscle cells digest food?
It's not their job, it's the digestive system's job to digest. The muscle cells just get the nutrients.
Is The stomach is responsible for digestion and all absorption occurs there?
This is not true. Almost all absorption occurs in the small intestine. The stomach simply uses its enzymes to break down food into smaller and smaller molecules. The most mechanical digestion occurs in the stomach due to the constant churning motion.
human-made: telephone system, city transit system, human digestive system
natural-made: water purification system, solar system, plant root system
What is the clinical significance of the appendix?
It was for when we was cavemen it was used to help the stomach digest the grass we ate :)
Is the all human beings have same length large and small intestine?
The general pattern is the same (duodenum is retroperitoneal, jejenum and ileum are intraperitoneal) and most of the general path is roughly the same. However, think of the SI as a long elastic tube tied to the back of your abdomen by fascia (connective tissue) that is several inches long and pliable. The organ moves when food goes through, it moves due to the peristalsis (churning action) and it moves as your body moves.
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What is the odd one out anus stomach colon digestive tract?
Anatomically, anus is the one which connects to the outside world, all the others are fully internal, and discrete organs.
the tongue.
starts the digestion of the food
Physical and chemical digestion
Hydrochloric acid activates pepsin (protease)
Is Beet pulp good for digestive system in horses?
Beet pulp is the most underrated of all horse feed. It is a great way to put some weight on a horse without having to worry about too much protein. You can feed it dry or soak it in water for a few minutes before feeding. And even picky horses seem to like it. And I have never heard of even 1 horse that impacted from beet pulp. Another good point is it's not very expensive.
Why digestive system is important?
The digestive system is important because it breaks down the food in you belly
What is the correct order of the region of the digestive tract from superior to inferior?
Oral Cavity-> Pharynx-> Esphagus-> stomach-> small intestine-> large intestine-> anus
What does pepper do to the body?
Pepper is just like salt except it is artificially dyed. It is just as bad fr you as salt is and can make heart disease happen or progress. DONT EAT IT!
How do you avoid cracks in your anus?
To avoid cracks in your anus (anal fissues), make sure that you are avoiding constipation and straining during defecation. Talk with your health care provider about strategies for avoiding constipation that make sense for someone with your health history.
What acts as the cells digestive system?
The cell contains among other organelles,Lysosomes.Lysosomes have been found to contai enzymes produced by the ribosomes transported enroute from the rough ER to the Golgi apparatus which bud off forming the lysosomes containing the enzymes produced.Thus,the cell digestive system is made up of the Nucleus,ribosomes,rough ER,Golgi apparatus and the Lysosomes.
