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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.
7,599 Questions
What would happen if food molecules Wern't broken down into smaller pieces?
Then the food wouldn't process through your body.
Why are so many different enzyme needed to digest food?
Enzymes are specific to one particular substrate, due to the unique shape of their active site, which is the region on the enzyme where the substrate fuses before being broken down. Consequently, lots of separate types of enzymes are required for all the many different types of carbohydrate/fat/protein etc.
Plasma is a part of blood that carries digested food substances and waste products?
yes it carries the waste substances and the food substances the waste substance that it carries is urea
What can occur when B-lymphocytes remain in the digestive tract?
When the growth of these lymphocytes is maintained through continued infection or autoimmune disease, a malignant cell can arise and replace the normal lymphocytes.
Is it OK to eat your wife's poo?
there are three things that pop into ur mind when u hear the question but u r lucky i happen to be on so heres the ANSWER IS YES AND NO depends if ur wife has stomach or digestive system problems and yes if u are a cannibal
How do tapeworms go inside a bears digestive system?
tapeworms are passed from individual to individual through fecal material. Thus when another bear goes to the bathroom and then another bear eats it or sniffs it they can get the tapeworm as well
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What push food down into the stomach?
The esophagus. Deeply lined muscle that almost contracts and pushes food down to the stomach
Can someone die if soap water gets in their stomach?
It is possible, but it would take a lot of soap in the water to cause this. Generally a person will vomit the soap water back out before a major toxicity reaction occurs.
What is the term for cancer of the large intestine?
Cancer of the large intestine is known as colon cancer.
After nutrients have been absorbed indigestible food material goes to?
The indigestible material goes to the excretory organs such as the kidneys and large intestines where it is reabsorbed and the waste eliminated from the body.
What causes a fecalith to form on the appendix?
fecaliith can obstruct the appendix due to pull of gravity.
Is tearing crushing ans mashing food the mechanical digestion?
Yes, that is what mechanical digestion is. §§
