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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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Where are fats digested?

Fats are broken down from larger glycerol and triglyceride molecules throughout the digestive tract, eventually becoming chylomicrons that are excocytized through the duodenum of the small intestine and carried by lymphatic vessels to the blood vessels and ending in either fatty deposits in the blood or more likely being broken down further for energy or storage by the liver.

Does a cardiac muscle control digestion?

No, cardiac muscles only control the involuntary beating of your heart. Smooth muscles control digestion.

What happens to food in the esophagus?

After passing through the pharynx, the food enters the esophagus, a muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. muscle contractions push the food through the esophagus and toward the stomach.

How is digestion related to psychological stress?

The symptons of psychological stress is related to digestive because its one f many causes of gastrointestinal disorders (digestive system). .

What can happen when a puppy gets stepped on its stomach?

um first they may whine a bit but you know... that hurts and second that depends on how hard it was steped on if it was very hard it could be very bad maybe(hopefully not) life threatining but if it wasnt to hard than the puppy should be fine!(but if its a younger puppy the chance is higher that it will be serious)

p.s poor puppy

Do you get all the energy from a piece of fruit you eat?

No, you do not get all the potential energy from anything you eat. This is because of the inefficiencies of digestion as well as that some things in foods, such as insoluble fiber, are indigestible.

On a empty stomach how long does it take to digest anabal tablets?

Oyu shouldn't take any tablets on a empty stomach it is really bad for you

How is rate of pepsin catalyzed reaction affected by using less pepsin?

Well using less pepsin means you have less of the enzyme. Now if you keep the substrate / enzyme ratio constant there won't be anything changing. If you however decrease the pepsin amount, there will be less active sites for the same amount of substrate to bind. ---> slower reaction

Do you get indigestion after eating corn and drinking coca cola?

Yes, but only recently. It started about 6 months ago, but now I get horrible indigestion if I eat corn chips or unprocessed corn.

What are the objective of digestive system?

The digestive system does not have an objective, it has a function. Basically and simply that function is to break down foodstuff into the constituent parts the body can use and eliminate those it cannot.

What is the esophagus like?

It is a hollow tube like structure.It takes food from mouth to stomach.

Which digestive system components allow for mastication?

Since mastication means "chewing", the teeth since it grinds up food and maybe the tongue and salivary glands which aid in the breaking down of food.

What category is the digestive system in?

Digestive system is taking food an breaking it down for digestion. Digestion of food has many parts, teeth, tongue, stomach, intestines, salivary glands, pancreas and live.

What structures aid in digesting carbohydrates?

The first structures involved in digesting carbohydrates are the tongue, teeth & jaws. * Jaw muscles move the teeth * Teeth grind up the food into smaller particles, exposing more surface area to salivary amylase - a digestive enzyme present in the saliva which break down complex carbohydrates into shorter polysaccharides. * The tongue is a muscular structure: it moves the food around the mouth so that all the teeth can work on it, mixes the food with the amylase & with saliva (for lubrication) & forms it into a bolus (bit like a slimy ball) & finally forces the food to the back of the mouth ready for swallowing.

What muscles move food through the digestive system?

The Esophagus, tongue, stomach, small and large intestines, and the rectum are the major muscles in the digestive system

What is the purpose and procedure for digesting the precipitate?

Usually, what you're doing is to add a reagent (acid or base, for example) so that the precipitate redissolves. That allows you to run further tests.

How glucose and starch are related?

They are related because each of them are sugars.