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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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Will vinegar and honey relieve indigestion?

I doubt it. Vinegar is acidic and the cause of indigestion is usually acid escaping the stomach and being forced up the oesophagus.

How does digested food reach the muscles?

It starts in your mouth. Then you swallow and it goes down your gullet into your stomach. The liver takes out the minerals.Then it goes down into the small intestine. The large intestine around the small intestine takes out the healthy stuff.It then goes through your small intestine and out through the anus.

How does Esophagus function with trachia?

Okay if I get what you are saying, there is a little flap called the epiglottis that switches between covering the esophagus and trachia. When you are eating food this flap covers the trachia so you don't get food in your lungs (that would be very bad) and when you're just breathing normally the epiglottis covers your esophagus so you can actually breath. I you think you have a problem with your epiglottis then go to the doctor immediately. Hoped this answered your question. If not well you just learned something new today! ^_^

Is your esophagus a muscle or an organ?

The esophagus is an organ, as it is made up of a number of tissue types working together for a purpose. Muscle is the most significant part of the esophagus, but it also contains mucosa and connective tissue.

Where in the digestive system physically crush food?

The teeth in mouth in the digestive system are where food is crushed physically.

How does stress affect the digestive system?

Stress can also cause an inflammation in your gastrointestinal system or even cause your esophagus to go into spasms and increase acid in your stomach, causing indigestion. Prolonged stress can cause even more problems: diarrhea, bloating, cramping, constipation or other digestive issues.

Can the body digest a false tooth?

Highly unlikely. If you swallow a false tooth - it will simply pass through the digestve tract and be expelled naturally in your faeces.

Although trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme it does not digest the tissue in which it is produced?

Trypsin is produced in the Duodenum . The enzyme trypsin is a serine protease which is active at a pH of 8 and at a temp optima of 37 degrees. The pH of the duodenum is around 6-6.5 which is not enough for the kinetic activation of the enzyme. Hence it is inactive in its production site wheras the condition is just optimum for its action in the pancreas.

Enzymes in the stomach?

The enzymes that are in the stomach are what causes polymeric macromolecules to break down into smaller pieces so that the body can use them. These are found within the digestive tract of humans and other animals.

What are the protein hydrolyzing enzymes in the digestive tract?

pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase, aminopeptidase

What is a life molecule in the digestive system?

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Why can your bodies hydrolyze glycogen and not cellulose?

Humans have enzymes called -amylase in saliva and pancreatic juices that hydrolyze the -1,4-glycosidic bonds of starches, but not the -1,4-glycosidic bonds of cellulose. Thus, humans cannot digest cellulose. Animals such as horses, cows, and goats can obtain glucose from cellulose because their digestive systems contain bacteria that provide enzymes such as cellulase to hydrolyze -1,4-glycosidic bonds

What is the rhymic contraction of the lining of the gastrointestinal tract called?

The rhythmic contractions of tubular organs, such as the esophagus or intestine, are called peristaltic waves. These waves propel the food material forwards. They are automatic due to local nerve plexus. The peristaltic waves increase in rhythm and force due to stimulation by the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system, and decrease due to stimulation by the sympathetic autonomic nervous system.

What does nitric oxide do in digestion?

It breaks the food down in the small intestines

What body part of crocodile to get food?

Ultimately, all of it. It would die otherwise. As with all such creatures it starts at the mouth, then goes through the digestive system and on to each part of the body.