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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 are Three things that help in digestion?
1 Hajmola candy, simple and tasty remedy to enhance the digestive juices
2 Ayurvedic churan: which is cheap and easy to get in market
3 Alovera juice
How does digestion in non ruminant in animals occur?
Digestion is a mechanical, chemical and biological process which liberates oranic and inorganic nutrients from ingested food and liquids. Complex carbohydrates, proteins and other materials are reduced to sugars, amino scids and similar materials. Water, carbobn dioxide, salts, refractory materials and toxic are excreted as waste.
Th e process is:
- Reduction of food by mastication with the addition of salivary digestive enzymes.
- Mixing and heating with hydrochloric acid and enzymes in the stomach
- Extraction of nutrient values in the gut
- Extraction of water in the large intestine
- Excretion of waste.
Does chilli pepper speed up the rate of digestion in the stomach?
I've heard it speeds it up as much as 30% faster
Why is appendix non functional in humans?
The appendix is a finger-like appendage attached to the stomach which has become redundant in the evolution of humans. If an infection occurs to the appendix - a life threatening appendicitis will need a surgical operation. I believe it is one of the stomachs used by herbivores.
What is the function of absorber in the vapour absorption system.?
in orde to reduce the pressure........cming from the evaporator
Why is it necessay to breakdown proteins in the digestive system?
Food when ingested is too complex for the body to utilize so it is broken down, but even at a basic protein level the body needs to break it down into single elements that are needed in cells and used in processes throughout the body.
Some proteins may be too large to pass through the wall of the intestine and to be put into the blood stream.
A digestive enzyme in saliva called amylase starts to break down carbohydrates in food while they are still in the mouth. Another enzyme saliva enzyme called lysozyme kills microorganisms (bacteria) in the mouth.
Why does enzymes digest large food molecules?
toto enable digestion and subsequently absorbtion of food nutrients
What do the capillaries of the intestinal submucosa lead directly to?
Many arterioles that penetrate the Submucosa give rise to capillary networks that supply the Intestinal Glands and villi with blood.
What structure lies in front of the oesophagus?
The trachea - otherwise known as the windpipe.
Lower down the oesophagus sits close the spine behind the lungs and heart, passing through the diaphragm to join with the stomach.
Arteries and veins sit nearby.
Can you defecate out of your mouth?
No. Vomit can be regurgitated up through the mouth, but defecation can only be accomplished through the intestinal tract.
Yes, but there is little to no nutritional value in it for humans other than fiber.
Where in digestive system protein is absorbed?
Absorbtion of proteins occurs in the small intestine. Digestion starts in the stomach.
What helps to keep the digestive system working properly and guards against colon cancer?
Carotene.
Fiber helps to keep the digestive system working properly and guards against colon cancer. Fruit, vegetables and wholegrain foods are a good source of fiber.
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Does cannabis have to be cooked to be digested?
It must be cooked in order for you to get high from ingesting it, yes. Swallowing a bud of marijuana will not get you high. Since THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) is fat-soluble, the marijuana must be cooked in a fatty substance -- usually butter or oil -- to release the THC.
That is why people make pot brownies and pot cookies, instead of just sprinking pot onto their breakfast cereal. They simmer the marijuana in butter for 20 to 30 minutes or so, and use the THC-saturated butter to make brownies or cookies.
Why does most of the food you eat need to be digested?
All food contains complex substances such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The body cannot utilise these substances in their complex form. The food consumed is broken down into simpler substances by a procedss called digestion. The digested food can be easily absorbed by the body.
