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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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Stomach ache and blurred vision after eating?
A stomachache and blurred vision after eating could have a wide variety of causes, from the common cold to pregnancy. It is best to consult a physician.
Part of digestive tract lowest pH?
About 1-3 in the stomach. In the intestinal tract it tends to be near physiological pH (7.4).
Does the digestive system speed up during fight or flight?
No, it slows so you can conserve your energy.
How do the rectum and anus aide in digestion of the fetal pig?
In the fetal pig, the rectum and anus have nothing to do with digestion - fetal pigs receive all their nutrition through exchanges with the mother's blood in the placenta.
After birth, the rectum is responsible for removing any remaining excess water from the solid excrement to maintain proper water balance in the pig. Otherwise, neither the rectum nor the anus have any function in digestion - they function to excrete waste products.
Does water undergo chemical digestion in the stomach?
Water remains water throughout the digestion process. It is not broken down into oxygen and hydrogen.
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Why are the lungs and the small intestines lined by a very large number of capillaries?
the small intestine is lined with villi
What is leech digestive tract?
Leeches have a complete digestive tract.
Leeches are members of Phylum Annelida. This phylum has the general characteristic of having a complete digestive tract, i.e. food goes in through the mouth, pass through digestive tract of some sort like stomach and/or intestine, waste gets discarded through some sort of rectal opening, i.e. anus. In comparison, an incomplete digestive tract generally means food goes in and waste come out of the same opening, i.e. mouth=anus. Lower level invertebrates have incomplete digestive tract like Phylum Cnidaria and Phylum Platyhelminthes members.
What is the chamber shared by the digestive and respiratory system?
Pharynx is the region shared by both the digestive and the respiratory system.
Most chemical digestion takes place where?
Though most protein digestion occurs in the stomach, all types of food (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats) are digested in the first part of the small intestine called the duodenum.
They would have a difficult time digesting food, as bile is a key component in digestion; it aids in breaking food down into a more manageable substance that the intestines can handle, which allows for better absorption of vitamins and minerals from the colon
When does absorption take place in the digestive system?
most of it takes place in the small intestines
What organ provides the major site for lipoprotein formation?
The liver is the main site of lipoprotein formation. It is secreted in the gallbladder.
Mine trumped literally 3 minutes ago, i had no idea they could but he did!
a fluoroscopic examination (a type of x-ray imaging) of the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and upper small intestine (duodenum).
What chemical breaks up large molecules in the digestive system?
Well mabey it could be Enzymes. They chemically break down the food into smaller substances. They're basicaly like scissors chopping things.
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How might enzymes be important to activities other than digestion?
Enzymes catalyze (speed up) almost every reaction that happens within the body.
