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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
How might enzymes be important to activities other than digestion?
Enzymes catalyze (speed up) almost every reaction that happens within the body.
amino acid
bile
Where does the digestion of fat start and end?
Fat is digested in by the liver, gallbladder, and bile duct; the pancreas, and then finally the small intestine.
Gum will go through your digestive just fine but most gums do not have much in the way of nutritional value (especially sugar free gum) so your body promptly passes it through as waste. There is no harm in swallowing gum, provided you dont choke on it.
How do ridges within the stomach aid in mechanical digestion?
They aid digestion in the same manner as dermal ridges aka: fingerprints aid in gripping. The same as ridges on the sole of a shoe aids traction.
Why is it important that you understand how the digestive system works?
something tells me you dont want to be a doctor, do you?
Can a person live at home after small intestine remove?
Probably, but it depends. If you have a successful recovery you can probably live at home- maybe not alone, but at home. If there are risks you will want a helpful partner or live in nurse to help you. If sombody was there than it is possible but if you were by yourself than no you would probly die with in a week.
How do the digestive circulatory and respiratory systems serve a body cell in the big toe?
The respiratory system gets the oxygen it needs and the circulatory system bring the oxygen along with many other products in the blood to the toe. The digestive system helps obtain nutrients for the toe which the blood brings as part of the circulatory system.
What are the tiny spherical complexes of emulsified fat that arise during digestion?
Micelles (My-cells) : tiny spherical complexes of emulsified fat that arise during digestion; most contain bile salts and the products of lipid digestion, including fatty acids, monoglycerides, and cholesterol.
What is the transmissor for the sense of taste?
The gustatory pathway has a more complicated course. There are more fiber tracts involved in the transmission of the neural impulses for taste. The facial nerve transmits gustatory signals or messages from the anterior two-third of the tongue. However, for the posterior one-third of the tongue,the glossopharyngeal nerve is responsible for the transmission of the gustatory signals along the pathway.
Main digestive function occurring in the stomach?
The main digestive function occurring in the stomach happens when the muscles churn the food into a consistency that is easier to digest for the rest of your intestines. The stomach releases acids and enzymes for the chemical breakdown of food. Pepsin is responsible for protein breakdown.
Saliva in your mouth is an example of an enzyme because?
It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)
Is indigestion remedies acid or alkali?
Digestion occurs with the aid of stomach acid. The remedy is thus alkali.
Why is food in the digestive tract not really inside the body?
Technically due to the digestive system being one long tunnel that runs from your mouth to your anal cannal, and doesnt need to be cut open to be reached, it is therefore the outside of your body.
Is your abdomen your stomache?
no , your stomach is just a organ right under the breast area , the abdomen has many different organs
What moves food mass in a small softball to the rear of the mouth where it is swallowed?
your muscles do and the process is called peristalsis.
How do the salivary glands describe their location?
The salivary glands are incapable of speech and cannot describe their location.
What organ absorbs bile and pancreatic juice in digestion?
Bile and pancreatic juice are secreted into the small intestine through ducts. These chemicals assist in digestive processes in the small intestine.
What has optimum pH 2 and starts protein digestion forming polypeptides?
The optimum pH of 2 is characteristic of gastric juice, which is found in the stomach. This highly acidic environment is essential for the activation of the enzyme pepsin, which begins the process of protein digestion by breaking down proteins into smaller polypeptides. The low pH also helps to denature proteins, making them more accessible for enzymatic action.
Are there cells that hold digestive juices?
The cells that hold digestive juices are called the gastric chief cells. These are located in the stomach that secretes enzymes for protein breakdown.
