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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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Does enzymes slow you digestion?
No, in fact, it's the complete opposite. Enzymes act as protein catalyst, meaning they help reactions occur and help speed them up. Hope this helps!
The teeth in the lower jaw are directly anchored into which structure?
Teeth sit in the gums and their roots are anchored directly into the bone of the jaw. Lower teeth are called mandibular teeth because they are anchored in the mandible.
# anal canal # appendix # ascending colon # descending colon # esophagus # gallbladder # liver # pancreas # pharynx
# rectum # salivary glands
# small intestine # stomach
# teeth # tongue
# transverse colon
What is human interstitial fluid made of?
Interstitial fluid consists of a water solvent containing amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, coenzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters, salts, as well as waste products from the cells
How can you digest bread quickly?
i know its faster to digest then most things and slower then water if you need quick energy breads a ok thing.
Would chemical digestion begin earlier on a potato or butter?
potato
amalayze- an enzyme that is in saliva to break down starch into sugar- would break down the potato in your mouth!
You have really bad stomach aches like a pain in your stomach is that noraml?
Well If You're A Girl Then Maybe Its Just Really Bad Period Pains And If You Haven't Yet Started This Maybe The Time. If You're A Lad Sorry Cant Help Yah !! xx
Is eating dry protein powder unhealthy?
Nope. The water you add is nothing but a vehicle for getting it down easy.
This drug is an antibacterial. It is indicated for adults (from 15 years) in the treatment of acute diarrhea caused by infection.
What occurs in the stomach although it is responsible for very little digestion?
Although the stomach is responsible for digestion, very little absorption happens in it. Instead, the stomach is more like a washing machine; it agitates foodstuffs. It stirs up ground up food (mechanical digestion from teeth / gums occurs in the mouth), with stomach acids in the stomach and bile salts from the gallbladder assisting in chemical digestion.
the oesophagus is also known as the food pipe witch Carry's the food into the stomach to start the digesting system
What is the hydra digestive system like?
Cnidarians and flatworms have a gastrovascular cavity. Cnidarians, such as the hydra, use their tentacles to move food through their mouth into their gastrovascular cavity. Then the cells lining this cavity excrete digestive enzymes that will start extracellular digestion and break the prey into smaller pieces. Any undigested remnants of the prey are expelled through the mouth opening. Like cnidarians, flatworms have a gastrovascular cavity with a single opening, but the cavity itself is highly folded. These folds greatly increase the surface area and extend throughout the body, bringing nutrients within the reach of all cells.
The gastrovascular cavity of cnidarians and flatworms allows them to digest larger prey than they could with intracellular digestion. However, the effectiveness of a gastrovascular cavity in supplying the animal with nutrients is limited. Because there is only one opening to the external environment through which prey is taken in and remnants are expelled, the animals have to complete digestion of the first prey and expel its remnants before taking in another prey. With the evolution of a second opening in the digestive system, the digestive system became a digestive tract, or alimentary canal, making it a one-way system between mouth and anus. Food could now be taken in and processed continuously, providing the animal with more nutrients. Most animals-including vertebrates, arthropods, mollusks, round worms and earthworms-have this form of digestive tract.
A one-way digestive tract is efficient because it allows the food to pass through a series of specialized regions. Such regions may be specialized for protein, fat, or carbohydrate digestion, making each step more efficient. Other regions may be used for food storage or for preparing the food for chemical digestion by physically grinding it into smaller pieces, which exposes more surface area to the action of digestive enzymes. These specialized regions eventually evolved into organs as parts of a complex digestive organ system. However, because nutrient dispersal, by the digestive system itself to all cells of the body, was no longer feasible with such a specialized digestive system (and animals became larger and bulkier) a separate cardiovascular system evolved to serve that function.
Explain how food gets boken done in the mouth?
Food gets broken down by these process:
Motility- The tongue moves bolus around in the mouth with some help from he teeth.
Secretion- The sublingual, submandibual and parotid gland secrete a mixture of water and the enzyme salivary amylase into the oral cavity.
Digestion- Digestion begins in the mouth with salivary amylase. It will digest carbohydrates from ling polymers into shorter polymers. The action of chewing rips food apart and increase its surface area for interaction with enzymes
No not all things can be digested for instance not all parts of corn can be digested.
Is a gastrovascular cavity a digestive tract with two openings - a mouth and anus?
No, a gastrovascular cavity only has one opening. Only an alimentary canal features a mouth and anus.
What is the longest piece of poop that came from a human body?
Since fecal matter is made in the large intestine and the large intestine is about 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) long, the longest piece could not be longer than 1-3 feet. It would have to be comfortable consistency to pass without causing tearing and pain. Plus you would have to have held it in for a while (like maybe a day or two)--which I wouldn't recommend, since the longer it's in, the more fluid is absorbed into the blood stream, the more difficult it is to pass.
