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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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Why is constipation undesirable?
If you smart then I can say that constipation is such a thing which you gives you pain when you should feel relaxed. So just imagine what you can do when you have to do something but can't due to pain. Although now there are some medicines that works well to prevent the Constipation that you can try.
Can human vomit smell and taste like aniseed?
It will probably smell and taste like anything the person ate.
What part of the body system does appendix fall under?
The appendix is part of the digestive system. The base of the appendix is at a fairly constant location, 2 cm below the ileocecal valve.
Where is lipids digested in the human body?
lipids are commonly called fats because lipids can accumulate anywhere including your skin or your arteries. lipid digestion usually occures in the stomach or in the intestines. But to much lipids can cause obesity.
Which of the following cannot be digested by humans-sucrose maltose cellulose or fructose?
Cellulose cannot be digested by humans.
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cellulose
humans cannot digest cellulose
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Cellulose
Cellulose (aka Fiber) can not be digested by humans because, we don't have the bacteria needed to break down cellulose. Sucrose, Maltose, and Fructose are all disaccharides (carbohydrates/sugars) and are all able to be broken down to glucose in the body.
How does digested food get to cells?
Well, the food goes to your stomach and into your bladder to get to your cells.
What other systems does the digestive system work with How do they work together?
Every person develops a 24-hour rhythm. This is normal. Yours happens to be at school. When not in school, notice what happens to your daily pattern.
What happens in the stomach during the digestion of a ham sandwich that you ate for lunch?
The Ham Sandwich is broken down both chemically and mechanically because the stomach produces gastric acid that breaks it down. Also, the stomach squeezes the food to help it break it down which is mechanical digestion.
Which layer of the digestive tract directly underlies the epithelium?
Lamina Propina- It's areolar connective tissue that binds and supports theepitheliallayer.
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Cholangitis is an acute infection of the bile duct characterized by pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, fever, and jaundice.
Why do egg whites digest faster in warmer gastric juices?
Because the molecules speed up which allows it to digest.,
A Comparison of mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
chemical digestion is breaking down with saliva, and mechanical digestion is chewing...(break down with chew!):):P
What is an erythematous esophagus?
"Erythematous" is red, and "esophagus" is the tube that carries from from your mouth to your stomach.
What is the middle joint in a flute called?
The middle section of a flute is called the body. Top end is the head joint and bottom end is the foot joint.
The sweet cherries can be chewed thoroughly for better digestion. This will speed up the digestion process and the sweet cherries can digest just as any other foods. Sweet cherries can digest.
What are nutrients broken down by?
Food is broken down into nutrients by the digestive system. Ingested food is transformed into usable nutrients by mechanical and chemical processes in the digestive system.
Action of the stomach mixes your food with chemicals made by your body then churns up the food into smaller parts.
