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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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Which part of digestive canal is involved in absorption of food?

The small intestine, specifically the jejunum is where most of the absorption occur.

What are the last 15 cm of the digestive tract?

The section that you are referring to is called the rectum, the final holding place for feces.

Is coughing related to having acid reflux?

it could, as sometimes when the acid comes up from the stomach into their mouths, sometimes hurting their throat.

It is much like when you throw up, your throat hurts afterwards. So yes it could sometimes cause a cough.

Why amylase begins the digestion of fat?

No, amylase hydrolyzes amylose, a carbohydrate.

Why isn't fiber digested?

Digestion in body takes place with the help of some speical compounds known as enzymes and by some digestive juices. Fibers are not digestible in human as they did not contian any enzyme to digest it as compare to Rumen

What is the responsibility of liver in aiding digestion?

The digestive system has various parts each with its function. Producing bile is the main purpose of liver. The bile emulsifies fats to aid digestion in the small intestine.

What are the three diseases that affect the large intestine?

There are several, but just to mention a few; Diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Colon cancer, Ulcerative colitis...
There are a number of things that could happen, but 2 that immediately come to mind are acquired agangiolonosis and ulcerative colitis.

What are organelles containing digestive enzymes called?

Lysosomes are the organelles that have digestive enzymes. The main purpose of these organelles is to help with the digestion process.

How wide is your esophagus?

The oesophagus is approx. 12 [Inches] Wide. This information, is very accurate. Scientest's in China & Japen, decided, After so many questions about the length & height of the oesophagus, they would carry out an experiment. They, opened they stomach of:: A cow, Pig & a person.

Hope it was very helpful.

In which digestive system does the blood absorb nutrients?

The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract-a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus-and other organs that help the body break down and absorb food. Organs that make up the digestive tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine-also called the colon-rectum, and anus. Inside these hollow organs is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. The digestive tract also contains a layer of smooth muscle that helps break down food and move it along the tract. Two "solid" digestive organs, the liver and the pancreas, produce digestive juices that reach the intestine through small tubes called ducts. The gallbladder stores the liver's digestive juices until they are needed in the intestine. Parts of the nervous and circulatory systems also play major roles in the digestive system.

What type of circulatory system does a jellyfish have?

A jellyfish does not have any circulatory vessels. They use diffusion as their means of circulation. They do not have a closed circulatory system.

Does getting your appendix removed hurt?

It would without anesthesia, but with modern medical techniques, the appendix is removed with a small incision, and although you will be sore for a little while, but there is no great pain.YES IT DOES SO BAD! I got mine out and I cried for days and I walked with a hunched up back for weeks!

What substances are acitively absorbed in the stomach?

Aspirin and alcohol are two substances that are actively absorbed in the stomach.

How does bile enter the gallbladder Since bile is made in the liver and travels down the common bile duct how does it go back up into the gallbladder?

The liver secretes bile into the left and right hepatic ducts, which join to form the common hepatic duct. The cystic duct leaves the gallbladder and joins the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct, which connects to the small intestine. There is a sphincter that controls the bile flow from the common bile duct to the small intestine, and when it's contracted, the bile that is secreted from the liver travels up the cystic duct to be stored in the gallbladder.

What can one find products to cleanse your colon?

Products used to cleanse the colon can be found on many sites online with a simple search, as well as at your local health store. Colon cleansing products range anywhere from simple vitamins that promote over all health, to medicine types specifically produced to purify the colon system, all the way to physical work out systems, such as yoga, with it's natural organ stimulating qualities.

How can indigestion prevented or remedied?

What happens when you eat is that your stomach produces a potent acid to aid with digestion. However, when there is excess acid, you feel indigestion. An antacid tablet works in the way that it adds base to your solution in order to neutralize that acid.

Where is the first site of digestion in the human body?

The mouth is the first site of digestion in the human body. In the mouth food is broken down mechanically by the jaw and chemically by saliva.

What is the Hormone that regulates pH of stomach?

Acid (Hcl) is secreted by the parietal cells of the stomach. In the stomach the food itself and saliva from mouth (this is little alkaline) regulates acidity of the stomach. But acid in normal quantity is needed for digestion, specially for meats, hard and solid foods.

How are the respiratory and the digestive systems similar?

The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, veins and arteries. Which are all part of the network which moves blood around your body.

Your respiratory system is your lungs and airways. This system is responsible for gas exchange (taking in oxygen and expelling CO2).

They work hand in hand, your respiratory system takes in oxygen and passes it into your cardiovascular system, which transports it to all of your muscles and organs. The muscles and organs pass back CO2 which is then expelled through your respiratory system.

How long does it take for a penny to digest if you swallow it?

Food spends about 3 or 4 hours in the stomach it then takes it about 3 more hours , sometimes more to move through the small intestine, After that it moves into the large intestine where it can stay for up to 36 hours dependant the food you ate. so unless you swallow a laxative of some sort, it can take about 40 hours or more.