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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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Do cold drinks help in digestion?
No, soft drinks don't help in digestion. Soft drinks are things like coke,rootbeer, and sprite. They are high in sugar and don't give you a lot of energy. They slow down your matabolism.
What happens to your digestive system when you eat hot chips?
in the mouth you chew on the potato and the carbohydrate turns into glucose
What is the funcion of the digestive system?
The digestive system breaks food down to be used as fuel for the body. It also breaks down what the body does not use and turns it into waste.
Why the digestion of food is a chemical change?
Yes, digesting an egg is definitely a chemical change. When an egg is digested, its proteins are broken down into amino acids, and its fats are also broken down. These chemical changes, as well as others, mean that digesting an egg is a chemical change.
Is saliva a digestive juice made by the mouth?
Yes it is. Chewing food produces saliva - which begins the process of breaking down the food into its basic chemicals. The stomach acid finishes off the process. That's why you get more benefit from chewing each mouth-full rather than 'gulping' your food down.
What organ creates 3 types of enzymes?
The pancreas releases pancreatic juices which includes the enzymes trypsin and chymotrypsin (proteases that break down proteins). The stomach itself secretes an enzyme called pepsinogen that are released from chief cells. Pepsinogen itself is an inactive form of the enzyme, and it is activated by HCl, produced by parietal cells also within the stomach. The intestinal mucosa of the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) also secretes a protease called aminopeptidases for polypeptide digestion.
How long does it take to digest dates?
2 and a half hours or there abouts depending upon each individuals digestive system so give or take 10-15 Min's either way.
How long does it take for dogs to digest meat?
from the time a dog eats the bone till it is ready for waste would be 10 hours- a couple of days (:
What type of epithelial tissue is found in the esophagus?
Pseudostratified columnar cells line the inside of the trachea and simple squamous cells make up the alveoli
What 2 organs are involved in breaking down the food you eat?
i know for sure that the mouth is one of them.
Where bile enters the gastrointestinal tract?
Via the bile duct near the stomach end of the small intestine.
Better answer, it enters the first part of the sm. intestine the Duodenum
Secretions from the stomach promote the digestion of what?
If you mean what is stomach acid in chemical terms? HCL.
What are the 9 parts of the digestive system?
Mouth, Esophagus, Liver, Stomach, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Small intestine, Large intestine
Why don't vitamins and minerals need to be digested before they are absorbed?
Vitamins are used in their original form by the cells. They do not require digestion. They are absorbed directly from the digestive tract, transported by the blood to the cells, and the cells absorb and use what they need.
Because vitamins are absorbed by the body 'as is' - not broken down and digested.
What are 5 organs that the food moves through in order?
- Mouth - the mouth is where the digestive system starts. in your mouth you start to break down your food in two ways: mechanically and chemically. (your saliva contains a chemical that can break down your food, and mechanically because you are crushing it with your teeth.)
- Esophagus-where your food is squeezed into your stomach.
- Stomach-where it is crushed and tossed around and squeezed to your small intestine
- Small intestine -where most of the digestionoccurs
- Large intestine - the remains that are considered waste gets squeezed out
- Anus- where the waste exits your body
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What happens if you over eat in your stomach?
At one time or other, most of us have eaten too much. If it only happens occasionally, the result may be a stomach ache (cramps, feeling bloated or uncomfortable) but it will be temporary. But if you overeat too much, your stomach will expand and you will begin to look more overweight. Overeating can also be bad for your digestive system, especially if you are eating too many sweet or fatty foods, which can result in heartburn and lead to other diseases.
Where does food absorb and go in the blood?
Nutrients are absorbed from the small intestine the blood (red) vessel travel through.
Chyme is the semifliud mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
When nutrients leave the stomach in what order do they move through the small intestine?
When food leaves the stomach it first goes through the small intestine. It goes in the same order as it leaves the stomach. The first part of the small intestine is called the duodenum. It changes the digestive fluid from the acidic fluid of the stomach to alkaline. After that it goes through the rest of the small intestine. Nutrients that have become small enough are absorbed by the small intestine through small projections or villi.
Food that leaves the small intestine goes into the large intestine. There bacteria digests part of it and makes part of it available for the human. The food part then passes through the very thin large intestine wall.
The food digested in the small and large intestines go from there to the liver.
What happens if you digest i small amount of hand sanitizer?
One of two things will happen. One is you will die from alcohol poisoning. The other is becoming drunk. Most brands of hand sanitizer is the equivalent to 124 proof alcohol. Compare that to 80 proof Vodka for example. That would get you pretty messed up. In addition, hand sanitizer is made from ethyl alcohol which is very dangerous and is not the same type of alcohol that is ok to drink. This stuff is toxic.
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