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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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What process allows you to swallow your food while standing on your head?
You can do this through the muscular contractions that are happening in your esophagus.
What role does bile salt play in digestion?
Bile salts break down fats into very small particles so that the lipases (fat enzymes) have a lot of surface area to work on. If the gall bladder is removed, this function is reduced and the fats are passed through without being digested.
You have bile salts called as sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate. They are secreted by the liver in the bile. They act as the agents, which emulsify the fat. That means the fat is broken down to very small spherical particles. This greatly increase the surface area of contact between the lipase enzyme and fat. This helps in digestion of the fat. The bile salts are reabsorbed in lower part of the intestine. So the bile salts are recycled. This process is called as 'Enterohepatic' circulation.
Which organ structure is the bile duct?
Bile is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
What are five organs that make the digestive system?
The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gallbladder. The GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
Where is the bile stored and concentrated?
Bile is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, although it is produced by the liver. Then it goes to the duodenum (part of the small intestine) when it is needed for digesting lipids (fats).
What is the action of breaking down food into smaller pieces?
Mechanical digestion, which is accomplished by chewing, and the phsyical movements of the stomach. More specifically, chemical digestion which is accomplished by the action of acids in the stomach and digestive enzymes to break larger, more complex carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins into smaller molecules so they may be more readily absorbed abd used by the body.
What organ in the digestive system is responsible For nutrient absorption?
The small intestine is responsible for the absorption of nutrients.
What are the main ingredients of indigestion tablets?
Indigestion tablets (antacids) may contain: CaCO3, MgCO3, Al(OH)3, Mg(OH)2, NaHCO3, KHCO3, etc.
All these substances dissolved make an alkaline solution - to neutralize the excess of hydrochloric acid from the stomach and to control of the gastric pH.
What the order in which food passes threw the digestive system of a bird?
After food enters the mouth, it moves through the throat, esophagus, stomach, the small intestine that consists of three segments called the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, and finally the large intestine. The large intestine extends from the cecum to the rectum, where waste is stored. This waste is excreted through the anal canal.
The histology changes in each segment of the GI tract, but from the esophagus to anus it has four main layers that vary according to location. They are called the mucosa, the submucosa, muscularis, and serous layers. The real difference is in the small intestine which contains plicae circulares covered with villi and microvilli for absorption of nutrients.
What can you eat that doesn't cause indigestion?
Yogurt
Another answer:
That depends on the cause of indigestion. If the problem is inability to digest milk products, then one needs to avoid dairy, including yogurt. In general, mild, bland foods without much fat, oils or spices are recommended for those having indigestion, but it is best to consult a medical professional to determine the cause.
What is the process of changing food to substances?
The process of changing food to substances that can be used by the body is known as digestion. In the average adult, the whole process of digestion takes about 50 hours.
Which region of the human gut contains enzymes pepsin?
The stomach is constantly filled with some quantity of gastric acid. Gastric acid, which is made of hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, and sodium chloride, is vital in the digestion process.
Characteristic shared by all enzymes involved in protein digestion is that all are?
They break down food and they both work closeley with insulin.
Where does mechanical digestion and chemical digestion occur along the digestive tract?
Mechanical Digestion happens in the mouth where your food is physically broken down. Chemical digestion happens in your intestines, where enzymes break down and absorb nutirients
the salivery gland secretes saliva which contains an enzyme called amylase which reacts on carbohydrate to produce glucose.digestion of protien begins in the stomach which secrets gastric juice.fats are also digested by enzymes produced in the pancreas and the liver.
What does chemical digestion do in the small intestine?
This is when food particles are breaking down into even tinier pieces by: hydrochloric acid in your stomach. That is chemical digestion.
Does a mealworm have a digestive system?
I don't know either. i have to answer questions for my science class and i cant figure it out anywhere!!
The rectum removes food from the large intestine that cannot be digested?
It is kind of true. It is more accurate to say that the rectum removes food from the large intestine that has already been digested.
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