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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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Who does the small intestines help with digestion?
the lengthb increase the surface area so that it can better absorb nutrients
Most people tend to like eating, or at least enjoy other aspects of food, such as cooking or eating certain types of food.
What happens when you excrete?
I have not been able to excrete in 3 weeks. I have taken stool softners, laxatives, eating prunes, drinking a lot of water and even tried enemas. What else can I try and what will happen if I still don't go to the bathroom?
What is part of the earthworm's digestive system that grinds food?
The Gizzard, it's the part of the worm that grinds up foods or solids.
Which of the following carries the products of fat digestion to the bloodstream?
Chylomicrons carry the fat droplets from the gut wall, through portal circulation to the liver. Then cholesterol carries it from the liver to the rest of the body.
Food is primarily digested in?
Food is digested mostly in the small intestine. However, it starts to be digested when we start eating it in the mouth.
Why does the body not absorb the food in the same form you ingest it?
It is too large until it has been broken down into very TINY pieces. Your cells are so small that they can not be seen without a microscope. The food has to be that small.
What would happen if you did not have a digestive system?
My answer is:
If the digestive system is gone no one will provide the breaking down of the food pieces into smaller pieces/particles, no one will absorbed and transported the foods throughout the body. Without the digestive system the food that you will eat will not be digest. (its kinda nonsense but i think i can help)
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What is the process of food traveling through the esophagus called?
bolus anytime dude diesel 'danger' nutkins (danger is my middle name)
What enzyme is present in the stomach?
Pepsin is activated by acid in the stomach and breaks proteins -- including those in meat, dairy, eggs and vegetable sources.
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
