Juices Used Food Particles Broken Down Mouth Chewing Saliva Starches Esophagus Swallowing None None Stomach Upper muscle in stomach relaxes to let food enter and lower muscle mixes food with digestive juice Stomach acid Protein Small intestine Peristalsis Small intestine digestive juice Starches‚ protein‚ and carbohydrates Pancreas None Pancreatic juice Starches‚ fats‚ and protein Liver None Bile acids Fats In my opinion the most important system is the digestive system. Yes‚ I know that Circulatory
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Fantastic Voyage Lisa Whitfield HS 130 Anatomy and Physiology II Unit 9 Kaplan University 5/20/13 Fantastic Voyage The gastrointestinal tract starts with the mouth‚ which leads to the gullet via the stomach‚ small intestine‚ large intestine‚ and ends at the anus. In due course of the journey‚ the ingested food is broken down by both physical and chemical means to release nutrients which are absorbed into the blood stream. The ingested food is physically broken down in the mouth
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gland‚ It sits to the right of the stomach where it not only detoxifies the blood‚ but also aids in digestion by creating bile‚ which helps break down fats. Bile’s salts break up fat into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed more easily in the small intestine. Enzymes are everywhere there speeding up chemical reactions and
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to most complex‚ the levels of structural organization‚ discuss the relationship between the levels‚ and name an example at each level. 1. Chemical – Here‚ atoms combine to form molecular structures of organelles (carbon) 2. Organelle – Small structures of different purposes that come together to form cells (mitochondria) 3. Cells – the smallest units of all living things (prokaryotic) 4. Tissues – groups of similar cells with common functions (brain tissue) 5. Organ – A
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Spleen‚ Small Intestine‚ Large Intestine‚ Rectum‚ Kidneys‚ Ureters‚ Bladder‚ Adrenal Glands‚ Descending Aorta (an artery)‚ Inferior Vena Cava (a vein) Umibilical Region: Stomach‚ Pancreas‚ Small Intestines‚ Aorta‚ Vena Cava‚ Spinal Cord Epigastric Region: Liver‚ Stomach‚ Aorta‚ Vena Cava‚ Spinal Cord Hypogastric Region: Small Intestines‚ Rectum‚ Bladder‚ Aorta‚ Vena Cava‚ Spinal Cord Right Iliac Region: Small & Large Intestines‚ Appendix‚ Ureters Left Iliac Region: Small & Large
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process that happens in the stomach‚ oesophagus and intestines.peristalsis‚ is the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal‚ creating wave-like movements which push the contents of the canal forward.
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic‚ or long lasting disease of the large intestine‚ also known as the colon. The lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores‚ or ulcers‚ that produces pus and mucous (1). In other words‚ the digestive system is affected by this disease. Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract‚ called inflammatory bowl disease (IBD) (2). The inflammation usually occurs in the rectum and the lower part of the colon‚ though it may affect
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Process of Digestion and Absorption after eating a hamburger. After someone eats a hamburger with the works‚ they do not really think of what nutrients are in that hamburger‚ what the body does to get those nutrients out of the food‚ or even what process is used‚ they just think of how good it tasted. To get all the nutrients out of the food the human body uses processes called absorption and digestion. Some of the processes of digestion are mechanical and chemical; these are the step before the
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extremely important for our survival. The properties of enzymes are: ⋆ They can be used many times‚ because they can speed up reactions without using up any of themselves. ⋆ Their presence does not affect the end product. ⋆ They only need a small effort to change a large amount of substrate. ⋆ Enzymes are very specific and usually only speed up a single reaction. ⋆ Their rate of activity depends on the PH of the substance‚ the temperature of the substance and the concentration of
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important for growth and it supplies vitamins and minerals to repair any damage in human skin and also prevent the body to get illnesses easily (Vittadini et al.‚ 2001). Human body cannot use food that they eat directly until it is broken down into small molecules(Campbell et al.‚ 2008). Therefore‚ the food needs to be process first. Food processing in human body systems consists of ingestion‚ digestion‚ absorption and elimination (see figure 1). The first stage of food processing is the ingestion
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