Intestones Research Paper

a warning due to high levels of enterococci bacteria being found in the water. As a

buildup of gas in the abdominal area. This leads to discomfort, cramps, and bloating. (Ni 2009)

Digestion starts in mouth and it is going through several steps. Teeth which are a Mechanical digestion start tearing and crushing the food down into small pieces so that the food will smoothly run down our throat. The salivary glands are located underneath the back of our tongues and that’s what is creating our saliva. The saliva is the Chemical Digestion is helping soften the food in the mouth so it is easy to swallow. Also saliva is the first out of several chemicals that is breaking the food into smaller bits. The tongue is the muscle that works with the food and saliva to form something similar to balls that can be swallowed. Also tongue contains taste buds so that we know if the food is salt, sweet, sour or bitter. Esophangus is a simple transportation tube that is joining the throat with stomach. When swallowing we are closing a trap door in our throats called the epiglottis. By closing this trap we are preventing the food prom going to trachea and into our lungs. Also Food moves down the esophangus using muscles not gravity. Stomach is the first stop after the Esophangus. When the food gets into stomach the stomach uses chemicals to try to make the food smaller. These chemicals are called gastric juices and they include hydrochloric acid and enzymes. (Enzymes are

c) Normal bowel sounds (occurring 5-30 times per min) & borborygmi (stomach growling). Normal bowel sounds are irregular, high pitched, gurgling sounds.

* Mechanical phase = this is where the secretion of the gastric juice also happens in the response to distension of the stomach by food.

Mi Ranchito is a cocina and cantina serving up Mexicana cuisine with more than a decade of loyal clientele. With a passion for freshness, each dish goes from the kitchen to the table immediately. The appetizers are all made from scratch and include such popular favorites as espinaca cheese dip, carne asada quesadilla, fresh guacamole, stuffed fried avocado and Cancun chicken. The burritos are a popular menu item at Mi Ranchito as they are made with fresh made flour tortillas and plenty of filling options to choose from.

The Cerritos Library brings back so many childhood memories. There I was, a young boy, who was always curious about the simplest of things. I would stick my palms on the glass of the library aquarium and gaze in wild wonder at the fish, and wander excitedly through the aisles, hunting for those Disney comics I so loved.

Anacaona was a queen, an Arawak Indian, but all of this was taken away from her when the Spaniards arrived looking for gold. Anacaona was one of the Spaniards first victims, “she was raped and killed and her village pillaged” (Danticat, 23). Anacaona represents all the grandmothers, mothers, and granddaughters of Haiti who have been victimized, abused, raped, and murdered.

b. What is the function of stomach mixing waves? The waves macerate food, mix it with secretion of the gastric glands, and reduce it to a soupy liquid called chime.

The term "colonia," in Spanish means a community or neighborhood. In Texas the Office of the Secretary of State defines a "colonia" as a residential area along the Texas-Mexico border that may not have some or most of the basic living necessities. With that in mind, a colonia means that the citizens may not have things such as potable water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing. Today in Texas, over 1500 colonias in the counties along the Mexican border are home to about 400,000 people. Again, they are often lacking basic services, such as the electricity, water and sewerage, fire protection, policing, schools, and health care, these unstable areas offer the only low-cost housing available to usually and

• You may have a tube placed through your nose into your stomach (nasogastric tube) to drain stomach

Gulp. Your favorite food, right in front of you. Mouth watering and eyes glued to the plate. A big inhale and the smell is even better than it looks. You just cannot wait to dive in and devour it, but how does one recognize what your favorite food is by just a sniff? Or what happens after you chew and swallow that meal? Mary Roach,“America’s funniest science writer”, will take you through the gates of the digestive system and explain everything one would ever want to know and more about what happens in the depths of the alimentary canal.

When we eat, food travels down the esophagus and passes through a flap (the lower esophageal sphincter) to drop into the stomach. This flap is only supposed to open to allow food to pass down or gas to pass up (a burp). It can also open when we need to regurgitate (throw up). If the opens to much or does not close properly, stomach acid may splash up,

People describe El Agave as a tasty, traditional, cramped little Mexican restaurant, but with the best food. Their heritage shows everywhere in the restaurant. Hispanic music plays constantly, and there are items such as sun and moon decorations or like curtains that represent the colors of Mexico’s flag. Also, a lot of Spanish is spoken throughout the day and is seen on the menu. If there is something that people cannot pronounce on the menu, the waitresses and/or waiters help them, so that they can order correctly.

Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed.