describe the gross and microscopic anatomy of the liver,gallbladder, bile duct system, and pancreas

Q: Describe the digestion of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from ingestion to excretion. Include…

A: Digestion is the chemical and mechanical breakdown of food.

Q: Describe the functions of the main components of the upper and lower digestive tract.

A: The human digestive system mainly consists of alimentary canal along with various associated glands…

Q: Describe the structure and functions of the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder, and explain how their…

A: Gastrointestinal system is important for bringing in nutrients that are needed for the growth and…

Q: Explain the importance and give examples of the pancreatic secretions

A: The pancreas is located in the abdominal cavity, inferior to the stomach. It has both endocrine and…

Q: Identify the organs of the digestive system.

A: Definition :- Digestion involves breaking down large food molecules into water soluble molecules…

Q: Describe the gross and microscopic anatomy of the large intestine?

A: The large intestine is that a part of the digestive tract between the terminal small intestine and…

Q: List all the specific functions of salivary glands, liver and pancreas

A: Salivary glands, liver and pancreas are the parts of digestive system. Salivary glands are exocrine…

Q: explain the processes that occur during the act of defecation

A: Defecation is the final act of digestion, by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid, or liquid…

Q: List all the Digestive System organs, in order.

A: Digestion is a catabolic process that involves breakdown of complex food substances into simpler…

Q: Enumerate the anatomy of the liver and describe the different parts. List two important cell types…

A: The largest gland of the body normally weighing about 1.5 kg which take part in digestion and…

Q: Identify the functions and major processes of the digestive system?

A: Digestion involves the conversion of complex food substances into simpler forms. It is carried out…

Q: Describe the production of flatus by the large intestine.

A: Flatus refers to the gas that is present inside the gastrointestinal tract of animals. The gas is…

Q: Define the term bile canaliculi?

A: Bile canaliculus  or bile canaliculi are small bile capillaries that collects bile secreted by…

Q: Describe the attachment sites and functions of the mesentery, mesocolon, falciform ligament, lesser…

A: Peritoneum or serosa is the large and thin serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal…

Q: Draw a sketch of the large intestine and label the cecum, transverse colon, descending colon,…

A: Large intestine - Large intestine is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract, which performs…

Q: Describe the basic processes performed by the digestive system.

A: There are several physiological roles of the human body important for survival. Multiple organs…

Q: Provide examples of regional specializations in a digestive tract.

A: Digestion is a process of breaking down complex food substances into simpler forms to enable better…

Q: Describe the locations of the major salivary glands.

A: A gland is a specialised bunch of cells which is endothelial in origin, and function to synthesise…

Q: Create a tabulated summary of the histologic features of the layers of the walls of the different…

A: Human digestive system starts from the oral cavity to the large intestine it helps in digestion and…

Q: Describe the major functions of the liver and gallbladder.

A: The liver is the largest gland of the body and it lies in the upper right side of the abdominal…

Q: Describe the effects of secretin and CCK on the bile ducts and gallbladder.

A: Several hormones are responsible for a variety of bodily processes. Secretin is a hormone that aids…

Q: Describe stomach secretions, their function, and theirregulation.

A: The stomach is the organ of a digestive system that aids in digestion and can store food. It is a…

Q: Summarize the function of each organ of the digestivesystem.

A: In the body different types of systems present like the digestive system, respiratory system,…

Q: Explain control of the movement of the intestinal contents.

A: The Gastrointestinal system consists of organs including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine,…

Q: Describe the location and histology of the esophagus. What is its role in digestion?

A: The digestive system of the human play a very important role in growth and development. It is a…

Q: Explain General Functions of the Gastrointestinal?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: List the organs and structures of the digestive system that function in mechanical digestion and…

A: Digestion is the process of breaking down the complex and insoluble food molecules into simpler and…

Q: Describe the anatomy of the small intestine, including its histology, and explain the functions and…

A: The small intestine (little gut) is around 20 feet in length and about an inch in diameter . Its…

Q: Explain the composition of feces and how the large intestine forms and expels them.

A: The large intestine starts at the end of the ileum extending to the anus. It measures around 1.5…

Q: Describe the location, anatomy, histology, and functions of the esophagus.

A: The digestive system of the human play a very important role in growth and development. It is a…

Q: Describe the inner lining of the stomach.

A: Stomach is a muscular organ in the gastrointestinal tract. It performs a chemical breakdown of food…

Q: Describe the alimentary canal of human body

A: The digestive system comprises the gastrointestinal tract called the GI tract, liver, pancreas, and…

Q: What type of fluid is found in the pancreatic duct? The common bile duct? The hepatopancreatic…

A: The pancreatic duct, also known as the Wirsung duct, is a duct that connects the pancreas to the…

Q: Describe the function of gastrin and the factors controlling its secretion.

A: Digestion is the process of breaking down complex biomolecules into simpler forms for better…

Q: Identify the accessory digestive organs and briefly state their function

A: The digestive system includes the organs involved in the digestion and assimilation of the ingested…

Q: Differentiate between the roles of the various cell types of the intestinal mucosa.

A: The body of humans consists of a number of systems that work together to maintain the homeostasis of…

Q: State the three main functions of the digestive system.

A: Digestion involves two aspects- mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion is…

Q: List the major digestive enzymes for carbohydrate, protein, fat and nucleic acid digestion

A: Mechanical digestion is the process of  physical breakdown of complex food particles into simple…

Q: Explain how nutrients absorbed in the small intestinepass into the general circulation.

A: Nutrition is obtaining a proper food and using it for metabolism, growth and repair of body. Stages…

Q: Provide the names of three digestive enzymes that enter the duodenum through the pancreatic duct…

A: Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food…

Q: Identify the different components of the digestive system and explain its general functions.

A: The process of breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules so that they can be digested…

Q: Distinguish the overall structure of a gastrovascular cavity from that of an alimentary canal

A: Digestion is the process of conversion of larger molecules into smaller and simpler molecules, which…

Q: Label the digestive system structures in the following figure.

A: Digestive system is a long tube that starts from mouth and ends into an opening called anus. Mouth…

Q: Differentiate the liver from the pancreas in terms of histology and function. Discuss.

A: The digestive system is the system involved in breaking down the food consumed into simple forms…

Q: What is the location of chemical secreted, and location of chemical action of the following? Bile,…

A: Bile is the greenish-yellow digestive secretion which is formed in the liver. It is then passed on…