How much fluid is secreted into the gastrointestinal tract each day compared with the amount of food and drink ingested?

Q: List the regions and accessory organs of the digestive system?

A: Digestion is the process of converting complex food into simple forms. It occurs by biochemical and…

Q: How do age and gender affect the gastrointestinal absorption of medications? What are some examples…

A: Drug taken to body undergoes pharmacokinetic changes like Absorption, distribution, metabolism and…

Q: Describe the type of intestinal motility found during and shortly after a meal and the type found…

A: Intestinal motility is organized in a way that nutrient is absorbed from ingested food and the organ…

Q: What type of acid-base imbalance is likely to develop if the stomach contents are repeatedly lost by…

A: ANSWER Acid base balance nothing but maintaining acidic and basic compounds.  This helps the body to…

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: Differentiate between intracellular digestion and extracellular digestion?

A: The type of digestion which involves the breakdown of materials into smaller components inside the…

Q: What is the major arterial blood supply to the large intestine?

A: The large intestine is the terminal part of the alimentary canal, which is anatomically divided into…

Q: How is water absorbed in the small and large intestines?

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be unicellular…

Q: What are the three phases of acid secretion in the stomach? Which hormones and neural stimuli…

A: The three phases of gastric secretion are : Cephalic phase.  Gastric phase.  Intestinal phase.

Q: Describe how ingested nutrients are broken down digested) and taken up (absorbed) in the GI tract?

A: digestion and absorption  it is the mechanism by which food which is the complex molecules broken…

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: How does enterocolitis act on the GI mucosa to cause diarrhea?

A: yersinia enterocolitica is the bacteria which can cause diarrhea . this bacteria can cause an…

Q: List the accessory organs of the digestive system?

A: The Accessory Organs of the Digestive System are : Liver. Gall bladder. Pancreas. Salivary glands.

Q: What causes water to move from the blood to the lumen of the duodenum following gastric emptying?

A: Duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum are three portions into which the small intestine is divided into.…

Q: The chief cells of the stomach produce?

A: Step 1 Digestive glands are associated with the digestive system which produces secretions for the…

Q: Describe the primary absorptive process in the large intestine?

A: Absorption is a process through which the nutrients are absorbed from the lumen of the alimentary…

Q: Describe the structure and function of the stomach?

A: Step 1 The digestive tract or alimentary canal is a long hollow, coiled muscular, and glandular tube…

Q: Does peristalsis “push” or “pull” food along the gastrointestinal tract?

A: Peristalsis pushes food along the Gastrointestinal trac.

Q: how do amino acids, monosaccharides, glycerol, fatty acids, electrolytes, and water from substances…

A: Proteins are made up of amino acids, which are organic compounds that bind to form proteins. The…

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

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

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: What is the substanceproduced in the liver that actsin the small intestine duringdigestion? How does…

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

Q: What covers the surface of the GI tract to increase surface area, absorption and motility?

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

Q: What are Stomach Ulcers  ? What are the cause of Stomach Ulcers ?

A: Answer- Stomach ulcer is the medical condition in which the mucosal membrane is removed due to over…

Q: How does motility of the small intestine differ during fasting and during eating?

A: The human digestive framework comprises of the gastrointestinal tract in addition to the extra…

Q: Describe the structure of the gastrointestinal tract wall

A: The gastrointestinal tract of the human body is a hollow tract. This tract comprises of the mouth,…

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: Discuss the Phases of Gastrointestinal Control?

A: Digestion is the break down of food into smaller simpler substance so that it can be absorbed,…

Q: What type of cells are found in gastric glands and what does each other secrete.

A: The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organ that help in digestion…

Q: Describe the contributions of the accessory digestive organs ( Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, Fat…

A: Introduction The gastrointestinal tract, as well as the digestive organs, comprise the human…

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: Name the hormone that increases stomach acid and stomach motility?

A: Gastrin is a peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the parietal cells of the…

Q: What leads to gastrointestinal disturbances?

A: Constipation, diarrhoea, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting are all frequent GI (gastrointestinal)…

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: describe stimuli and controls of digestive activity

A: Digestion is the process of breaking down of complex food components into simper water-soluble…

Q: does  ileum plays an important role in the absorption of B12 and  provides the acidity and pepsin to…

A: Yes, Vitamin B12 substitutes are absorbed mostly through the ileum.The intrinsic factor is a…

Q: In which organs will mechanical digestion and chemical digestion occur? Where does absorption take…

A: The two methods which our body uses to breakdown food materials are called mechanical digestion and…

Q: Along the alimentary canal where are the places absorption occurs?

A: The elementary canal is a continuous passage starting from mouth and ending at anus , which…

Q: what are the four types of absorption in the GI tract ?

A: GI (gastrointestinal) tract also known as the digestive system is responsible for the breakdown of…

Q: What are some symptoms of Constipation and Diarrhea?

A: The digestive system consists of organs of the mouth including salivary glands, teeth, tongue,…

Q: What are the major structures of the gastrointestinal tract and their corresponding functions?

A: Digestion is essential because your body requires nutrients from food and drink in order to function…

Q: How is bile produced, stored, and secreted?

A: Digestion is the process where food breakdown into small particles and is absorbed by the cells of…

Q: What type of fiber lower the transit time of food in the colon?

A: Introduction Transit time is a measure of how long the food takes to travel from the mouth through…

Q: How bile is secreted from the GI tract after fat ingestion?

A: The bile is produced by the liver that flows directly into the small intestine during a meal. In…

Q: t do Capillaries attached to the large intestine absorb?

A: The digestive system consists of digestive tract which starts from the mouth and ends with an anus.…

Q: Describe the factors that control gastric emptying

A: Digestion can be defined as the process that occurs in the body in which the breakdown of food…

Q: Explain General Functions of the Gastrointestinal and Accessory Organs?

A: Digestion is the process where food breakdown into small particles and is absorbed by the cells of…