List the nutrients required by the body, describe the chemical digestion of organic nutrients, and discuss the absorption of organic and inorganic nutrients.

Q: Describe the digestion and absorption of each macromolecule (Proteins, Lipids (large and small),…

A: The digestive tract consists of mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The…

Q: Define Enteral nutrition, Gastric decompression, Gastroparesis, Hemodynamic stability, and…

A: Please Note-Hi! Thanks for your question. As you have posted multiple subparts and have not…

Q: Describe/define the five principal digestive juices (or fluids) that enter the digestive tract at…

A: Digestion is the process of breaking down food into its simpler forms, which is performed by various…

Q: Describe the development of the digestive system.

A: The digestive system is derived from the endoderm layer. The endoderm is the interior most germ…

Q: Name and describe how the different types of food are absorbed in the stomach and in the small…

A: The major biomolecules that undergo the process of digestion are described as protein, fats, and…

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: Describe the process of carbohydrate digestion by filling in the blanks in the following sentences…

A: Carbohydrates provide the body with the energy it needs to complete the mental and physical duties…

Q: Describe where in the digestive tract the chemical digestion of each of the following types of…

A: The digestive system of the human body mainly comprises ten organs. This is the most complicated 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 enzymes involved in chemical digestion, including their activation, substrates, and end…

A: Enzymes are the biological catalyst that accelerates the biochemical reaction in the body. They are…

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: 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: Differentiate between digestibility, TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), and the calorie system.

A: Sno. DIGESTIBILITY TND CALORI SYSTEM 1 It can be defined as amount of nutrients absorbed by our…

Q: Describe the processing of a piece of steak, starting in the mouthand ending with the absorption of…

A: A steak refers to a slice of fleshy meat prepared from the beef or the pork. The steak refers to a…

Q: When a person undergoes gastric bypass surgery, can their hunger, appetite, and satiety cues change?

A: Gastric bypass surgery is used for management of obesity. As the name suggests, in this surgery, the…

Q: List the digestive organs and accessory structures of the digestive system.

A: Digestive organs include  Mouth Pharynx Oesophagus stomach small intestine  large intestine

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 basic processes performed by the digestive system.

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

Q: Amino acids are absorbed into the intestinal cell by:

A: Answer: These small peptides are absorbed into the small intestinal epithelial cell by cotransport…

Q: In what sense are nutrients from a recently ingested meal not really “inside” your body prior to the…

A: Nutrients are the compounds in foods essential to life and health which provide us with energy, the…

Q: Describe the process of fat digestion: fat globule, fat droplet, triglycerides, fatty acids,…

A: Introduction:   Lipids are hydrocarbon-containing molecules that are essential to the structure and…

Q: Distinguish between digestion and absorption.

A: Both digestion and absorption are two different processes by which nutrients are transferred by the…

Q: List the major digestive enzymes involved in the digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and…

A: Mechanical digestion is the process of the physical breakdown of larger food particles into smaller…

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 digestion and absorption of proteins.

A: Proteins are simple aa (amino acids) coupled through amide bonds. Digestion of protein initiates…

Q: Indicate where in the GI tract most of the absorption of nutrients occurs.

A: Digestion is the process by which the complex food materials are broken down into simple molecules.…

Q: describe some factors that regulate hunger and satiety;

A: Hunger is a sensation that motivates food consumption while satiety is a sensation that signals the…

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: list all the places where absorption takes place in the digestive system?

A: Absorption is the process of movement of substance from the intestine into the blood. Absorption…

Q: Explain Food processing involving ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

A: Digestion starts with ingestion, where the food is taken in the mouth. Digestion and absorption…

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: Describe the pathway that food travels in the monogastric digestive system.

A: There are 4 different types of digestive systems found in animals, monogastric, ruminant, avian, and…

Q: Briefly describe the role of the liver in carbohydrate metabolism, protein metabolism, and lipid…

A: Liver is one of the most important organ of human body, it releases important biochemical substances…

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: Name the principal sites of digestion of proteins,carbohydrates, and fats, and indicate the…

A: Digestion is the process of breakdown of complex food particles into smaller ones to absorb…

Q: dietary fat is absorbed from the gut,

A: .Fat is considered the main fuel for aerobic metabolism during exercise in a well-fed person .Fat is…

Q: The digestion of which nutrient would be most impaired by damage to the exocrine pancreas?

A: The pancreas is divided into an exocrine portion that contains the acinar and duct tissue and an…

Q: Explain the role of the neurotransmitters and hormones in maintaining caloric homeostasis

A: Caloric homeostasis is a biological process that performs coordinated homeostatic regulation of the…

Q: Make a flow chart of Protein Digestion, Absorption and Nitrogen Excretion. Indicate the organs,…

A: In process of digestion, complex molecules are converted to simple molecules with the help of…

Q: list the order in which food passes through the body

A: Digestion is the process in which complex food is converted into simple forms. It is carried out by…

Q: Discuss the mechanical and chemical digestion of starch, protein, and fat, describing all the steps…

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