The stomach is extremely acidic, allowing it to perform several interesting feats. Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of this acidic environment?

Q: Which statement accurately describes bile? O it causes the breakdown of dietary triglycerides into…

A: Bile juice is produced by pancreas and stored in gall bladder. It contains bilrubin, bile salts etc.…

Q: Microvilli of the small intestine play an important role in digestion by doing which of the…

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Q: What is the level of organization in the digestive system with an example? I mean, cells, tissues,…

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Q: The inner lining of the esophagus is which of the following? stratified squamous stratified columnar…

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Q: Which of the following is NOT an enzyme secreted into the small intestine as an aid to chemical…

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Q: Which of the following is a gastric-phase stimulus for acid secretion? Group of answer choices sight…

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Q: Which of the following is characteristic of the large intestine?  It:       is longer than the…

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Q: What is the effect of gastric juice on the digestion of proteins in the stomach? Precise and direct…

A: Gastric juice is also called as Gastric acid and have pH around 2-3. It is released by stomach…

Q: Suppose you ate a chicken sandwich (bread, chicken, mayonnaise and lettuce). which of these foods…

A: Digestion is the process of chemical and physical breakdown of food into simpler substances so that…

Q: Many digestive enzymes are produced in the pancreas and released into the duodenum. Why, then, has…

A: Pepsinogen is an inactive precursor enzyme (zymogen) found in the gastric juice secreted by the…

Q: Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract.…

A: Food is one of the basic requirements of living organism and as food we consume carbohydrate,…

Q: human digestive system, which organs are responsible for ingestion, digestion, absorption, and…

A: Digestion is a process in which macromolecules of the food is broken down into simpler substances.…

Q: Disorders of the digestive system often disrupt many aspects of homeostasis. Explain why?

A: Homeostasis is the condition of consistent inner, physical, and substance conditions kept up by…

Q: Which of the following statements is true?a. Intracellular digestion commonly occurs in…

A: The digestive system is the largest organ system present in the human body. The system is composed…

Q: Where does chemical digestion of carbohydrates begin? In the duodenum In the duodenum O In the…

A: 21.  Chemical digestion starts in your mouth. As you bite, your salivary glands discharge salivation…

Q: Explain how fats are emulsified and digested in the vertebrate gut. Explain how bile aids the…

A: The dietary lipids include triglycerids, cholesterol and phospholipids. A factor that greatly…

Q: Which of the following is not an accessory digestive organ? O A. pancreas O B. esophagus O C.…

A: Digestion is process in which complex components of food get converted into simplex and small…

Q: Which of the following types of movement is responsible for the mixing of food in the GI tract?…

A: Since, you have given more number of questions. Only the first question has been answered. If you…

Q: Why doesn’t the high concentration of H1 in the stomach lumen destroy the lining of the stomach…

A: The Stomach has digestive juices and HCl in the lumen of the stomach. The Hydrochloric acid  helps…

Q: Coming from the acid pH of the stomach which pH level does the chyme find when it enters the…

A: Introduction: Chyme comprises semi-liquid and half-digested food materials. Chyme comprises…

Q: Which of the following cells secretes the enzymes - gastric lipase and pepsin ogen? Group of answer…

A: Mucous neck cells: These basically located in gastric glands. These contain less mucin in apical…

Q: Since pepsin is a gastric enzyme, does it have an acidic or alkaline optimum pH? • What happens to…

A: In the early phases of food digestion, the stomach is crucial. It secretes a mixture of substances…

Q: What is bile? What are the constituents of bile in terms of the following: Organic and Inorganic…

A: Bile is a digestive fluid. Bile juice is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile…

Q: he stomach has two types of exocrine cells, chief cell which secrete an inactive form of the protein…

A: In stomach there are two types of secretary cells namely chief cells and parietal cells. Chief cells…

Q: Which of the following organs is incorrectly paired with itsfunction?(A) stomach—protein…

A: Organ is a group of tissues in a living organism that has a specific purpose or function.  The major…

Q: The process by which the products of digestion pass from the lumen of the   gastrointestinal tract…

A: The process of digestion involves the breaking of complex food particles into smaller ones so that…

Q: Which of the following statements is wrong? Bile is synthesized from cholesterol. Bile is…

A: Bile is a dark green yellowish-brown fluid produced by liver hepatocytes and it plays important role…

Q: In which of the following anatomical locations is protein not digested? O the mouth O the stomach…

A: In the mouth, only digestion of starch takes place by the enzyme Salivary amylase. In the stomach…

Q: Which of the following digestive enzymes is produced within the stomach?

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Q: Which of the following gives the correct pathway for food as it moves through the digestive system?…

A: The process of converting complex food substances to simple absorbable forms is called digestion and…

Q: Which of the following sphincters is located between the stomach and the esophagus? A) ileocecal C)…

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Q: Why having a convoluted surface in the stomach is important and What are the three types of…

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Q: Which of the following enzymes is involved in protein digestion in the small intestine? O Pepsinogen…

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Q: Which of the following statements regarding the gastrointestinal system is FALSE? there are no…

A: The gastrointestinal system consist of mouth oesophagus stomach small intestine large intestine…

Q: Which enzymes are present in saliva? Explain all in detail.

A: Saliva is a secretion in our mouth.

Q: What are the main structures associated with digestive system? (Choose 3 out of these main…

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Q: Chronic inflammation of the mucosa of the stomach can lead to disruption of the function of parietal…

A: Stomach is the largest part of alimentary system. It has sac like appearance next to the oesophagus…

Q: A major function of the large intestine is to absorb which of the following? O proteins O…

A: The micronutrients and macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and…

Q: List, in sequence, each of the components or segments of the alimentary canal from mouth to anus…

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

Q: The organ that releases bile into the small intestine is the gall bladder, which is simply a storage…

A: Digestive enzymes are crucial for breaking down the ingested food. These proteins enhance chemical…

Q: Explain why the liver is referred to as the “metabolicfactory” of the body.

A: The liver is located on the abdominal upper right quadrant below the diaphragm and also serves as…

Q: Which of the following is not a function of the colon? a) Uptake of certain vitamins b) Uptake of…

A: Digestion is the ultimate physiological process to utilize the nutrition one gets from the food. It…

Q: Which of the following about bile is INCORRECT? (select multiple) o It contains enzymes for…

A: Liver is the largest gland of the body normally weighing 1.5 kg, which takes part in digestion and…

Q: With respect to pH, what would happen if the stomach emptied rapidly into the small intestine? Why…

A: Answer: DIGESTION : The process of conversion of complex food substances to simple absorbable form…

Q: In which order do the following proccess happen? (list the words in order following the digestive…

A: Digestion can be defined as a process where complex molecules of carbohydrates proteins and fats is…

Q: Which of the following is NOT true regarding the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?…

A: The correct option is the third sentence as a low-fat meal has a notable effect on the absorption of…

Q: The ingestion of a meal high in fat would cause which of the following to occur?     bile would be…

A: Fats are macronutrients that consist of primarily hydrogen and carbon atoms. Fat molecules are…

Q: Which of the following best describes the structure and function of the liver? Hexagonal plates of…

A: The upper right portion of the abdomen is occupied with an organ that plays a vital role in the…

Q: Each of the following is a form of mechanical digestion EXCEPT? A. Pancreatic juice secretion B. Fat…

A: The digestive system is responsible for the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. Different…