What are the causes contributing to anorexia nervosa?

Q: How are gastric peristaltic waves created?

A: Answer: Introduction: When food is masticated into a bolus, then it is swallowed and flow by the…

Q: What determines the rate of bile secretion by the liver?

A: Bile is a liquid that is made and delivered by the liver and put away in the gallbladder. Bile…

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: What is hypercalcemia?

A: The parathyroid glands are the four small glands that are found in the back of the thyroid glands…

Q: What is salivary amylase ?

A: Salivary amylase:                A glucose-polymer cleavage enzyme that is produced by the salivary…

Q: What are the side effects of Peristaltic waves passing over the stomach?

A: In the digestive system, the stomach is a muscular organ present on the left side of the upper…

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: What common family dynamics are associated with anorexia nervosa?

A: Anorexia nervosa is a psychological and possibly a life threating eating disorder. This disorder…

Q: What causes a stress ulcer?

A: A group of cells having a similar structure, function, and origin is called tissue. The damaged…

Q: Since pepsin is a gastric enzyme does it have an acid or basic optimum pH? What happens to pepsin…

A: Enzymes are the biocatalyst that catalyzes the biochemical reactions or processes by lowering the…

Q: What are the symptoms of diabetes insipidus?

A: A disease is an abnormal condition of the body or body that does not work properly and causes a…

Q: What are the symptoms  of hypocalcemia?

A: A disease is a state of unhealthiness of the physical body, mind and social interaction. A disease…

Q: What is glycemic index (GI)? Which food in the Philippine market has significant GI and list them…

A: GI is also known as Glycemic Index

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: What are some practical implications of the finding that caloric restriction has long-term negative…

A: Caloric restriction is defined by the inadequate supplement of the required energy for the…

Q: What does Salt's appetite consist of?

A: Appetite is the craving to eat food, at times because of yearning. Engaging food sources can…

Q: What clinical findings are associated with hyperglycemia, and how do they differ from those of…

A: Diabetes is diseases characterized by high blood sugar level due to insulin deficiency or increased…

Q: Compare the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimianervosa.

A: An eating disorder is a condition that develops when the emotional aspect of the foods and eating…

Q: What is the function of bile, and why is it important for lipid digestion?

A: Bile : It is a yellowish color fluid which is made and released by the liver and is stored within…

Q: When is Ghrelin secreted? What affect does it have? Which hormones suppress appetite?

A: Introduction Hormones are our body are chemical messengers, They travel in your bloodstream to…

Q: why does pernicious anemia cause a lack of pepsin

A: Nutrients are essential for the body to perform various functions. The deficiency in nutrients leads…

Q: How would removal of 95% of the stomach (subtotal gastrec-tomy) to treat severe ulcers or cancer…

A: Ans: Stomach: The muscular organ of the body located above abdomen on left side is referred to as…

Q: Compare and contrast anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,binge eating disorder, and pica

A: Eating disorders are complicated mental health conditions that need psychological or medical…

Q: Why does hypoglycemia and blood acidosis result in the hungry individual?

A: Hypoglycemia also known as low blood sugar is a fall in blood sugar levels below normal values. The…

Q: What would be the significance of selectively destroying gastric vagal innervations on pepsin…

A: The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve with its origin from the brain and it traverses from the brain…

Q: What is esophageal atresia?

A: Esophageal atresia is a congenital birth defect of the esophagus that is swallowing tube that…

Q: Why does the well-fed person not experience hypoglycemia?

A: Hypoglycemia is the condition when the blood sugar level of a person goes below the normal level.…

Q: What does pyruvic acid mean

A: An organic acid is a substance that has mild acidic characteristics and it does not dissociate…

Q: How do fasting glucose levels in a diabetic person compare to those in a nondiabetic person?

A: Blood glucose refers to the sugar concentration or the glucose levels present in the blood. The…

Q: what are the components of gastric juice? list their functions

A: Gastric acid, often known as gastric juice or digestive juice, is a fluid produced within the…

Q: What is diabetic ketoacidosis and how does it happen?

A: A actions of two hormones, insulin and glucagon, control and maintain blood glucose levels in the…

Q: What are the differences between Gastric Ulcer and Duodenal Ulcer?

A: A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the structure or function of an organism and is…

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: What is ghrelin? What is its effect on appetite? Is there any substance that has an opposite effect?

A: Hormones are the chemical messenger molecules secreted by the glands of the endocrine system and…

Q: how does the body keep the stomach acid from seeping into the intestines and the other parts of the…

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

Q: How does the pancreaticjuice resume the digestion ofcarbohydrates? What is theinvolved enzyme?

A: The pancreas is one of the accessory digestive organs. Its exocrine cells secrete pancreatic juice…

Q: What is hypocalcemia?

A: Hypocalcaemia is the condition in which there is a low level of calcium in the blood. This condition…

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…

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 compound(s) can be absorbed from the rumen?

A: Ruminants are herbivorous animals that feed on plant-based foods such as cow, goat, sheep, buffalo,…

Q: What is the role of melanocortins in control of appetite?

A: Melanocortins are a group of peptide hormones which include adrenocorticotropic hormone and the…

Q: What are the health consequences of ingesting excessive protein?

A: Solution given below step

Q: How does thermogenesis help prevent obesity?

A: A disease is defined as a disorder in the structure or function of an organism which produces…

Q: What are desirable goals for fasting levels of total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL values? What are the…

A: High-density lipoprotein is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are complex…

Q: How can an individual prevent himself from having Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

A: Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar is higher than normal. There are mainly three types of…

Q: What is the physiology of the liver?

A: The liver is a vertebrate organ which detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins and…