What determines the rate of bile secretion by the liver?

Q: List the basic principles of Gastrointestinal reflexes?

A: Basic principle of gastrointestinal reflexes:-  The principle of these reflexes is to masticate the…

Q: How is the volume of bile increased?

A: The bile is secreted by hepatocytes. It is modified by the cholangiocytes that line the bile ducts.…

Q: What is the common bile duct? Where is it located?

A: Answer- In the digestive system there are many glands that are very important in digestion of food.

Q: How is Pepsin Secreted?

A: Answer- Pepsin is the enzyme that helps in the digestion of the proteins into simpler units like…

Q: Where is bile synthesized?

A: The digestive system of the human body mainly comprises ten organs. This is the most complicated and…

Q: Which are the most important digestive components of bile?

A: The digestion process stands for the method where the large insoluble food materials are broken down…

Q: What are the two sources that the liver receives blood from and which provides the greatest supply?

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

Q: What is defecation, and how does it occur?

A: The process by which metabolic waste products are eliminated from the body , it is known as…

Q: What are the primary cell types of the gastric glands, and what does each type of cell produce?

A: Gastric glands are the glands that locate in different regions of the stomach. Gastric glands…

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: List the functional units of the liver?

A: Liver it is the organ in our body to help in intoxication. it has the power of regeneration.

Q: What is Bile pigments?

A: Bile pigments are biological pigments found in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain…

Q: What is the role of mucus in the stomach?

A: Introduction: The breakdown of food into smaller pieces that can be retained in the circulation…

Q: Describe the composition of bile.

A: Bile is a bitter-tasting dark green to yellowish brown fluid, produced by the liver. Bile aids in…

Q: What ducts empty into the common bile duct? Discuss.

A: The liver, gallbladder & small intestine is basically interconnected by a number of meager tubes…

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: What is the maximum volume of the stomach?

A: The stomach is the organ of humans and many invertebrates. It is muscular and hollow and a vital…

Q: Describe the recycling of bile salts by the enterohepatic circulation?

A: Enterohepatic circulation is the term used to describe the circulation of bilirubin, drugs, biliary…

Q: How is the basic rhythm of the stomach maintained?

A: Gastrointestinal activities are maintained by the continuous rhythm of the intestines, their…

Q: What are the main features of the intestinal phase?

A: gastric secretion occurs in three phases- CEPHALIC, GASTRIC, AND INTESTINAL PHASE A. CEPHALIC- it…

Q: What happens to bile salts once they have entered the liver?

A: Different organs and glands are involved in the digestion process that helps in digesting the food…

Q: From the physiological perspective, what is the most important constituent of bile? What are its…

A: Bile acids are steroid acids which is common in the bile of mammals. Primary bile acids are…

Q: How is bile transported?

A: BASIC INFORMATION DIGESTIVE SYSTEM  The digestive system is made up of various organs namely; Mouth…

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: What is the next stage of swallowing occurs in the esophagus?

A: Swallowing, also called deglutition, is an involuntary action that takes the chewed food from the…

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: What molecule is the source of the hydrogen ions that are secreted into gastric juice?

A: Answer- There are many different digestive enzymes and other molecules that are released in our…

Q: What is esophageal atresia?

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

Q: function of bile

A: Liver: The major organ which is found only in vertebrates is called Liver . This organ performs many…

Q: How is the gastric mucosaprotected from the acid pH ofthe stomach?

A: The stomach is the site for the chemical and mechanical digestion of ingested food. It produces…

Q: What are the inorganic constituents of bile?

A: Bile is a steroid acid component, which is solely produced by the organ liver in order to break down…

Q: From what sources does the liver receive blood? What sources provide oxygen to the liver?

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

Q: The digestion of which nutrient would be affected by damage to the parotid salivary glands?

A: The breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into smaller soluble molecules so that can be…

Q: What are the cells responsible for producing bile? What is the duct that transfer bike into…

A: Bile is a dark, yellowish-green, alkaline, bitter taste fluid formed by the liver cells. Bile helps…

Q: What enzyme is produced in the stomach and how is it activated?

A: Introduction : The breakdown of large food particles into smaller absorbable nutrients required for…

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 hormone affects hepatocytes to produce more bile?

A: The liver is a large solid organ found only in vertebrates. The major function of the liver is to…

Q: What are the basic layers of the wall of alimentary canal?

A: Alimentary canal is the tract through which the food passes from mouth to the anus. It is also known…

Q: What is carbohydrate digestion and absorption?

A: Digestion and absorption of foods occurs in our digestive system. Different enzymes are released in…

Q: Which reflexes inhibit intestinal motility? Which promote it?

A: Reflexes are involuntary actions to certain stimuli. The intestinal reflexes are used for the…

Q: what stimulates bile secretion and where does it enter the alimentary canal

A: Bile is a dark yellow-green fluid manufactured by the liver that helps to digest lipids, fat-soluble…

Q: In which part of alimentary canal does absorption of water, simple sugarsand alcohol takes place?

A: Absorption is the process by which the end products of digestion pass through the intestinal mucosa…

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: What are the components of bile? Which component is mostly responsible for fat emulsification?

A: Liver is an organ which helps in the metabolism and production of different proteins, which helps in…

Q: What is the physiology of the liver?

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

Q: How does the pancreaticjuice participate in thedigestion of proteins? Whatare the involved enzymes?

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

Q: What would happen to a person whose body did not produce bile ?

A: Bile is the fluid which is synthesized and secreted by liver and stored in the gallbladder.  Main…