What is hepatotoxicity and why is it serious?

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 is the role of hypocalcemia?

A: Calcium is a mineral essential for bone and teeth development. Calcium release is stimulated by the…

Q: What is inflammatory bowel disease?

A: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) describes a group of disorders in which intestines become inflamed.…

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 is the relationship between pepsin and pepsinogen?

A: Proteins are the ultimate products of the genes. DNA is transcribed into m RNA and this is…

Q: What causes  inflammatory bowel disease?

A: Inflammatory bowel disease is an inflammation of the digestive track and includes two types of IBD…

Q: What is the correlation between destruction of parietal cells and Vit B12 deficiency?

A: Animal physiology and human anatomy is the branch of science that studies the form and function of…

Q: Which are the symptoms of hypocalcemia?

A: Hypocalcemia can be defined as the condition in which there are lower-than-average levels of calcium…

Q: What is the function of pancreatic HCO3?

A: The pancreas is a gland that is dual in function. It is exocrine as well as endocrine in function.…

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: How can gastric ulcers be diagnosed? How can they be cured?

A: Ulceration or sore that develops in the protective mucosal lining of the lower esophagus, stomach or…

Q: What herbal drug is an effective treatment for peptic ulcers, albeit with unfortunate side effects?

A: Medicinal plants have always been and will continue to be a source of medications in traditional…

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: What is another word for peristalsis?

A: The mechanism by which food is converted into nutrients is called “digestion”. These nutrients are…

Q: What are hepatocytes?

A: Hepatocytes These are the chief functional cells of the liver and perform an astonishing number of…

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: What is Hartnup disease? which vitamin is deficient in this disease?

A: Hartnup disease is an autosomal recessive disease which occurs due to defective reabsorption of…

Q: Why does von Gierke’s glycogen storage disease cause symptoms of gout?

A: Introduction: Glycogen is the stored energy in the animal's body which is present in the liver. The…

Q: Gastrinomas are tumors of the GI tract that secrete gastrin, leading to very high plasma…

A: Gastrinomas are the tumor that usually occur in pancreas and duodenum.

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: What effect does cortisol have on the liver?

A: Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone that comes under the class of glucocorticoids. This hormone is…

Q: What is pancreatitis ? Explain the cause of pancreatitis ?

A: Pancreatitis could be a disease within which your pancreas becomes inflamed. The pancreas duct gland…

Q: Why is heartburn associated with gastroesophageal reflux?

A: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a digestive disorder in which the acidic content of the…

Q: how can Crohn's disease in a patient lead to a small bowel transplant?

A: Crohn's disease is one of the two Inflammtory Bowel disease which includes:- Crohn's disease and…

Q: What is esophageal atresia?

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

Q: What cause people to die from cholelithiasis?

A: Cholelithoasis  is a presene of gallstones, that are formed  or migrated to the bilary tract. The…

Q: What causes postoperative paralytic ileus?

A: absence of physiological motility of the intestines, non-mechanical obstruction is called as…

Q: What leads to gastrointestinal disturbances?

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

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: what is synergism, antagonism, and potentiation of gastric ulcer

A: Gastric ulcers, which are also known as stomach ulcers, are painful sores in the stomach lining.…

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: What is pancreas

A: Digestive system of humans and many mammals is composed of many organs that act in coordination for…

Q: What is the function of pancreatic enzymes?

A: Introduction :- Fats, proteins, and carbs are broken down by pancreatic enzymes. A healthy pancreas…

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: is chronic constipation different from functional constipation as well as irritable bowel…

A: Chronic constipation is the difficult passage of stools that persists for several weeks or maybe for…

Q: what is the detailed metabolic pathway that causes diabetic ketoacidosis?

A: Diabetic ketoacidosis is diabetes that is associated with excessive production of acetoacetic acid…

Q: What is the function of hepatocytes?

A: Introduction The liver is the largest gland in the body and plays various important roles in human…

Q: Why does the pancreas secrete some enzymes in theirinactive forms, and where are these enzymes…

A: The pancreas is an organ situated in the midsection that is the abdomen. It assumes a fundamental…

Q: What is the history of the word jaundice?

A: Jaundice is a condition that makes skin to and the whites in eyes to turn yellow. It is caused by…

Q: What hormones stimulate gastric motility?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers present in the body. They are responsible for many other processes.…

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 is the effect of overnutrition on the pancreas?

A: The pancreas is a digestive and endocrine system organ found in animals. It is a gland that is…