What is the danger of excessive amount of cholesterol in bile? Explain why.

Q: Define about salivary amylase ?

A: Enzymes are called as catalyst which means that they enhance the rate of reaction. They are not…

Q: Explain how bile aids the digestive process even though it contains no enzymes

A: Bio-molecule that we taken up from food can not be use by the body directly or in the original…

Q: Why doesn’t gastric juice destroy the stomach cells that make it? Identify the cells making up the…

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Q: The lipoprotein that is responsible for transporting excess cholesterol from the peripheral tissues…

A: Lipoproteins are complexes made up of lipids and proteins. There function is to transport lipids in…

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: Which fatty acids help promote bile acid synthesis?

A: Which fatty acids help promote bile acid synthesis? Answer.  Omega 3

Q: The catabolic enzyme alpha-amylase is active in some parts of the digestive system but not in…

A: Alpha-amylase is a protein having enzymatic activity and enzyme commission (EC) number 3.2.1.1.…

Q: Can fat be digested and absorbed in the absence of bile salts? Explain.a

A: In humans, fat or lipid digestion begins when the chyme from the stomach reaches the small…

Q: How does bile help in the digestion of fats?

A: The digestive system consists of organs that convert the food which is consumed into energy and…

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 is the main function of bile salt?

A: Bile salts are prepared in the Liver and stored in Gall Bladder.

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the wastes that is eliminated by the liver in bile? A)…

A: Bile which secreted from the liver is composed of bile acids and salts, phospholipids, cholesterol,…

Q: The concentration of acid in the gastric lumen is itself an important determinant of the rate of…

A: Gastric juice has an enzyme known as Pepsin which works or activates in low ph. Acidic nature of…

Q: Jim’s jaundice is caused by the accumulation of bilirubin in his blood and tissues. What is the…

A: Jaundice Jaundice is the yellow discoloration of sclera ,skin and mucous. it is a characteristic of…

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: 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: Explain why the pancreas is considered to be both an endocrine and an exocrine gland. How does the…

A: To answer this question we should have knowledge of physiology.

Q: Why is it advantageous to the overall digestive process forsecretin and cholecystokinin to slow…

A: The secretin is the hormone that is responsible for the regulation of gastric acid and pancreatic…

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: 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: 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: Where does the digestion of sucrose begin, and what is the reaction that occurs

A: Sucrose is a disaccharide

Q: Will the salivary enzymes get access to the starch from the broken potato cells only? What obstacles…

A: Starch is a biopolymer of glucose. In plants, the primary storage form of glucose is starch. Tubers…

Q: Distinguish between the activities of bile salts and lipases

A: Digestion is a process in which complex molecules are first converted into simpler forms into the…

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 the point of view of physiology, what is the most important constituent of bile? Provide at…

A: Bile is made in liver and stored in gallbladder. It is a greenish-yellow fluid. They are secreted…

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: How does the pancreaticjuice help the digestion oflipids? What is the involvedenzyme?

A: Lipids are the nutrients present in food and are digested in the gastrointestinal tract.

Q: Why might a person who is an alcoholic have a “fatty liver”?

A: The liver is the body's second-largest organ and located in the right upper of the abdomen. It aids…

Q: What is the action of salivary amylase? Differentiate between lipases and peptidases?

A: Enzymes are biological catalysts. They decrease the activation energy of the reaction. They help in…

Q: The products of bile acid synthesis are _____________ and _____________.

A: Bile juice/ acid is produced by liver and its help in emulsification of fats. Bile also helps to…

Q: List the major constituents of bile.

A: Digestive juices are the components that contain enzymes—substances that speed up the chemical…

Q: The basic functional units of the liver are _____ which are _______shape in cross section

A: The basic and fundamental unit of all life-forms is a cell. A group of cells that work together to…

Q: How would it affect the digestion of proteins if there is blockade in the pancreatic duct?

A: Pancreas is a heterocrine gland. It produces hormones as well as enzymes. It has Islets of…

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 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 are gastric antacids? Classify gastric antacids with suitable example. Why are Al(OH) 3 and…

A: In the stomach, the chemical digestion of food occurs by hydrochloric acid. Gastric acid is produced…

Q: Describe the digestive role of chymotrypsin. Which two other digestive enzymes of the same category…

A: Introduction  Chymotrypsin is the protease enzymes more specifically serine proteases. They are…

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: Why doesn’t gastric juice destroy the stomach cells that make it? Identify the cells making up the…

A: INTRODUCTION Gastric juice The stomach secretes 1000ml of gastric juice per day. The pH of the…