Why having a convoluted surface in the stomach is important and What are the three types of secretory cells?

Q: Many species of hindgut fermenters, including horses, eat their feces to a greater extent when they…

A: Horses are large domesticated mammals. There are some horses that live in the wild. The wild horses…

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

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Q: What role does understanding the origins of the insect alimentary canal have in comprehending each…

A: INTRODUCTION        In insects, their digestive system make their nutrients and other sources of…

Q: Histology of the intestine 4 layers are mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa Describe the…

A: Epithelium lamina propriety Muscularis mucosae

Q: Could you explain the digestive system? Regulation of digestive function : extrinsic and intrinsic…

A: Extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of the digestive system.

Q: Some of the intestinal epithelial cells, called goblet cells, contain small globules of mucus. Why…

A: SMALL INTESTINE The small intestine is the largest part of the Gastrointestinal tract. All the…

Q: Describe the general plan for the walls of the digestive system. What is the structure of the…

A: A group of organs that are responsible for swallowing, digesting, absorbing, and excreting foods and…

Q: Describe the structure and function of the salivary glands, their ?respective ducts, and the…

A: The human body is a product of different chemical reactions and processes. Enzymes are substances,…

Q: What hormone stimulates the secretion of bile? What organ produces this hormone?

A: Bile consists of 95% water in which are dissolved a number of endogenous solid constituents…

Q: From the stomach to the anal canal, the walls of every organ of the alimentary canal are made up of…

A: In alimentary canal organs are arranged in the order, starts from mouth to pharynx to oesophagus to…

Q: Why does the stomach have an extra layer of smooth muscle in its muscularis externa?

A: The stomach is the organ of the digestive system, which helps in the digestion of proteins. There is…

Q: Young adult women have four times as many irontransport proteins in the intestinal mucosa as men…

A: Absorption of iron involves its uptake from the intestinal cells, movement through and release of…

Q: Discuss the secretion of bile? What is its role?

A: The aqueous solution secreted by the liver is called bile. Bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol,…

Q: Why is the internal surface of the small intestine arranged into progressively smaller folds? What…

A: The small intestine is the longest part of the gastrointestinal tract which is modified for the…

Q: Fetal Pig Small Intestine  explain the fetal pig small intestine and the villi

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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: Explain how the anatomical structures of the digestive system are well suites to perform the…

A: The organs of the digestive system can be separated into two main groups: those forming the…

Q: What are the different types of cells in the the stomach, and what does each one secrete?

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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: Why the secretion of gut hormone in adjustable gastric banding (AGB) is mainly considered to be due…

A: Introduction:Gastric banding is a weight-loss surgery performed laparoscopically. A band is wrapped…

Q: Why Pepsin is not essential for protein digestion?

A: The digestion of food begins in the mouth. The food is broken down into simpler substances and…

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: What happens to digestive enzymes after they havedone their job? What happens to dead epithelial…

A: Enzymes are substances, proteins, or in some cases ribonucleic acid (RNA). The enzymes speed up a…

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: Which enzymes are present in saliva? Explain all in detail with daigrms

A: Saliva is an extracellular fluid which is secreted by the salivary glands of the mouth. Saliva…

Q: What type of cells are found in gastric glands and what does each other secrete.

A: The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organ that help in digestion…

Q: Shortly yet thorougly explain the difference between digestion and absorption

A: Answer: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM = This is the process of conversion of complex food substances into small…

Q: The single layer of columnar epithelial cells lining the small intestine has a brush border of…

A: The small intestine comprises finger-shaped structures known as microvilli. These microvilli are…

Q: How many major types of cells gastric glands have? Explain.

A: The inner membrane of the stomach contains some glands, known as gastric glands. The gastric glands…

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: In the duodenum lipid stimulate cck secretion. Explain how this would affect gastric emptying,…

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Answer : Cholecystokinin (CCK) Plays An Important Role In…

Q: Write the three major types of cells present in the gastric glands. List their secretions. What is…

A: The gastric gland is an essential part of the body because it secretes stomach juice. Hydrochloric…

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

A: Saliva is a secretion in our mouth.

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: 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: Describe the general plan for the walls of the digestive system. What specializations of the mucosa…

A: Answer: Introduction: The human digestive system contains the gastrointestinal tract and the…

Q: Which is more efficient in propelling intestinal contents from one place to another—peristalsis or…

A: The small digestive system is a significant organ for assimilation and retention of supplements. In…

Q: structure located deep in the lamina propria of stomach. a thickening of the circular muscle layer…

A: In humans, GI tract is the organ system which helps in digestion, absorbtion of energy and nutrients…

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

A: The human digestive system comprises of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) along with the accessory…

Q: Watch this animation (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/stomach1) that depicts the structure of the…

A: Introduction: Rugae can be defined as the ridges present on the internal surface of the stomach.…

Q: Write the three major types of cells present in the gastric glands. List their secretions. What is…

A: There are glands that are present along the gastric mucosa of the stomach called the gastric glands.…

Q: Magnesium hydroxide and magnesium citrate function as mild laxatives when they reach the small…

A: Laxatives are substances or compounds that are consumed for enhancing bowel movement. Laxatives are…

Q: Does digestion in the GI tract take place extracellularly (outside the cells) or intracellularly…

A: The GI tract is a series of hollow organs which are joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth…

Q: List the sections of the large intestine in order starting with the cecum (do not include the…

A: Step 1 The Large Intestine is the hindermost part of the alimentary canal which opens to the outside…

Q: Why is the orientation of muscle in the stomach wall important and how does it contribute to it’s…

A: The stomach walls contain three layers of smooth muscle arranged in longitudinal, circular, and…