Besides preparing food for swallowing, the tongue has another role. What is it?

Q: Why is swallowing a complex reflex?

A: Answer- Swallowing is the process of engulfing the food particle inside the alimentary canal. It…

Q: What would you call the mechanical part of the digestive system

A: The digestive system of the human play a very important role in growth and development. It is a…

Q: How is an incomplete digestive tract different from a completedigestive tract?

A: Digestive tracts also called the gastrointestinal tract are associated with the most essential…

Q: Saliva helps in the digestion of which thing?

A: Salivary glands secrete a watery fluid known as saliva, which initiate digestion in the buccal…

Q: How small intestine works  ?

A: The small intestine is one of the most important organs of the digestive system, which governs the…

Q: How does poor nutrition affect the physiology of the digestive system? As future nutrition and…

A: The digestive system converts the foods we eat into their simplest forms, like glucose (sugars),…

Q: What are all the alimentary organs in the body.

A: Alimentary organs are crucial components of the digestive system, responsible for the breakdown and…

Q: What is the difference between a complete digestive system and an incomplete digestive system? How…

A: The digestive system has evolved and diverged in response to introduction of new food types. Some…

Q: During which part of the swallowing reflex is it not possible to talk or even breathe? Why?

A: The pharynx serves as a common passageway for food and air. Reflex mechanisms close off the trachea…

Q: What differentiates DIGESTION differ from METABOLISM?

A: Our body consumes foods for the maintenance and functioning of the body. Food acts as a fuel, which…

Q: What activities occur in the large intestine to change its contents into feces?

A: Activities in Large intestine:                The large intestine serves as the end section of the…

Q: Distinguish between digestion and absorption.

A: Both digestion and absorption are two different processes by which nutrients are transferred by the…

Q: Which process is accomplished by the teeth, when food is cut, torn, and crushed into smaller…

A: Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules…

Q: What modification of the stomach muscularis externa allows it to mechanically digest food

A: The Muscular layer ( muscularis externa) is an area of muscle in numerous organs in the vertebrate…

Q: in studying digestion (specifically the duodenum and pancreas) What is the difference between the…

A: Small intestine is divided into three parts that is , duodenum jejunum and ileum. Duodenum is the C…

Q: Which digestive system activity actually moves nutrients from the outside to the inside of the body?

A: The process of ABSORPTION moves nutrients into the body.

Q: How does the muscularis externa of the stomach differ from that of the esophagus?

A: Muscularis externa is the muscular layers encircling various organs in the vertebrates, and it lies…

Q: describe the nervous control of salivation and swallowing.

A: The nervous system is a collection of nerves and cells that send and receive signals from the brain…

Q: what other system does the intestines interact with?

A: The intestine is the hollow tube-like organ of the digestive system that plays a major role in the…

Q: The cephalic phase of digestion: begins when someone smells and initially tastes food. is inhibited…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the characteristics of the cephalic phase of…

Q: carbohydrate digestion in the oral cavity involves which of the following? Give two answers tongue,…

A: Carbohydrate digestion or metabolism is an essential activity of the digestion process. It refers to…

Q: Which is the largest digestive gland present in human body ? What are the names and function of its…

A: The liver is the largest solid organ of the body that weighs about 3 pounds in adult. It is located…

Q: the digestion function are taken care of by which glands and where it is located?

A: Digestion is the process of breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble…