How does limited stomach volume affect weight loss?

Q: In what ways will digestion be compromised when afflicted with a medical condition along the GI…

A: The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) or digestive tract and…

Q: What is the structure of the gastric gland, including the cells types that comprise it? What are the…

A: The gastric glands places an important role in the process of digestion. It is located at different…

Q: What are the major anatomical differences between the small and large intestines?

A: The intestine is the muscular tube that runs from the lower end of the stomach to the anus. It is…

Q: which cells within gastric glands release hydrochloric acid and cause gastric juice to become…

A: Gastric juice is a variable mixture of water, hydrochloric acid, electrolytes (sodium, potassium,…

Q: Since pepsin is a gastric enzyme does it have an acid or basic optimum pH? What happens to pepsin…

A: Enzymes are the biocatalyst that catalyzes the biochemical reactions or processes by lowering the…

Q: WHy must there be pancreatic juice in the duodenum even if no food is currently being digested?  A-…

A: Sphincter of Oddi is the smooth muscle that surrounds the end part of the common bile duct and…

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: Do the intrinsic enteric neurons and extrinsic afferent nerves innervate the gastrointestinal tract…

A: The network of nerves, neurons, and neurotransmitters that make up the enteric nervous system…

Q: what type of nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach

A: Food enters into the stomach in the bolus form forwarded from the esophagus by peristalsis movement…

Q: What is the substanceproduced in the liver that actsin the small intestine duringdigestion? How does…

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

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: How is the structure of the small intestine better adapted for absorption than that of the large…

A: Intestines are long tubes that connect the stomach to the anus. Their main function is digestion,…

Q: Describe the contributions of the accessory digestive organs ( Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, Fat…

A: Introduction The gastrointestinal tract, as well as the digestive organs, comprise the human…

Q: Difference between the intracellular and extracellular digestion?

A: Digestion is the process of breakdown of food into simpler nutrients. It mainly occurs with the help…