The digestion of which nutrient would be affected by damage to the parotid salivary glands?

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: How is the volume of bile increased?

A: The bile is secreted by hepatocytes. It is modified by the cholangiocytes that line the bile ducts.…

Q: Describe the functions of the main components of the upper and lower digestive tract.

A: The human digestive system mainly consists of alimentary canal along with various associated glands…

Q: What is the major arterial blood supply to the large intestine?

A: The large intestine is the terminal part of the alimentary canal, which is anatomically divided into…

Q: How is water absorbed in the small and large intestines?

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be unicellular…

Q: What are the three phases of acid secretion in the stomach? Which hormones and neural stimuli…

A: The three phases of gastric secretion are : Cephalic phase.  Gastric phase.  Intestinal phase.

Q: Name the four layers of the gastrointestinal tract, and describe their functions.

A: Four layers of Gastrointestinal tract are: Mucosa.  Sub-mucosa.  Muscular layer. Serosa.

Q: Describe the production of flatus by the large intestine.

A: Flatus refers to the gas that is present inside the gastrointestinal tract of animals. The gas is…

Q: How are the major salivary glands distinguished on the basis of location?

A: Salivary glands are of three types : parotid, submaxillary and sublingual.  The Partoid glands are…

Q: Describe the ailmentary canal and its associated gland in Labeo?

A: Labeo rohita, commonly called rohu is a carnivorous fish native to African and Asian waters. They…

Q: Explain how the stomach is protected from self-digestion

A: Stomach is an organ, located in the upper abdomen which performs the function of digestion of food.…

Q: What causes water to move from the blood to the lumen of the duodenum following gastric emptying?

A: Duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum are three portions into which the small intestine is divided into.…

Q: Which portion of the small intestine is the longest?

A: Ileum is the last and longest part of small intestine.

Q: How might damage to the lower portion of the spinal cord affect defecation?

A: Defecation is the act wherein the liquid, semisolid, or solid waste left after digestion is removed…

Q: List the digestive organs and accessory structures of the digestive system.

A: Digestive organs include  Mouth Pharynx Oesophagus stomach small intestine  large intestine

Q: The five major processes carried out by the digestive systemsare__________ ,_________ ,…

A: Five major processes carried out by the digestive systems are : Injection propulsion mechanical…

Q: Describe the recycling of bile salts by the enterohepatic circulation?

A: Enterohepatic circulation is the term used to describe the circulation of bilirubin, drugs, biliary…

Q: Describe the basic processes performed by the digestive system.

A: There are several physiological roles of the human body important for survival. Multiple organs…

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: Describe the locations of the major salivary glands.

A: A gland is a specialised bunch of cells which is endothelial in origin, and function to synthesise…

Q: Does peristalsis “push” or “pull” food along the gastrointestinal tract?

A: Peristalsis pushes food along the Gastrointestinal trac.

Q: Explain control of the movement of the intestinal contents.

A: The Gastrointestinal system consists of organs including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine,…

Q: Explain how gastric secretion is regulated.

A: Large insoluble food molecules are broken down into small water-soluble food molecules during…

Q: Explain General Functions of the Gastrointestinal?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: Describe the structure of the gastrointestinal tract wall

A: The gastrointestinal tract of the human body is a hollow tract. This tract comprises of the mouth,…

Q: What is the next stage of swallowing occurs in the esophagus?

A: Swallowing, also called deglutition, is an involuntary action that takes the chewed food from the…

Q: Describe the inner lining of the stomach.

A: Stomach is a muscular organ in the gastrointestinal tract. It performs a chemical breakdown of food…

Q: What type of fluid is found in the pancreatic duct? The common bile duct? The hepatopancreatic…

A: The pancreatic duct, also known as the Wirsung duct, is a duct that connects the pancreas to the…

Q: Describe the regulation of gastric emptying by chemical stimuli in the duodenum.

A: Ans. The stomach participates in virtually all the digestive activities with the exception of…

Q: How is the gastric mucosaprotected from the acid pH ofthe stomach?

A: The stomach is the site for the chemical and mechanical digestion of ingested food. It produces…

Q: Explain why fatty stools result from the absence of bile or pancreatic juice.

A: The pancreas and bile duct (biliary) systems work together to help the digestive system work…

Q: Which of the following digestive activities are performed in the oral cavity?

A: Answer: ORAL CAVITY = It is the entry of the alimentary canal from where we eat and push towards the…

Q: Explain Peristaltic waves passing over the stomach?

A: Alimentary canal referred to as a tubular structure begins at mouth and terminates at anus and is…

Q: Explain how nutrients absorbed in the small intestinepass into the general circulation.

A: Nutrition is obtaining a proper food and using it for metabolism, growth and repair of body. Stages…

Q: Explain why the contents of the small intestine arerelatively liquid and the contents of the…

A: Digestion is the process that involves the breakdown of food into smaller particles such that it can…

Q: Provide the names of three digestive enzymes that enter the duodenum through the pancreatic duct…

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

Q: In which organs will mechanical digestion and chemical digestion occur? Where does absorption take…

A: The two methods which our body uses to breakdown food materials are called mechanical digestion and…

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…

Q: Name the layer and sublayer of the alimentary canal wall that houses the capillaries into which…

A: There are four major layers present in the alimentary canal:- 1. Serosa 2. Muscularis 3. Sub mucosa…

Q: Along the alimentary canal where are the places absorption occurs?

A: The elementary canal is a continuous passage starting from mouth and ending at anus , which…

Q: What hormone affects hepatocytes to produce more bile?

A: The liver is a large solid organ found only in vertebrates. The major function of the liver is to…

Q: What is the route of theingested food from swallowinguntil the duodenum?

A: Digestion is a very important mechanism that occurs in organisms. It helps to digest large molecules…

Q: Describe the functions of the organs in the gastrointestinal system, including definitions for the…

A: Gastrointestinal system consist of accessory organs and alimentary canal . It starts from mouth ,…

Q: What type of fiber lower the transit time of food in the colon?

A: Introduction Transit time is a measure of how long the food takes to travel from the mouth through…

Q: Explain what normally prevents pancreatic enzymes from being activated before they reach the small…

A: Pancreatic enzymes naturally  break fats, proteins and carbohydrates present in the food. A normally…