Describe salivation and digestive processes that occur in the mouth.

Q: Describe the structures of the mouth, including its three accessory digestive organs

A: The food that we eat enters the body by mouth. It consist of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Out…

Q: Explain gastric gland in the body of the stomach?

A: Gastric gland present insides the wall of stomach or in stomach Secretion of gastric gland knows as…

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: Describe the saliva and its components

A: Salivary glands- The salivary glands are responsible for the secretion of the digestive juice of the…

Q: Describe what is a rest-or-digest state?

A: Parasympathetic nervous system works to prevent the body from overworking. The body stays in a calm…

Q: Describe the general function of the enteric nervous system and autonomic nervous system in the…

A: The human digestive system is responsible for the conversion of complex molecules such as proteins…

Q: Explain why the stomach does not digest itself?

A: The stomach is the widest organ of the digestive canal. It stores food for some time for breaking up…

Q: Describe the mechanism of swallowing.

A: The ingested food needs to be passed down to the stomach from the mouth cavity for progression and…

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: LIST General Functions of the Gastrointestinal?

A: The abdominal cavity is the hollow space between the body's pelvic and thoracic cavities. The body…

Q: Describe the location and histology of the esophagus. What is its role in digestion?

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

Q: Describe the structure of the stomach.

A: The stomach is a J-shaped organ that is present below the diaphragm on the left side of the body. It…

Q: describe the gross anatomy of the digestive tract from themouth through the esophagus;

A: The digestive tract refers to the series of organs that form the body’s digestive system. It begins…

Q: Describe  in details the four basic digestion  processes as they occur in the small intestines after…

A: Our digestive system is in the form of a long tube called the alimentary canal. The anterior opening…

Q: Describe the sequence of events that occur during swallowing.

A: The body needs organic matter to grow and it is taken from food. Food has complex organic matters…

Q: State which digestive functions occur in the differentregions of the digestive tract.

A: The cells that make up the human body require sufficient amounts of nutrients and energy to perform…

Q: Describe the two phases of swallowing, noting the organs involved and the activities that occur.

A: The act of swallowing has voluntary and involuntary components. The preparatory/oral phase is…

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: Describe the functions of the structures associated with the mouth.

A: The oral cavity illustrates the first part of the digestive tube. Its main purpose is to serve as…

Q: Describe the basic process of human swallowing?

A: Swallowing is a process that is a part of digestion of food. The digestion process occurs in the…

Q: Describe the stimuli that stimulate the release of saliva.What nerves are involved?

A: The central organ of the human nervous system is referred to as the brain. It makes up the central…

Q: Explain the  ruminant digestion.

A: There are four compartments that can be present in the stomach of the ruminants. These four…

Q: Describe the gross and microscopic anatomy and the basic functions of the mouth and its associated…

A: Anatomy is the study of the structure of organisms and the parts.  Human anatomy is the study of the…

Q: Describe stomach structure and indicate changes in the basic alimentary canal structure that aid its…

A: The digestive system include gastrointestinal tract and associated glands and is responsible for…

Q: Explain how the stomach is protected from selfdigestionand why this is necessary.

A: Stomach is the widest part of the alimentary canal which is about 30 cm long and 15 cm wide.  It is…