Describe the main actions in the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine during lipid digestion and absorption.

Q: Enzymes secreted by the stomach are high in acid content. Explain the reason the lining of the…

A: The digestive system can be defined as the type of organ system which is formed by the organs…

Q: In terms of structure, how is cholesterol different from bile salts? Cite causes of bile duct…

A: Bile is a fluid that the liver produces and releases. The gallbladder is where they are kept. Bile…

Q: Achlorhydria is a condition in which the stomach stops producinghydrochloric acid and other…

A: Achlorhydria resulted in stopped production of the hydrochloric acid. The lack of stomach acid…

Q: Which of the following is a true statement concerning this region of the digestive tract? 1.  This…

A: The "digestive system" is in charge of converting the entire food that humans eat into energy and…

Q: List the enzymes in pancreatic juice.

A: The pancreatic juice is secreted by the pancreas, which is a large leaf-shaped gland present below…

Q: What is the effect of gastric juice on the digestion of proteins in the stomach? Precise and direct…

A: Gastric juice is also called as Gastric acid and have pH around 2-3. It is released by stomach…

Q: What is the functional value of the microvilli in the absorptive cells of the small intestine?

A: Absorptive cells of small intestine - Absorptive cells are also called as enterocytes. They are 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: 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: What is the importance of emulsification in digestion of lipid?

A: Lipids are organic molecules that are water insoluble. They include fats, oils, waxes, hormones, and…

Q: What is the role of bile salts? lipase?

A: The term ‘Metabolism’ sums up all biochemical reactions that take place in the body of an organism.…

Q: Why is it advantageous to the overall digestive process forsecretin and cholecystokinin to slow…

A: The secretin is the hormone that is responsible for the regulation of gastric acid and pancreatic…

Q: What are the types of lipase involved in digestion ? List their functions.

A: Lipases  are the enzymes that helps in digestion of lipids / fats. They breaks complex lipids into…

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: Two substances secreted by cells of the gastric glands are needed to produce the active…

A: The glands are in the mucous membrane's lamina propria and empty into the bases of the gastric pits…

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: Name and briefly describe two types of contractions thatoccur in the colon and nowhere else in the…

A: The large intestine refers to the part of the gastrointestinal tract that involves the maximum…

Q: Trace the pathway taken by bile acids from the liver andback. What is this pathway called?

A: Bile acids and the liver represent the biliary system. It consists mainly of two organs (liver and…

Q: Distinguish between the activities of bile salts and lipases

A: Digestion is a process in which complex molecules are first converted into simpler forms into the…

Q: Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important for digestion. Why?

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

Q: From the point of view of physiology, what is the most important constituent of bile? Provide at…

A: Bile is made in liver and stored in gallbladder. It is a greenish-yellow fluid. They are secreted…

Q: What is the function of bile salts in lipid digestion? Is this considered chemical digestion or…

A: Bile acids are steroid acids present mostly in mammals and other vertebrates' bile. The liver…

Q: Under what conditions does the active functioning of pancreatic lipase occur? What is its mechanism…

A: Introduction: The enzymes produced in the pancreas are stored in the zymogen granules once they are…

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…

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A: The digestion and absorption of nutrients by the digestive system is under the control of neural and…

Q: Why are micelles important in lipid digestion of products to be transported to the small intestinal…

A: Bile secreted from liver helps in the emulsification of fat that is it helps in the breakdown of fat…

Q: Why does digestion need regulation and how is it achieved?

A: The process of breaking down complex dietary ingredients into more absorbable, simpler forms that…

Q: Label the digestive system structures in the following figure.

A: Digestive system is a long tube that starts from mouth and ends into an opening called anus. Mouth…

Q: What is the specific role of pepsin and pancreatin in protein digestion? Where can these enzymes be…

A: Digestion is the process of conversion of complex, insoluble and non-diffusible form of food is…

Q: How does the pancreaticjuice resume the digestion ofcarbohydrates? What is theinvolved enzyme?

A: The pancreas is one of the accessory digestive organs. Its exocrine cells secrete pancreatic juice…

Q: The emptying rate of the stomach is regulated by hormonal and neural mechanisms that respond to both…

A: Gastric emptying is the process by which the contents of the stomach are moved into the duodenum.

Q: Identify the component of the GPAT (general plan of the alimentary tract) of the stomach Choose one…

A: Digestion system is a part of body system that is mainly concerned with degradation of food into…

Q: Why is the secretion of intrinsic factor one of the most important functions of the gastric mucosa?…

A: The gastric mucosa is the mucosal membrane of the stomach and is approximately 1 mm thick in humans.…