Some animals, such as rabbits, whose digestive systems include hindgut fermentation, re-ingest the products of digestion. What function do you think this serves?

Q: Many species of hindgut fermenters, including horses, eat their feces to a greater extent when they…

A: Horses are large domesticated mammals. There are some horses that live in the wild. The wild horses…

Q: Compare how the anterior portion of the alimentary canal (from the mouth to the end of the stomach)…

A: The digestive system comprises all the organs that are involved in the breakdown of macromolecules…

Q: Which of the following statements about secretions of digestive system is not true? Hepatocytes…

A: Digestive system is a physiological system that brings about ingestion of food, its absorption into…

Q: Explain how bile aids the digestive process even though it contains no enzymes

A: Bio-molecule that we taken up from food can not be use by the body directly or in the original…

Q: Why doesn’t gastric juice destroy the stomach cells that make it? Identify the cells making up the…

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Q: If the salivary glands were unable to secrete amylase, what effect wouldDoes this have an effect on…

A: The biological catalysts that speed up the biochemical reactions are called “enzymes”. They act on…

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: Which of these organs is not considered an accessory digestive structure? a. mouth b. salivary…

A: The organs of alimentary canal and accessory structure together form the digestive system. The…

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: Draw a clearly labeled  diagram of the human digestive system .

A: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract and associated organs make up the human digestive system. The mouth,…

Q: Based on your study of the frog and the pig, how are the digestive systems amphibians and mammals…

A: R.H. Whitaker’s classification system divides organisms into five major groups (kingdoms). Kingdom…

Q: Draw a labeled diagram of human alimentary canal & Describe its different parts.

A: The human digestive system is called an alimentary canal.

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 is the process of the digestive system

A: Human body comprises of several major oragn systems. Group of organs that works together from the…

Q: Why is the digestive system of these animals called incomplete?

A: The digestive system helps in the breakdown of the complex food particle that is ingested into…

Q: Suppose you ate a chicken sandwich (bread, chicken, mayonnaise and lettuce). which of these foods…

A: Digestion is the process of chemical and physical breakdown of food into simpler substances so that…

Q: human digestive system, which organs are responsible for ingestion, digestion, absorption, and…

A: Digestion is a process in which macromolecules of the food is broken down into simpler substances.…

Q: Disorders of the digestive system often disrupt many aspects of homeostasis. Explain why?

A: Homeostasis is the condition of consistent inner, physical, and substance conditions kept up by…

Q: Where does mechanical digestion take place in the body?

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

A: Digestive gland is a gland which liberate digestive juice and is involved in digestion of food…

Q: All of the following are layers of the vertebrate gastrointestinal tract excepta. the peristalsis.b.…

A: Digestion is the process of the breakdown of complex food particles into smaller ones to absorb…

Q: The ________ sphincter, or valve, controls food movement from the stomach into the small intestine.

A: The mechanism of digestion refers to the splitting of large, insoluble, and complex food materials…

Q: Which is the longest organ of digestive system in human body?

A: The digestive system comprises organs that are vital for the dugestion of food. They aid in breaking…

Q: What is the difference between Mechanical Digestion and Chemical Digestion?  Give an example of…

A: Digestion is a process where huge water-insoluble molecules of food get broken down into smaller…

Q: There is another digestive enzyme (other than salivary amylase) that is secreted by the salivary…

A: The process of digestion involves the breaking of complex food particles into smaller ones so that…

Q: Name two components of the digestive system that perform mechanical digestion. Describe how…

A: Digestion is the process of making food particles available for absorption. It is done in two ways;…

Q: The process by which the products of digestion pass from the lumen of the   gastrointestinal tract…

A: The process of digestion involves the breaking of complex food particles into smaller ones so that…

Q: Shortly yet thorougly explain the difference between digestion and absorption

A: Answer: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM = This is the process of conversion of complex food substances into small…

Q: In human body, the digestion of protein begins in which of the following organs? 1. Liver 2. Mouth…

A: The correct option is stomach.

Q: Why is it that gastric juice does not destroy the stomach cells that produce it? Determine which…

A: Gastric juice doesn't obliterate stomach cells that make this is on the grounds that these…

Q: Food passes from the small intestine into what organ?

A: Digestion of food is the multistep process in our body. Digestion starts from the mouth, where the…

Q: Describe how the endocrine and nervous systems are involved in the regulation of digestion.

A: The digestive system is highly regulated by the nervous system and the endocrine system.

Q: When someone is recovering from extreme starvation, why is a liquid diet the best way to start…

A: under extreme starvation , the body is devoid of food for  many days .

Q: Which pair of digestive enzymes is secreted by pancreas? O lipase and lactase bile salts and trypsin…

A: pancreas is the organ that present in below the stomach in the abdominal cavity. It has both…

Q: Compare the incomplete and complete digestive systems. What are the functions of accessory organs…

A: The organs which is not a part of digestive system but it plays a major role in the digestive…

Q: Which part of the digestive system is a small pouch-like structure that stores excess bile produced…

A: Bile is a yellow-green substance that helps absorb fatty acids and digest fat. It is composed of…

Q: What are the different digestive organs and give its specific functions.

A: Introduction Digestive system:- It breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, and…

Q: What function does the large intestine play in the digestive process?

A: Large intestine is the long, tube like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and…

Q: mpare and contrast different types of digestive systems in vertebrates.

A: Digestive system is a process in which complex food material is broken into simple food. It involves…

Q: Explain and differentiate the process of digestion of food in humans, chicken and goat.

A: The organism can be classified into two types of organisms- autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms.…

Q: cells in the stomach secrete pepsinogen.

A: Pepsinogen is a highly strong or powerful protein-digesting enzyme that is released by the gastric…

Q: Describe the digestive role of chymotrypsin. Which two other digestive enzymes of the same category…

A: Introduction  Chymotrypsin is the protease enzymes more specifically serine proteases. They are…

Q: What is the role of saliva in the digestion of food?

A: The process of digestion involves the breaking of complex food particles into smaller ones so that…

Q: Explain how digestive system works in animals

A: According to bartleby guidelines we are allowed to answer the first part as the second question is…

Q: After a few hours of fasting, you eat ... a bagel. What is the general name of the enzymes that…

A: Digestion can be described as the process in which the complex food is broken down into simpler and…

Q: Why doesn’t gastric juice destroy the stomach cells that make it? Identify the cells making up the…

A: INTRODUCTION Gastric juice The stomach secretes 1000ml of gastric juice per day. The pH of the…