When sensors in the GI tract are stimulated, they respond via reflexes. What types of digestive activity may be put into motion via those reflexes?

Q: List the four major processes performed by the gastrointestinal tract?

A: In the gastrointestinal tract, the digestive system breaks the food particles into the absorbable…

Q: List the basic principles of Gastrointestinal reflexes?

A: Basic principle of gastrointestinal reflexes:-  The principle of these reflexes is to masticate the…

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: In what ways is the surface area of the gastrointestinal tract itself increased? How does this aid…

A: Gastrointestinal tract include mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and…

Q: While most of the digestive tract has two layers of muscle in the muscularis externa (longitudinal…

A: The digestive tract is a long continuous hollow tube-like structure with the oral cavity as the…

Q: Identify the major gastrointestinal (GI) tract organs and accessory digestive organs

A: The region from the mouth to the anus is considered as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The organs…

Q: Describe briefly ,the four (4) layers of the alimentary canal?

A: Dietary digestion is defined as the process of breaking down large food particles into smaller and…

Q: The control mechanisms of the digestive system regulate conditions in the lumen of the GI tract.…

A: Introduction: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also known as the alimentary canal, is made up of…

Q: Match the following layer to their functions: 1. submucosa 2. serosa 3. lamina propria 4.…

A: Introduction  The gastrointestinal tract is a component of the human digestive system, along with…

Q: What is a gastrointestinal reflex pathway?

A: The gastrointestinal tract is the pipe that goes from the mouth to the stomach, and then to the…

Q: How does poor nutrition affect the physiology of the digestive system? As future nutrition and…

A: The digestive system converts the foods we eat into their simplest forms, like glucose (sugars),…

Q: Describe the general plan for the walls of the digestive system. What is the structure of the…

A: A group of organs that are responsible for swallowing, digesting, absorbing, and excreting foods and…

Q: Explain why mechanical digestion is an important precursor to chemical digestion that enables…

A: Digestion is a catabolic process where food is broken down into smaller particles for absorption in…

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…

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A: The digestive tract begins from the buccal cavity with the ingestion of food. The food in the…

Q: List THREE (3) anatomical specializations of the mucosa of the small intestine that help it absorb…

A: Mucous layer or tunica mucosa is the innermost layer of alimentary canal. Mucus secreted from the…

Q: Trace the movement of food in the digestive tract from mouth to anus.

A: the movement of food in the digestive tract from mouth to anus is :

Q: Where along the GI tract is the muscularis composed of skeletal muscle? Is control of this skeletal…

A: The muscularis externa is a layer of muscle also called muscularis. In the mouth and pharynx region…

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: 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: Describe the chemical digestion versus the mechanical digestion.

A: Digestion is the process that involves mechanically and enzymatically breaking down food into…

Q: Describe the process by which breakdown products of foodstuffs are absorbed in the small intestine.

A: The food that we take in gets digested completely in the small intestine from where the different…

Q: Match each em to Choices: Defecation Digestion Secretion Mixing and propulsion Ingestion Absorption…

A: Defecation: the process by which undigested food particles are expelled out of the body.…

Q: in studying digestion (specifically the duodenum and pancreas) What is the difference between the…

A: Small intestine is divided into three parts that is , duodenum jejunum and ileum. Duodenum is the C…

Q: What would be the significance of selectively destroying gastric vagal innervations on pepsin…

A: The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve with its origin from the brain and it traverses from the brain…

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: How can you differentiate between the serosa and the mucosa under the microscope? b. How is the…

A: Different types of lining and layers are provided in the internal part of the body that provides…

Q: The cephalic phase of digestion: begins when someone smells and initially tastes food. is inhibited…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the characteristics of the cephalic phase of…

Q: Mixing movements in the GI tract occur simultaneously with propulsive movements. True or false and…

A: The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is a long, continuous tube that starts at the mouth and ends…

Q: identify the basic chemical process that underlies allchemical digestion, and name the major…

A: The breakdown of food into smaller molecules is known as digestion and this function is performed by…

Q: Identify the different components of the digestive system and explain its general functions.

A: The process of breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules so that they can be digested…

Q: It has been several hours since you have last ate. Walking past a bakery , you catch a whiff of…

A: The body reacts to various stimuli in different ways. It can be a voluntary or an involuntary…

Q: Projections of the small intestinal mucosa that protrude into the lumen and increase    the surface…

A: The intestine long tube begins from the stomach and ends with the anus. In intestine nutrients and…

Q: Define the following processes happening in the digestive system: Ingestion Mechanical Digestion…

A: The digestive system is the type of organ system which is meant for the digestion of food. It…

Q: Briefly explain the digestive actions that take place in the mouth, in the stomach, and in the small…

A: The digestive system is responsible for digestion, absorption and assimilation of nutrients of…

Q: Describe the surface structure (villi and microvilli) and how that contributes.  Describe the…

A: The digestive system is a unique and intricate system comprised of several organs. Its principal…