Microbiology: A Systems Approach
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22.2, Problem 3AYP
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The types of normal biota which is currently known to occupy various regions of the gastrointestinal tract.
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The ingested food substances are broken down into simpler molecules by the process of digestion. Digestive organs include the gastrointestinal tract organs and the accessory digestive organs. The GI tract organs comprise mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, and anus. All these organs make a 30 feet long tube in which the movement of food takes place.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 22.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 22.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 22.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 22.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 22.3 - Prob. 2CFCh. 22.3 - List the possible causative agents for the...Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 22.3 - Name one distinct feature for each of the acute...Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 22.3 - Prob. 9AYP
Ch. 22.3 - Differentiate among the main types of hepatitis...Ch. 22.4 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 22.4 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 22.4 - Describe the type of disease caused by Trichinella...Ch. 22.4 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 22 - Prob. 1CFCh. 22 - Food moves down the GI tract through the action of...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 22 - Gastric ulcers are caused by a. Treponema...Ch. 22 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 22 - This microorganism is commonly associated with...Ch. 22 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 22 - Prob. 11TFCh. 22 - Giardia lamblia is a water-borne, flagellated...Ch. 22 - Prob. 13TFCh. 22 - Prob. 14TFCh. 22 - Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as the...Ch. 22 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 4CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 6CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 7CTQCh. 22 - a. Describe methods used to definitively diagnose...Ch. 22 - Prob. 9CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 10CTQCh. 22 - Prob. 1CCCh. 22 - Prob. 2CCCh. 22 - Prob. 3CCCh. 22 - Prob. 4CCCh. 22 - Prob. 5CCCh. 22 - Prob. 6CCCh. 22 - Prob. 7CCCh. 22 - Prob. 8CCCh. 22 - Prob. 1VCCh. 22 - Prob. 2VCCh. 22 - Prob. 1CM
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