When food is broken down in the stomach, it forms a substance called chyme which is a slurry of nutrients. The cells of the villi and another part of the small intestine, transport food from the digestive tract into the bloodstream, where they can be used by the body. When the slurry passes into the intestine, it gets in contact with…
Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored as feces before being removed by…
After digesting its food and absorbing it’s needed nutrients, the excretion process takes over and removes unwanted wastes from the body so intoxication doesn't occur. The main organs in this system are kidneys, bladder, and the large intestine. The kidneys filter the blood and removes the wastes to the bladder which carries urine for excretion. The large intestine absorbs all the fluids from the unwanted food left over by the small intestines removes the rest of the wastes through the…
The process of food moving down to the esophagus is called peristalsis. Peristalsis uses a coat of muscles in the intestines and esophagus. These muscles then therefore calm down and relax and become into a wave motion to let the food pass straight forward. The next…
Swallowed Foreign Body, Adult You have swallowed an object (foreign body). Once the foreign body has passed through the food tube (esophagus), which leads from the mouth to the stomach, it will usually continue through the body without problems. This is because the point where the esophagus enters into the stomach is the narrowest place through which the foreign body must pass.…
The digestive system is a series of hollow organs that form a long tube that extends from the mouth, through the abdominal cavity, and ends at the anus. It consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and accessory organs such as the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. The digestive tract contains food from the time it is consumed until it is either absorbed by the body or eliminated; muscular contractions of the digestive tract help to propel the food through all sections of the digestive system, and also work to help break the food into smaller particles. Several of the organs of the digestive system, and most of the accessory organs secrete various enzymes that help to break food particles down chemically into molecules that the body can use (Tortora and Derrickson 2014).…
Food enters through the mouth, and travels via the esophagus. The food goes into the stomach where is broken down in the stomach acids, following through to the first part of the small intestine(duodenum). Then it enters the pancreas,…
The new cardiovascular lab will retain the simple ID and labeling components, but will be expanded to include portions that encourage kinesthetic learners. In the new structure, students will visit a series of stations that illustrate the structures and functions of the heart after completing the book objectives. The first station will be a toy model of the heart that can be taken apart to see the internal components, and an actual heart. This station appeals to the visual and kinesthetic learners because they are seeing and touching the heart. Here the students can compare different internal and external structures prior to answering a series of questions describing the relationship of various structures to each other.…
The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract, the pancreases, liver and the gall bladder. Track refers to hollow organs joined from the mouth all the way to the anus. Food is ingested in the mouth and moves along the digestive tract to the anus where waste is excreted. Along the digestive tract, food is digested and broken down into smaller food components that can be absorbed and utilized by the body. Nerves, blood, bacteria and the organs work together to complete digestion task.…
Our bodies have systems that work together to help us function as one organism. The systems we learned about in class are the integumentary system, digestive system, excretory system, skeleton system,, and muscular systems. We dissected a fetal pig to get a better understanding of it and how it relates to us. We named the pig the great name of Wilbur since he was a male. He was a full term, or ready to be born, since he measured out to be over 30 centimeters.…
Chewing food starts the beginning stages of digestion. From here it goes into the small intestine. As the food passes through the GI tract it mixes with digestive juices causing large molecules to break down into smaller molecules. The small molecules then absorb through the walls of the small…
CONCEPT 7: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NURSING HISTORY AS PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ASSESSMENT. This concept is taken from Block 4, Module 8 which is entitled as ‘Assessment of gastrointestinal system’. The digestive system is made up of organs that function together to transform food substances to energy and nutrients that are needed in the body.…
Along with the different functions that follow while food is being digested into the body. Among the many things that the digestive system has to offer it also has it’s not so good perks like symptoms & disorders. I have chosen to research about how an infected appendix can affect anybody without a single warning. I will also discuss how it affected a very well-known solo artist and his ordeal behind his Appendicitis.…
The digestive system of a dog is composed of; the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large intestines but also requires help from organs such as the pancreas, and liver. The digestive systems roles are: digesting of food absorbing of nutrients Dog's digestive systems work differently to that of a human, for instance the digestion process begins in the stomach for dog's and in the mouth for humans. It is important for owners to have some idea of how the digestive system works in dog's so they can look out for symptoms that may signal the dog is unwell. The process of digestion begins after the food has passed through the mouth and traveled down the esophagus. The food then enters the stomach, and is broken down…
Segmentation (the sloshing motion that mixes chyme with the enzymes and chemical fluids in the small intestine) and pendular movement (a constrictive wave that involves forward and reverse movements and enhances nutrient absorption) will be the main contributors to mechanical digestion in the small intestine. The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas secrete enzymes, fluids, and hormones which will help in the chemical digestion of the macronutrients into their simplest components so that they can be absorbed by the body via villi and microvilli (known as the brush border) and eventually circulated through the blood stream and lymph…