Anaerobic digestion

The structure and function of the skin regulates the body temperature. The skins main function is to cover the outside of the body and preventing anything bad from entering into it. When skin cells shred off the surface layer new ones will form. The skin not only forms a waterproof layer and it helps make sure that heat doesn’t leave the body. It has a major role in the homeostatic regulation of the core body temperature and is said to be part of the nervous system due to its sensitivity.…

Heterotrophs are sectioned off into three different categories based on their intake of food. Heterotrophs are organisms that use organic compounds for energy and carbon. Herbivores, being animals that eat plants are; algae-eating snails, sapsucking insects, and vertebrates such as cows, horses, rabbits, and sparrows. Carnivores, animals who eat other animals; crabs, squid, many insects, cats, eagles, trout, and frogs. Omnivores, animals who eat both plants and other animals are; humans, pigs,…

In every living thing, there is a very important process that is called Cellular Respiration. Cellular Respiration is the process that creates energy for your body to function. Without the process of Cellular Respiration, our bodies wouldn't be able to function. We wouldn't make any energy. We couldn't run, play sports, or walk. Humans, or any other living thing in the world wouldn’t be able to survive without this process. The first very important step in Cellular Respiration is called…

order to break down food and movement food over gastrointestinal tract, the stomach muscle controlled by vagus nerve contracts. The digestion of food is mainly controlled by the muscle movement combined with the enzymes and hormones. The Gastroparesis condition is a consequence of damage to vagus nerve that results in stomach disorder and insufficient food digestion, and…

process in which the food moves down from the mouth to the rectum is the same as above.) it is first digested mechanically by chewing. The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth by salivary enzyme, amylase, the fruits starches are digested into maltose and disaccharide. As the food travels through the esophagus to the stomach, no significant digestion of carbohydrates takes place as the HCl in the stomach stops amylase from continuing to break down the molecules. Carbohydrate are further…

Description of the Problem: Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a well-known condition involving constant abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea or constipation and gas. It is commonly referred to as “IBS”. There are many factors that can expose a person to this illness. Similar to many illnesses there are certain ways you can avoid them. Dr. Anitha Anchan, a parent and doctor, said, “IBS can be prevented in two ways – either avoid the risk factors or the triggers to prevent symptoms of IBS.” When Dr.…

The gastrointestinal tract or GI tract is essential to our health and survival, if there are any irregularities a series of diseases and complications are left to be exposed. Most digestive diseases target a specific area within the GI tract. However, there is one disease in particular that will target almost the entire system, Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s disease is when the GI tract becomes inflamed causing swelling and irritable favors. Unfortunately, this disease places under the chronic…

Swallowed Foreign Body, Adult A swallowed foreign body is an object that gets stuck in the tube that connects your throat to your stomach (esophagus) or in another part of your digestive tract. Foreign bodies may be swallowed by accident or on purpose. When you swallow a foreign body, it passes into your esophagus. The narrowest point in your digestive system is the place where your esophagus meets your stomach. If the object can pass through that point, usually it will continue through the…

The digestion process begins when we bite into our food. We chew our food so that we can break it into smaller pieces, which make it simpler for the body to digest. The following four layers create the esophagus: the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and tunica adventitia. Collectively, the mucosa and submucosa build elongated folds. During digestion, the esophageal lumen is occupied with the food and liquids we swallow. However, when we are not swallowing, the elongated folds work to close…

Introduction Many biological processes are pH dependent, to illustrate, stomach is at a relatively lower pH than other organs for proper function of digestive enzymes. In particular, buffer is essential for maintaining cellular functions. For instance, protein intake and metabolism generates about 70mM of H+ daily (Silverthorn, Johnson, Ober, Garrison, & Silverthorn, 2012), which could lower pH of human blood to as low as 3. To limit the drastic change in blood pH, human body has three buffer…