Digestive system

Lucy also consume carbohydrates such as berries and oranges, (the 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…

Stomach Conditions Gastroesophageal reflux: Stomach contents, including acid, can travel backward up the esophagus. There may be no symptoms, or reflux may cause heartburn or coughing. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): When symptoms of reflux become bothersome or occur frequently, they’re called GERD. Infrequently, GERD can cause serious problems of the esophagus. Dyspepsia: Another name for stomach upset or indigestion. Dyspepsia may be caused by almost any benign or serious condition…

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…

REASON CHIEF COMPLAINT: Modified barium swallow study. S Barium swallow study completed 11/15/2017. O Applesauce: Mild residue in the vallecula sinus. Compensatory strategies: Alternating with thin liquids to clear the residue, although it was helpful, he aspirated the thin liquids. Pudding: Moderate residue in the vallecula sinus. There is also mild to moderate residue in the pharyngeal vestibule between the vallecula sinus and piriform sinus secondary to decrease pharyngeal…

According to the Digestive Endoscopy, Ménétrier's disease was coined and described in 1888 by a french physician named Pierre Eugène Ménétrier. In a case report about the disease, Japanese healthcare professionals described the disease as an acquired disorder with premalignant tendency(Endo, Arimura, Adachi, Mita,Yamashita, Yamamoto, Shinomura, Ishii, 2012). Furthermore, the case report affirms that MD has the characteristics pertaining to “enlarged gastric folds within the foveolar…

The mouth is the beginning of the digestive track, Chewing breaks the food down into small pieces so you can easily digest them. The saliva mixes the food to begin the process of breaking it down into a form to which your body can use. Once you swallow the food then travels to your Throat (Pharynx), from the throat your food then goes through your esophagus or swallowing tube. The esophagus is a muscular tube leading from the throat to the stomach. While in the esophagus the food goes through a…

The Effect of Active Transport on the Movement of Glucose Against the Concentration Gradient within the Small Intestine of a Rat Introduction The movement of substances across the cell membrane occurs in many ways, including transport by carrier proteins, also known as active transport (Barman et al. 1986). Active transport involves the movement of molecules through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient with the help of a carrier protein utilizing ATP energy. (Barman et al. 1986).…

Teeth are essential to the human body. They are the parts of our body that help us to chew. It gives people the sense of taste and, partially the sense of smell. Teeth are small, tough, whitish compositions made of calcium found in the mouth. Their main purpose is to break down food by chewing it and destroying it so the food can be ready for digestion. We clean our teeth so we do not get them infected or dirty from something. Sometimes, however we can get diseases from the teeth. We can protect…

First step is ingested food is taken into the mouth where it is torn into smaller physical parts by the teeth. The salivary enzymes; amylase and lipase are activated beginning the chemical breakdown of food. Salivary amylase divides starch into smaller glucose molecules. Physically the saliva hydrates and compacts the food for ideal propulsion through the pharynx and esophagus. Propulsion is activated voluntarily when we swallow; the tongue moves towards the hard palate of the mouth thus pushing…

Taste or gustation is one of the senses that we have. We use it when we eat or drink something and we use our tongues for that sense. There are different tastes that we can perceive by the different sides in our tongues. There is the sweet taste, which we can usually have when we eat candies or chocolates, bitter, when drinking coffee, salty taste, like the taste of the salt, our sweat or tears and then there’s the sour taste, the thing that can get your face looked crumpled like when you eat an…