Intestine

sprue or coeliac disease is the immunes systems intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein that is normally found in wheat, barley and rye. The immune system responds to this intolerance in the small intestine by causing diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, bloating, anemia. If it persists the small intestines will eventually become damaged to the point that it will not absorb nutrients. In children, the inability to absorb nutrients can affect their growth and development. 2. What are the typical…

invaders or antigens. Antigens can be viruses, bacteria, or other foreign invaders. In normal individuals, the normal bacterial flora of the intestines is protected from the attacks from the immune system. Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease these beneficial bacterial flora are mistaken as a foreign invader. Cell then travel from the blood to the intestines and cause inflammation. “When the inflammation does not subside it leads to chronic inflammation, ulceration, thickening of the…

digestive system is Crohn's Disease which affects roughly 700,000 American people (Schoenfeld). Crohn's Disease is one of many Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, which is a group of digestive conditions (Schoenfeld). Crohn’s Disease is a disease of the intestines which causes chronic inflammation (Schoenfeld). The exact cause of Crohn’s Disease is still unknown however doctors suspect is it caused by multiple causes such as a malfunctioning immune system and heredity (Mayo Clinic Staff). The immune…

Simethicone is an anti-foaming agent used to decrease an amount of bloating. Small amounts of hydrogen and methane with swallowed air mostly in the intestines and stomach is a common cause of bloating. Through experimentation it will demonstrate how the drug simethicone can get rid of excessive gas. The parts of the digestive system include the stomach, intestines, and esophagus. They work together to breakdown food to obtain nutrients. Everyone has gas bubbles in their gastrointestinal tract.…

Coeliac disease is specific for its disruption in normal nutrition absorption within the mucosa of the small intestine due to the flattening of the villi within the lining of it due to its affects (1). Individuals primarily affected by coeliac disease are generally genetically predisposed to factors which illicit an autoimmune response on the mucosa of the small intestine (4). This causes the improper function of many digestive mechanisms responsible for protein uptake, more specifically in the…

moves the food around. The food particles mix with saliva, which contains digestive enzymes, and becomes slippery. This enables the food to become easier to swallow, allowing it an easier passage as it move into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and finally the colon, which allows it to be evacuated from the body through the rectum. The oral cavity is important to the digestive system because it allows the food to be broken down into smaller pieces in order for it to enter the…

The gastrointestinal tract is the hollow tube that stretches from the mouth to the anus and includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The importance of understanding the gastrointestinal tract is because the disease can affect any portion of it. The onset of the disease can vary, but usually is diagnosed before the age of thirty. The signs and symptoms…

Numerous studies have been done on the causes and effects of Ulcerative Colitis in the body that ultimately begin and progress through the large intestine. These studies have led to information that allows physicians to help their patients control the symptoms of this disease and enable them to lead a normal life. However, through the research that has been done no significant information has led to the cure of this disease or what truly causes it in the first place. The cause for this disease…

Pigs and mammals share a number of similarities in external features. Pigs and mammals have -an umbilical cord -ears, eyes, mouth -four limbs -an anus on the exterior - a scrotal sac (male pigs) like most mammal males -hair (fur, whiskers) -teeth, tongue and two nostrils (Nose) The fetal pig does indeed have pelage and tactile. Firstly, the pelage covers most of the body such as the (dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior etc). The pelage alsos possesses a relatively short length. Moreover,…

Crohn’s disease is defined as a “transmural inflammatory process.”1 Crohn’s disease is one of the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease.2 Crohn’s disease most commonly affects the end of the ileum, which is the last part of the small intestine. Although, it can occur anywhere throughout the entirety of the gastrointestinal tract.1 Typically, there are areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are normal, but these segments are separated by areas of the gastrointestinal tract that have damage.…