Intestine

α-Glucosidase inhibitors are saccharides that act as competitive inhibitors of enzymes needed to digest carbohydrates specifically α-glucosidase enzymes in the brush border of the small intestine. This inhibits the cleaving of di and oligosaccharides to monosaccharides, such as glucose prior to absorption. This delays the absorption of glucose and alters the release of glucose dependent intestinal hormones. Acrabose, Migltol (10) and Voglibases (11) have been extensively studied for their…

Bacteria A person with a cold can spread the infection by coughing and/or sneezing. Bacteria or viruses can be passed on by touching or shaking hands with another person. Touching food with dirty hands will also allow viruses or bacteria from the intestine to spread. Water bacteria needs water to dissolve the food they use for energy and growth. Energy sources such as sugars, starch, protein, fats and other compounds provide the nutrients. Oxygen some bacteria require oxygen to grow (anaerobes) …

interest in medicine. The experience comprised of a demonstrative and informative exploration of the cadaver lab. The exposure to the deconstruction of the human body, and the unwonted circumstance of physical interaction with human brains, hearts, intestines, skeletons, and cadavers offered insight that is unattainable in a traditional classroom. Two cadavers were present, and in haste and inattention,…

the homeostasis and the bodies rest and digest response. The sympathetic nervous system has a thoraco-lumbar outflow from the spinal chord to relay in ganglia adjacent to the spinal chord, from these fibres pass through to organs like the heart, intestine adrenal glands and blood vessels. The sympathetic nervous system also releases adrenaline and noradrenaline which produces…

For Unit 3 discussion board I decided to talk about colon cancer. I recently have a really close resident at the assistant living I work at get diagnosis with colon cancer. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine and lower part of the digestive system. This cancer begins as small, noncancerous clumps called adenomatous polyps. Which later turn into cancer if not caught fast enough. Some of the symptoms to watch out for are bowel habits such as diarrhea and/or constipation, blood in stools…

Mummification is a strategy to preserve the body. The supplies that the Egyptians used to mummify the body are linen bandages,natron salt, oils and ointments, and sawdust. During the mummification process, they take out the lungs, stomach,liver,and intestines. The Egyptians kept…

The majority of digestion and absorption occurs in the small intestine of the horse. Carbohydrate and protein digestion and absorption mainly occur in the small intestine while the main site of the digestion of fiber is in the hindgut of the horse, which is composed of the colon and cecum (Hintz and Cymbaluk, 1994). The fermentation that occurs in the colon and cecum…

important factor to consider about organ donation is which organs are donated by living and deceased donors. One single deceased organ donor can save the lives of as many as 8 people. Deceased donors provide kidneys, pancreas, liver, lungs, heart, and intestines (“Organ Donation”). Some tissues are also provided by a deceased donor as well. These tissues include things such as bones, skin, heart valves, and veins. Another thing that is commonly donated is the cornea of the…

milk and other milk products, due to genetics(Hyman). Dairy is on the top eight food allergen list in the United States (Fleming). Many of this percentage do not even know they are lactose intolerant. Being lactose intolerance is when the small intestine can not make the…

Notice: Not a lot of brain cells were damaged in the production of this paper. When this paper first began, I found my opinion about the liver was not the best. I believed that the liver is valuable but only produces waste, which is no fun. However, as I began to research the liver and how it plays a huge part in my daily life it changed my perspective. Most things that humans ingest go through the liver at one point or another. The Liver has the ability to turn ineffective or pointless…