Large intestine

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.…

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…

Eating green vegetables and fruits can keep our digestive system healthy because it contains dietary fibers and it helps to stimulate our large intestine. Doing exercise can keep our digestive system healthy because it can improve blood flow to the intestine and colon. 5.0 Disease that affect the system Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a disease which affect the digestive system. Weakness of the valve between the esophagus and stomach may…

alkaline environment is required for the release of bile and therefore the digestion of fat and it’s absorption. This means that vital fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) are lost (Fox and Cameron 2006). They also state that the lining of the small intestines releases intestinal juice which is important in chemical digestion. This intestinal juice contains, sucrase, maltase and lactase and is also effected by the pH of the chyme entering the small…

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…

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,…

feed the entire body. Food passes through a long tube in the body called the gastrointestinal tract (GI), also known as the alimentary canal. The gastrointestinal tract comprises of the oral cavity, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large intestines. For the body to be able to receive energy and nutrients from food, six major functions take place in the digestive system: • Ingestion • Secretion • Mixing and movement • Digestion • Absorption • Excretion Inside the mouth, there…

does for our bodies? Did you learn that not only do we see physical & chemical changes in nature but also in our bodies? If not, I’m here to tell you all about it. Put on your seatbelts & join me in the drive through the digestion of your, rather large, pretzel stick. In your head, think about where digestion first occurs. Did you choose the stomach? If you did, sorry but you’re wrong, the correct answer is the mouth. Digestion starts with that first pretzel stick you…

disorder that hinders the absorption of nutrients and fluids usually after extensive small intestine resection (Tee, Wallis, & Gabe, 2011). An average person’s small intestine is 600cm long (Sundaram, Koutkia, & Apovian, 2002). In SBS, the small bowel has been shortened at least 70 percent (Sundaram et al., 2002). Surgical resection may be necessary due to a myriad of medical problems affecting the small intestines such as necrotizing enterocolitis, trauma, malignancies, Crohn’s disease, and…

The body makes secretin when chyme enters the duodenum of the small intestines. Like others, secretin is made by special cells in the duodenum. As we have learned for some of the other hormones, secretin targets the stomach to make less enzymes and acid, and to make the mixing action slow down. More importantly, though…