Large intestine

As a kid I had a passion for science. I found it amazing how body systems worked together to create a functioning individual and how bacteria and viruses infected the body and disrupted those systems. I was not, however, the kid that always dreamed of being a veterinarian. In fact, it was not until I was in high school that the idea of becoming a veterinarian took root. Suddenly, I found myself shadowing and eventually employed at the local animal hospital. I was learning skills such as animal…

Muscle contractions within the skeletal system are produced when signals are sent from the nervous system to contract small or large muscle groups. These movements seem involuntary because we don’t need to concentrate to contract specific muscle groups. (Healthline,…

microbial cell wall in the joints of arthritic people and the variations observed among the competition of the intestinal bacteria in arthritis patients and healthy people. Moreover, there is evidence indicating that the bacterial culture in the intestine may be affected by the host major histocompatibility complex genes (they are specific genes of cells which work to control the immune system of the body). Recent findings have recommended that the microbial products can lead to the generation…

In the middle was the carcass: stinking and gutted, lying on the dirt. The torso was already slit from the Adam’s apple down to the inner thighs; It looked like a sacrificial slaughter. “Mine!” one growled. He rapaciously tugged on the ripped intestine. However, the latter was not fazed- He just stood in a stance, nibbling on the ileum. This was his chance. With poise and grace, Yi Xing audaciously traversed towards the littered carcass and thrashed the arm around, ripping it off the ligaments…

Chickens are food that more than 45% of Americans eat every week. They are many types of ways we eat chicken, some examples would be fried, whole, baked, and more. Chickens seem like animals to us, but, do we really know how they become the way we look at them today, food? Chickens are produced by a slaughterhouse which makes the chicken’s worst nightmare come to life, and end up in our stomachs. Chickens are said to be healthy for you, it consists of carbohydrates, lipids, and Proteins, but the…

alimentary canal or digestive tract in addition to partner structures. We find that the ‘canal’ consist of the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus and crop depending on the bird. Then there is the stomach, proventriculu, gizzards, both small and large intestine -Bird Digestion. The functions are vast The digestive system in birds include many organs that perform specific functions beginning with the first peck of food from the mouth or beak and ending with waste from the opening of the vent. For…

coma and later passed away. Dr. Glenn Billman was appointed her autopsy. “In the seven years at Children’s Hospital, he had never seen anything like it” (Keene, 1993) Laurens stomach was filled with blood and bacteria that normally lived in a cow’s intestine. Billman found that Lauren had died from Hemolytic-uremic…

Introduction The gastrointestinal system (digestive system) is the alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus with its associated glands and organs (Moore, 2016) It originates from two germ layers, the endoderm and mesoderm, and receives nerve supply by cells derived from the third germ layer, the ectoderm(van den Brink, 2007) (McLin et al., 2009) The earliest stage of development is the ‘primordial gut’ which forms during the 4th week as the head, tail (caudal eminence) and lateral folds.…

typically used in CT scans to block or limit the ability of x-rays to pass through. After a patient swallows the barium-sulfate contrast materials, images of the gastrointestinal tract, including the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestine are enhanced. If the contrast materials are administed by enema, the images of the lower GI tract are enhanced. Gadolinium is the key component of the contrast material most often used in MRI scans. When injected into a vein, the contrast…

how the meat is treated, we could avoid all of the potentially deadly side effects linked to factory farming. While mass production of poultry and beef has done wonders for restaurant supply and company profit, the measures taken to provide for large corporations is an outrage. If you take into consideration exactly how much beef is consumed worldwide in McDonald’s restaurants alone, the numbers are overwhelming. To put it into perspective, McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers per second,…