Small intestine

amounts of trapped gas. 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…

directing molecules through the oesophagus. Contractions in the oesophagus transport food into the stomach where gastric juices containing both hydrochloric acid and enzymes break down molecules further. Further contractions move the molecules to the small intestine…

the mouth the lips, tongue, taste buds, teeth and salivary glands all help to start the process of digestion. The lips help to keep food in the mouth. The tongue aids in digestion because it “guides food during mastication, forming of the bolus or small ball of food and swallowing” (Johnstone, et al, 2014). Taste buds are also important in the process of digestion, and they go hand in hand with the salivary glands to aid in digestion. The salivary glands release saliva in response to the taste…

Crohn’s disease is a recurrent infection that affects primarily the digestive system. It involves inflammation of the intestines both the small and the large intestines. It affects only the digestive tract of human beings. To enable one understand Crohn's disease, it is important to understand the whole digestive system and how it works in the process of digestion. The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract, the pancreases, liver and the gall bladder. Track refers to hollow organs…

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,…

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…

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…

inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), of which there is no cure, only manageable treatments with possible remissions. It causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract (GI), although it can affect any part of the GI tract, it is mostly the small intestine. Most of the time it begins between the ages of 15-35, but can affect people of any age, men & women equally. Crohn’s was named for Burill Crohn, the American gastroenterologist who first described the disease in 1932. The exact…

Open Small Bowel Resection Small bowel resection is surgery to remove part of the small bowel. The small bowel, also called the small intestine, is the top part of the intestines. It is part of the digestive system. When food leaves the stomach, it goes into the small bowel. Most food is then absorbed into the body. A small bowel resection may be needed if the small bowel becomes blocked or harmed by disease. One type of procedure is called an open resection. This means the surgeon will make…

received to the blood stream. These nutrients are absorbed through the small hole-like structures called villi that act as the sponges and increase the surface area of the small intestine. Ileum: The ileum is the 3rd and last part of the small intestine located at the very end. It belongs to the digestive system and is responsible for the absorption of the nutrients and water. It is much more coiled than the rest of the small intestine but is the same thickness and color. Appendix: The…