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    DIGESTION Cooking vs. Digestive Processes Cooking Processes: Grilling Microwaving Frying Roasting Barbeque Boiling Steaming Poaching Digestive Processes: Ingestion Propulsion Mechanical digestion Chemical digestion Absorption Defecation Salivary Digestion SALIVARY DIGESTION Salivary Glands the salivary glands are a collection of accessory organs surrounding the mouth that secrete a fluid called saliva. Saliva consists of 99.5 % water and 0.5 % solutes. medium for dissolving

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    Physiology & Anatomy Lab SC 145L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion Introduction: In this lab‚ we will see how different chemical processes occur as we observe how different enzymes digest different substrates and produce subunits. Key Terms: (found in bold in Lab Manual) Please define all bold terms in your own words: Enzymes- Large protein molecules made by your body cells. Catalyst- Without becoming part of the substance it will change the rate

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    mixer and grinder of food. The stomach secrets Hydrochloric acid and enzymes that are used in the breaking down of the food. The food then leaves the stomach in form of a liquid or fluid into the small intestines where it is now absorbed into the system. The absorption

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    Causes of Diarrhea

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    name‚ but a much different result. This is the "jerk" cousin.  The "jerk" version of E. coli can be found on unwashed vegetables or contaminated meat. If we eat food that is contaminated with this version of the bug‚ we let the "jerk" loose in our digestive tract. Not a good idea! This bad bacteria will reek

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    Journey of a ham sandwich

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    The start of the process - the mouth: The digestive process begins in the mouth. The ham sandwich is partly broken down by the process of chewing and by the chemical action of salivary enzymes (these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules). On the way to the stomach: the oesophagus - After being chewed and swallowed‚ the food enters the oesophagus. The oesophagus is a long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. It uses rhythmic‚ wave-like

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    Alimentary System 1.1 – The burden of GI diseases • List the names of the organs of the alimentary tract • Mouth and Oesophagus • Stomach • Liver • Biliary system • Pancreas • Small intestine (consisting of duodenum‚ jejunum and ileum) • Large intestine (consisting of colon‚ rectum and anus) • Describe the symptoms and signs of alimentary tract disease Symptoms: General: • Anorexia • Weight loss • Anaemia

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    infrequent bowel movements or difficult passage of stools that persists for numerous weeks or longer.  Constipation is normally defined as having fewer than 3 bowel movements a week.  although occasional constipation may be very commonplace‚ a few human beings revel in continual constipation that could intervene with their potential to move about their daily responsibilities. chronic constipation may also cause excessive straining to have a bowel motion and different signs and symptoms and symptoms

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    Dillon Patel April 14‚ 2014 Biology 2 Lab Fetal Pig Dissection: Respiratory and Digestive Systems Organs Functions Salivary Glands -Three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva; the parotid‚ submandibular (sub maxillary)‚ and sublingual glands The parotid is the largest and most easily visible of all the salivary glands. The sunbmaxillary is bean shaped and located under the bigger parotid gland. The submandibular gland lies near the jaw line. Glottis -The opening

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    entire intestine. This article is primarily about the human gut‚ though the information about its processes is directly applicable to most placental mammals. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals found in food. (A major exception to this is cows; for information about digestion in cows and other similar mammals‚ see ruminants.) Size and divisions The average length of the small intestine in an adult human male is 6.9 m (22 feet 6 inches)‚ and in an

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    Casie Coffin Disease Process ___Constipation____________________________________________ Pathophysiology Poorly understood but is thought to include interference with one of the three major functions of the colon: mucosal transport‚ myoelectric activity‚ or the processes of defecation. The urge to defecate is stimulated normally by rectal distension

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