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    Blood Flow to the Liver

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    intestines (can I just put small intestines or do you want it more specific like: intestinal veins‚ pancreaticoduodenal vein etc. ) stomach and part of the large intestine 2. Splenic vein- collects blood from the spleen‚ parts of the stomach and pancreas‚ then joins the superior mesenteric to form the hepatic portal vein. 3. Inferior mesenteric – drain the distal portion of the large intestine and rectum and connects with the splenic vein‚ before that vessels unites with the superior mesenteric

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    diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 14. The average child is diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes between the ages of 4 and 13. (Mayo Clinic‚ 2013) Type 1 Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas no longer produces the insulin that the body needs to survive. Insulin is a chemical made by the pancreas. Insulin helps the glucose from your blood reach your cells. When the glucose can’t reach your cells‚ it stays in your blood‚ which is very dangerous. (Betschart Roemer‚ 2011) Having diabetes

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    tubes actually are about 30 feet long if they were stretched out‚ but seem smaller because of the way they are wrapped around. The main parts are the mouth‚ teeth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestines‚ large intestines‚ colon‚ rectum‚ and anus. The pancreas‚ gallbladder‚ and liver are also key parts because of their functions in the digestive system. There are four main functions of the digestive system. It processes and stores food so the body can use it. It produces enzymes‚ hydrochloric acid‚ mucus

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    eructation and it collects foreign objects. The omasum’s role is to filter substances and remove water. The abomasum is responsible for secreting gastric juices. Some accessory organs of the ruminant digestive system include: Mouth‚ esophagus‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ gall bladder‚ small intestine‚ and large intestine. Examples of ruminant species are cattle‚ goats‚ sheep‚ and deer. Monogastric Digestion A monogastric digestive system has a simple stomach (one chamber). The ideal forms of feeds for monogastric

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    in the stomach. From the stomach‚ small amounts of the food enter the small intestine where most part of the carbohydrates is digested. The first section of the small intestine is duodenum which receives a form of amylase enzyme released from the pancreas gland for the purpose of carbohydrate digestion. Here‚ carbohydrate molecules are further converted into simple molecules of sucrose‚ lactose and maltose. While passing through the small intestine some more enzymes named maltase‚ lactase and sucrose

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    kidneys‚ heart‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ intestines‚ lungs‚ skin‚ bone‚ bone marrow‚ and cornea (the front part of the eye). [source: medlineplus.com] 2.Organ donations usually occur for patients with kidney failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver. For patients who need a kidney or a liver‚ a living donor’s organs can be utilized‚ since we are already born with an extra kidney and the liver is regenerative. However‚ if the patient needs a heart‚ lung‚ pancreas or cornea‚ the organ

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    Biology speech Jordan Rees Hepatitis C has infected over 130million people world-wide and is an infectious disease normally affecting the liver and is sometimes asymptomatic‚ which means that the carrier or person affected would experience no symptoms. It is caused by the hepatitis C virus or HCV for short and lives in liver cells. HCV is a not a casually transmitted disease‚ so it can’t be spread by kissing‚ hugging‚ touching‚ sneezing etc. it is transmitted through blood or blood to blood

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    Health‚ 2013). Other Components of the Digestive System While going through the stages‚ what is failed to be mentioned in the travel of the food is the gall bladder‚ liver‚ and pancreas. The gall bladder basically acts a storage facility for bile‚ which is produced by the liver (Inner body‚ 2013). The role that the pancreas plays in this is storing the bile after it goes through the gall bladder. It is stored in an area called the duodenum (Johns Hopkins‚ 2012).

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    mellitus that results from the autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose. TYPE II DIABETES-also known as insulin resistance diabetes. It is the most common form in which the pancreas does not make enough insulin or the body does not use the insulin well enough (insulin resistance). At first‚ your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But‚ over time it isn’t able to keep up and can’t make

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    The word jaundice is derived from a French word called as jaune‚ which means yellow. It is a very common condition which is seen in newborn babies which can be treated by exposing them to sunlight. It is also known as yellow skin or eyes disease. It turns your skin‚ mucous membranes‚ sclera (the white of your eyes) into a single yellow color. This yellow pigment which is seen on your skin is due to bilirubin which is a byproduct of old red blood cells. If you are affected by jaundice consider it

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