infection throughout the abdomen. Anyone can get appendicitis‚ but it is more common among the ages 10 to 30 years olds. The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain. Begins near the belly button and then moves lower and to the right of the stomach‚ gets worse when moving around‚ taking deep breaths‚ coughing‚ or sneezing‚ loss of appetite‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. Typically‚ appendicitis is treated by removing the appendix. If appendicitis is suspected‚ a doctor will often suggest surgery without
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are the results of bulimia. The first effect of bulimia on a person is a physical effect. Bulimia can have physical effects on a person’s body. Teeth enamel erosion and cavities are some of the effects of bulimia which result from stomach acid from vomiting. The stomach acid causes the esophagus to produce burn heart and the salivary glands make it swell. The damage to the esophagus alone can cause ulcers and other scarring problems which may lead to sudden bleeding. Aside from the long-term consequences
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begin. Cells are the essential structures of all living organisms. The tissue level follows the cellular level being made up of 4 basic types of tissues epithelial‚ connective‚ muscular ad nervous tissues. These tissues will form organs such as the stomach‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ small and large intestine. All these organs individually have a specific job‚ but the organs listed above also work together to create the digestive system. Different Organs will come together to form different systems in the human
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Institute of Experimental Medicine which he continued until his death 45 years later‚ this institute became the most important centre for physiological research. It was here he developed a surgical method on dogs that allowed him to insert small stomach pouches to measure the dogs secretion of gastric juices when eating‚ which he used to continue his investigative studies on the nervous and the digestive system which allowed the organs to be observed in relatively normal conditions. 1904
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by means of mechanical and chemical actions. Peristalsis: It is a series of alternate contraction and relaxation of the circular and longitudinal muscles‚ producing a wave-like motion to move food down the oesophagus‚ from the mouth to the stomach. Emulsification: It is the hydrolysis of a few large fat globules into many small and soluble fat molecules. Transpiration: Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from the exposed parts of a plant; by evaporation from the leaves‚ stems
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this essay is to discuss the physical‚ psychological‚ and economic effects of alcoholism. The first effects of alcoholism are physical. These are the most important because these can cause your death. For example‚ alcoholism causes cancer in the stomach‚ kidneys‚ and liver. Besides‚ alcohol alters the digestion of nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. Alcoholism also causes severe damage in the neurons‚ so it causes alterations in the body movements‚ loss of appetite‚ and depression. There
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the inactive form of pepsin. Pepsin is a protease‚ an enzyme that breaks down proteins. D) Enteroendocrine cells- secrete several hormones that distribute into the blood vessels. One important hormone‚ gastrin‚ stimulates other glands in the stomach to increase their output. Chapter 17 #2 Please answer the following about Pancreatic Control by hormones. What are the two hormones that regulate the pancreatic secretion? And how does each regulate it? A) Insulin and Glucagon
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bleeding ulcer. 4) A patient has esophageal cancer and must have a feeding tube inserted. The nurse tells the patient that the tube will be inserted surgically into the duodenum. The wife asks why the tube will not be inserted into the stomach. What should the nurse say? Duodenum is part of the small intestine. Most digestive organ where
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acid reflux and heartburn. Acid reflux and heartburn can be caused by coffee due to the way it relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter (muscle that closes the airway). This small muscle should remain tightly closed to prevent the contents of your stomach from coming back up into the esophagus and burning its lining with hydrochloric acid. Drinking a lot of coffee will promote the release of the stress hormones cortisol and epinephrine. These chemicals increase your body’s heart rate‚ blood pressure
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there for that reason. The fire forces me to achieve all of my goals. The fire started as all fires start—the tiniest spark. I could tell from the “pinch-like” pain that the spark landed right above my smaller intestine‚ right in the “pit of my stomach.” With each goal I set for myself‚ the fire grows stronger‚ hotter‚ and brighter than ever before. I want to go to college‚ and with that thought to myself‚ I can feel the fire grow inside of me. The faint smell of smoke that would make one reminisce
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