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    Role of Saliva in Caries

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    Saliva and Dental Caries M. Lenander-Lumikari*. V. Loimaranta Department of Cariology and Turku Immunology Centre‚ Institute of Dentistry‚ University of Turku‚ Lemminkaisenkatu 2‚ FIN - 20520 Turku‚ Finland‚ Corresponding author‚ marlen@utu.fi Adv Dent Res 14:40-47‚ December‚ 2000 Abstract - Caries is a unique multifactorial infectious disease. Our understanding of etiological factors‚ the progress of the disease‚ and the effectiveness of prophylactic procedures have led us to believe that we

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    Case Study Digestion

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    Digestion Case Study State the Case: Twenty year old Mary reports to the emergency room with fever‚ severe pain concentrating at the right iliac region‚ moving to the umbilical region‚ nausea and the inability to eat without throwing up. Diagnose‚ treat and explain the condition to her mother. S.O.A.P. Subjective: The patient presents as a 20 year old female with a fever‚ severe abdominal that comes and goes‚ but usually last a few hours at a time. She also complains of nausea and the

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    Biology: Starch

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    Resistant starch (RS) is starch and starch degradation products that escape from digestion in the small intestine of healthy individuals.[1] Resistant starch is considered the third type of dietary fiber‚ as it can deliver some of the benefits of insoluble fiber and some of the benefits of soluble fiber. Some carbohydrates‚ such as sugars and most starch‚ are rapidly digested and absorbed as glucose into the body through the small intestine and subsequently used for short-term energy needs or stored

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    Digestion and Choices

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    Chapter 10 Digestion and Nutrition   Multiple Choice Questions   1. Plankton is  a. Any organic debris in the ocean B. Plant and animal microorganisms drifting in the ocean c. A group of filter-feeding microorganisms d. Oceanic bacteria e. Seaweed   2. Examples of a suspension feeder and a deposit feeder would be‚ respectively‚  a. Clams and fish B. Polychaete annelid and earthworms c. Earthworms and rotifers d. Basking sharks and rotifers e. Earthworms and clams   3. The evolution

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    Modified Starch

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    It about modified starch Journal of Agricultural Science Vol. 2‚ No. 2‚ June 2010 requirements are properties such as viscosity‚ resistant to shear‚ low pH and high temperature. Accordingly‚ varieties of modified starches are used in food industry. Table 1 lists some of the modified starches that can be prepared from different sources to meet the marketing-related requirements. Today‚ modified food starch is a food additive and limits of its modification‚ use and labeling are clearly defined

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    Digestion & Absorption

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    Digestion a. The mouth: salivary alpha enzyme chew food‚ perceive taste‚ moisten food with saliva‚ lubricate food with mucus‚ release starch –digesting (amylase) enzymes‚ initiate swallowing reflex - Enzyme: alpha amylase with cooked starch as substrate – starch digestion enzyme an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugar - The Functions of Saliva - 1. Moistens and lubricates food‚ permitting swallowing 2. Holds taste producing substances in solution and bring them in

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    7 Digestion

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    Week 7 Digestion Lecture Study Guide Based on information found in the lecture folder or other sources‚ answer the following questions. 1. What is digestion? Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into usable molecules 2. List some other names of the digestive tract. Alimentary Canal (GI Tract) 3. Explain where and how the mechanical breakdown of food occurs. Teeth begin digestion mechanically‚ Chewing (“mastication”) breaks apart food‚ 2 sets

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    Digestion and Food

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    Energy in context Introduction Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into smaller molecules so they can pass though the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and be transported throughout the body. There are seven different food groups in a balanced diet which should include Carbohydrate‚ fat‚ water‚ protein‚ fibre‚ vitamins and minerals. Although most foods contain these in some shape or form the foods that contain most of one type fall into that category‚ a chicken

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    Digestion and Stomach

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    2 Y Nutrition in Animals food into simpler substances is called digestion. You have studied in Class VI that food consists of many components. Try to recall and list them below: 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________ 4. ______________________ 5. ______________________ 6. ______________________ no t The components of food such as carbohydrates are complex substances. These complex substances cannot be utilised as such. So they are broken down into

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    NR228 Digestion

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    metabolized in the body! Digestion is the chemical breakdown of food molecules into smaller molecules that can be used by various cells within the body. The breakdown is initiated when food is ingested in the mouth and specific enzymes are exposed to components within the food molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth with mastication‚ or chewing‚ performed by the teeth. The purpose of chewing is to grant the food more exposure to enzymes‚ therefore allowing chemical digestion to occur faster. The presence

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