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    The Digestive System

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    Digestive system: Or/ or stomat/o- oral cavity (Mouth) Digestion Begins Digestion-breaking down into small parts Oral- pertaining to the oral cavity(Mouth) Herpetic Stomatitis- inflammation of the oral cavity (mouth) caused by the herpes simply 1 virus (HSV1) aka “cold Sores” “fever blister” Mechanical digestion involves- mastication (Chewing) Bucc/o-Cheek Buccal- pertaining to a cheek Gloss/o or lingu/o- tongue Glossectomy-Surgical removal of the tongue sublingual Pertaining to

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    Processes of Digestion: Activity 1: Assessing Starch Digestion by Salivary Amylase Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 6 out of 6 questions correctly. 1. The substrate for amylase is You correctly answered: e. starch and carbohydrate. 2. Which of the following is true of enzymes? You correctly answered: c. Their activity can be affected by temperature and pH. 3. The reagent IKI tests for the presence of You correctly answered: a. starch. 4. Which of the following is not true

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    Digestive System: Shade the of the correct answer. 1. What is the digestive system?  The body’s breathing system  The body’s system of nerves  The body’s food-processing system  The body’s blood-transporting system 2. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? The tongue aids in the digestion of the food. The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar. The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed

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    Biology Mammals Grazing Herbivore: Herbivores digestive systems can consist of one of two types of insides‚ it can be a foregut fermenter where the Foregut Fermeters has two parts (a tubiform and a sacciform fore stomach) containing lots of microbes. The stomach is bigger than that of a hindgut fermenter considering its usually a bigger animal‚ the stomach has an extra chamber to help devour glucose from the cellulose (the herbivores diet is largely cellulose and is broken down by the microbes)

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    The purpose of this essay is to research and evaluate the digestive system effectively and extensively. Then describe the differences and indifferences of three different organisms in relation to their digestive system. The three organisms that have been chosen are the human‚ for comparative purposes‚ the Goliath Bird Eating Spider and the Cobra Lily carnivorous plant. The Human Digestive System Digestion is the breaking down of substance in the body‚ into an easier form of which it can be absorbed

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    Content (Digestive System) Group No.4 Submitted By: Castro‚Cendrix Paolo‚Christian Tolentino‚Athea Submitted to: Prof.Josephine Tondo Faculty-in-charge I.Description of the system Your digestive system is uniquely constructed to perform its specialized function of turning food into energy. Each step in digestion requires energy‚ and thus imposes an “overhead charge” on the energy made available from absorbed substances The major part of digestion takes place in the

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    Digestive system disorders Digestive system disorders can cause a lot of discomfort. Symptoms can include gas‚ diarrhea‚ constipation‚ cramps‚ nausea and vomiting. These common symptoms can have very different causes. These kinds of symptoms can make digestive disorders hard to diagnose. Celiac disease Celiac disease occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to a type of protein called gluten. If a person eats food that contains gluten‚ the immune system will gradually damage the lining of

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    Teeth * Tears and grind the food‚ breaking it down into smaller fragments. * By the age of 21‚ two sets of teeth have been formed. Deciduous teeth (baby teeth or milk teeth) * Begins to erupt around 6 months ‚ and a baby has a full set of (20 teeth) by the age of 2 years. Permanent Teeth * Enlarge and develop‚ the roots of the milk are reabsorbed‚ and between the ages of 6 and 12 they loosen and fall out. * The teeth are classified according to shape and function as incisors

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    Digestive System: As with any system we are learning in this course‚ the structural anatomy and functions of each are the basis of your learning. Otherwise known as the alimentary canal‚ the best way to learn the digestive system structures and their functions is to follow some food through the process from beginning to end. Where does the food go? As food enters the mouth‚ both mechanical and chemical digestion begins. First the food is physically broken down by the mechanical process

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    Digestive Systems in Different Animals Different species of animals have different digestive systems which are adapted to their unique requirements. The type of food‚ method of food gathering and energy needs are some factors that influence the type of digestive system an animal needs in order to survive. Herbivores have a more specialised digestive system than that of a carnivore because it is more difficult to digest vegetation than meat. The teeth are flat so that grass and plant material can

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