Digestive System

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Digestive System

Like the respiratory system, the digestive system is an interface between the body and its external environment. Our normal eating and drinking activities set off a chain of responses by the digestive system, which must process, sort, and use or eliminate whatever it is we have chosen to consume.

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A Tour of the Digestive System

The digestive process is complex and different foods evoke different digestive responses. Not all of these digestive responses are similar.

Jan 22, 2012 – Marc Anthony Rios

Inside a Human's Stomach: The Process of Digestion

A summary of the complex process of digestion in humans, beginning with the ingestion of food and ending in its degradation, absorption, and excretion.

Dec 28, 2011 – Stetson Thacker

Salivary Glands: Parotid, Submandibular and Sublingual Glands

Salivary glands produce saliva. Read about the parotid, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, salivary ducts and their structure and location.

Feb 1, 2011 – Lakshmi Ananth

Hydrolysis in Digestive Process: Basic Step in Chemical Digestion

Hydrolysis is the basic chemical reaction in the digestive process. Proteins, fats and carbohydrates all undergo chemical digestion by hydrolysis.

Dec 31, 2010 – Lakshmi Ananth

Fat Digestion: How Does the Body Digest Lipids and Fatty Foods

Fat digestion involves fat emulsification and lipid digestion by digestive enzymes. Learn the role of lipases and bile salts in the digestion of fats.

Dec 30, 2010 – Lakshmi Ananth

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