Description : (a) What is the role of hydrochloric acid in our stomach ? -Science
Last Answer : Hydrochloric acid: It makes the medium of gastric juice acidic so that the enzyme pepsin can digest the proteins properly and also kills any bacteria that might have entered the stomach with food.
Description : (a) What is the role of HCl in our stomach ? (b) What is emulsification of fats ? (c) Which protein digesting enzyme is present in pancreatic juice ? -Biology
Last Answer : (a)(i) It sterilises food by killing pathogens and other microbes. (ii) It has a pH of 2, which is perfect for entyaus such as pepsin to break down proteins as effectively as possible. ( ... as emulsification. (c) Trypsin is the enzyme secreted by the pancreas which aids in digestion of proteins.
Description : (a) Draw a diagram to show the nutrition in Amoeba and label the parts used for this purpose. Mention any other purpose served by this part other than nutrition. (b) Name the glands associated ... mention their role. (c) How is required pH maintained in the stomach and small intestine? -Biology
Last Answer : Answer.(a) Pseudopodia serves the purpose of locomotion apart from nutrition. (b) The salivary gland is associated with digestion of starch in human digestive tract. It secretes saliva which contains ... juice from liver makes the food alkaline in small intestine for the pancreatic enzymes to act.
Description : Do the acid in our stomach works slowly or quickly?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Considering the stomach's role in the digestive system, is it possible for a person to digest food without a stomach Explain your answer?
Last Answer : One possible explanation could lie in the anatomy of the stomach and in the digestive mechanism. When lying on the left, the food has room to expand because the curvature of the stomach is enhanced in that position
Description : Describe the role of stomach in digestion of food?
Last Answer : i) Stomach is thick muscular organ. ii) Its inner surface has gastric glands which secret a juice called gastric juice. iii) Human stomach secret about 1-2 liter juice daily. iv) Gastric juice ... changed it into thick liquid called chyme. ix) Then this chyme is pushed to small intestine.
Description : Drinking hot beverages - What is the typical temperature when fluids enter our stomach?
Last Answer : If you make tea with boiling water, figure that by the time you drink it, it’s cooled down (but is still hot) to maybe 150 degrees F? Maybe 130F?
Description : Which one of the following statements is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans? (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions ... amylase in our mouth. (d) Oxyntic cells in our stomach secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen.
Last Answer : (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na
Description : Name the salt which reduces acidity in our stomach.
Last Answer : Sodium chloride (NaCl)