shoulder and inner arms can also be noticed and physical activity or lying flat can agitate his pain. Additionally his postprandial (or pain after meals) was accompanied by belching (homer simpson slide) Hiatal hernias occur when a segment of the stomach protrudes through a hole in the diaphragm and into the chest cavity. And There are 3 different presentations of hiatal hernias; A type 1 hernia is characterised by a weakening of the phrenoesophageal membrane which allows for the oesophageal junction
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Digestive System 1. Explain the short-term effects of anorexia nervosa on the digestive organs. The digestive organs affected include the stomach‚ pancreas‚ gall-bladder‚ liver‚ small intestines‚ and large intestines. Each of these organs are effected at some point with anorexia. The short term effects include constipation‚ bloating‚ digestive difficulties‚
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The purpose is to break down food into small enough pieces to pass through the esophagus and enter the stomach. The food is moistened with saliva helping turning it into bolus in order to turn initiate the digestion of food. The esophagus is a tube like muscle which use contractions to pass food from the mouth into the stomach it does not help with the digestive or absorptive function. The stomach acts like a sort of storage depot for food‚ but also acts as a place in which mechanical and chemical
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tablets counteract acidity by reacting with the excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach and its effectiveness as one of the most widely used self-prescribed medicine. INTRODUCTION Antacid tablets are probably one of the most widely used self-prescribed medicines. They are taken to relieve the medically underlined conditions of heartburn on acid indigestion and sour stomach. Excessive hydrochloric acid in the stomach causes a
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Situation: Your thirst and hunger centers tell you that you are dehydrated and hungry. You decide a cold water (or beer if you fancy) and chicken wings will satisfy such desires. You need to reach for your frosty beverage on the counter directly in front of you. Your starting point should be anatomical position. Instructions: (Part 1) Specify the movements‚ muscles‚ bones‚ and joints involved in reaching for the glass and bringing it to your mouth. As in the previous Application Assignment
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used to carry food or for defense. They have two compound eyes that are used to detect movement‚ and several single eyes‚ which are for the purpose of detecting light. Ants have two stomachs. They have a single stomach and a crop stomach. The single stomach is used to store food for the ant to digest. The crop stomach is more interesting; it contains food that the ant serves to the rest of the colony in times of need. In the event an ant is starving‚ it walks up to another ant and signs with its antennae
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digestive system is to process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine. Bile from the liver secreted into the small intestine also plays an important role in the digestion of fats. The liver is a large organ that sits on the right side of the stomach. The liver has two large sections‚ called the right and the left lobes. The gallbladder sits under the liver‚ along with parts of the pancreas and intestines
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Running Head: GVT Task 2 GVT Task 2 Maureen O’Connor Western Governors University The mouth‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestine consisting of the duodenum‚ jejunum‚ ileum‚ and large intestine consisting of the transverse colon‚ descending colon‚ ascending colon‚ cecum‚ sigmoid colon‚ rectum‚ vermiform appendix and anus are all part of the alimentary canal. The function of the alimentary canal is to provide nourishment. The teeth‚ tongue‚ gallbladder‚ salivary glands
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The tablet that was left whole had an average dissolving time of 5minites 12 seconds‚ the halves had an average of 4 minutes 13 seconds ‚ the thirds was an average of 4minutes 2 seconds and the last tablet‚ the quarters has the shortest time of 3 minutes 38 seconds My experiment was repeated three times‚ i did this as it helps to improve the reliability of my test. The test was as accurate as possible but of course no test is performed perfectly‚ there are always errors that occur and errors that
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empty stomach was the sole basis for hunger. Walter Cannon and his student A. L. Washburn came up with the stomach contraction theory which states that we know we are hungry when our stomach contracts. The two of them conducted an experiment in which Washburn trained himself to swallow a balloon which was uninflated and attached to a rubber tube. The other end of the tube was attached to a device that recorded changes in air pressure. Cannon then inflated the balloon in Washburn’s stomach. When inflated
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