The big slide : the digestive system from top to bottom /

The human digestive system plays an important role in processing food in order to provide nutrients that the body can use. This well-illustrated text presents the basics of anatomy, physiology and disease of the human digestive system by answering a series of questions relevant to the various compon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prayson, Richard A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2015]
Colección:Human anatomy and physiology series.
Temas:
Digestive organs.
Digestive System
Appareil digestif.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Digestive organs
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • THE BIG SLIDE: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
  • THE BIG SLIDE: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: The Big Slide: Overview
  • Chapter 2: Teeth
  • What Is the Difference between Baby Teeth and Adult Teeth?
  • What Are the Different Types of Teeth and What Do They Do?
  • What Makes Teeth So Hard?
  • Besides Chewing and Grinding Food, What Else Do Teeth Do?
  • What Is a Cavity and Why Do They Sometime Hurt?
  • How Does Brushing Your Teeth Prevent Cavities?
  • Why Do a Lot of Kids Wear Braces and Retainers?
  • Chapter 3: Oral Cavity
  • What Does Saliva Do and Where Does It Come from?
  • What Is Mumps?
  • What Allows Us to Taste Food?
  • Why Do Foods Taste Funny When You Have a Cold?
  • Why Don't We Swallow Our Tongue?
  • Chapter 4: Esophagus
  • Where Does the Food Go When It Is Swallowed?
  • What Is the Esophagus?
  • Where Does the Food Go after It Reaches the Bottom of the Esophagus?
  • What Causes Vomiting?
  • What Causes Heartburn?
  • Chapter 5: Stomach
  • Where Is the Stomach Located?
  • What Does the Stomach Look Like?
  • What Does the Stomach Do?
  • Where Do the Gastric Juices Come from?
  • What Causes Ulcers?
  • What Causes a Stomachache?
  • What Causes Burping?
  • Chapter 6: Small Intestine
  • Where Is the Small Intestine?
  • What Does the Small Intestine Look Like?
  • Why All the Folds and Villi?
  • What Is Lactose and Lactose Intolerance?
  • Chapter 7: Liver and Gallbladder
  • Where Are the Liver and Gallbladder Located?
  • What Do the Liver and Gallbladder Look Like?
  • What Does the Liver Do?
  • What Is Cirrhosis of the Liver?
  • What Is the Bile?
  • What Are Gallstones?
  • Chapter 8: Pancreas
  • Where Is the Pancreas Located?
  • What Does the Pancreas Look Like?
  • What Does the Pancreas Do?
  • What Is Diabetes?
  • What Is Pancreatitis?
  • Chapter 9: Large Intestine and Rectum
  • Where Is the Large Intestine?
  • What Does the Large Intestine Look Like?
  • What Does the Large Intestine Do?
  • Where Is the Appendix and What Does It Do?
  • What Causes Diarrhea?
  • What Cases Farting and Why Does It Sometimes Smell So Bad?
  • What Is Constipation?
  • What Cases Colon Cancer?
  • What Are Hemorrhoids?
  • Chapter 10: Nutrition
  • What Is Nutrition?
  • What Is the Most Important Nutrient?
  • What Are Calories?
  • What Are Carbohydrates?
  • What Are Fats?
  • What Are Proteins?
  • What Do Vitamins Do?
  • What Are Minerals?
  • Why Is Important to Eat a Balanced Diet?
  • References
  • Authors' Contact Information
  • Index
  • Blank Page.

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