{"id":6898,"date":"2024-10-10T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:29:36","slug":"chapter-6-digestive-system-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/chapter-6-digestive-system-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6: Digestive System-II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Mrs. Neelam Singh<br \/>\n<strong>Volume: <\/strong>01<br \/>\n<strong>First Online: <\/strong>31 August 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Pages: <\/strong>91-100<br \/>\n<strong>DOI:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Abstract<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:8%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>The digestive system&#8217;s large intestine, salivary glands, and pancreas play crucial roles in digestion and overall health. The large intestine, consisting of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal, is primarily responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from indigestible food matter and forming and expelling feces. The colon&#8217;s bacteria also synthesize certain vitamins. The salivary glands, including the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, secrete saliva, which begins the process of carbohydrate digestion with the enzyme amylase, lubricates food for easier swallowing, and helps maintain oral hygiene. The pancreas, located behind the stomach, serves both endocrine and exocrine functions. Its exocrine role involves producing digestive enzymes such as lipase, amylase, and proteases, which are secreted into the small intestine to further break down fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. The pancreas also regulates blood sugar levels by releasing insulin and glucagon. Together, these organs ensure the proper breakdown, absorption, and processing of nutrients essential for the body\u2019s energy and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Digestive system, Large intestine, Cecum, Colon, Rectum, Anal canal, Water absorption, Electrolytes, Feces formation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-anatomy-and-physiology-ii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7275,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6898\/revisions\/7275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}