In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts 2. Synthesis of Bile Salts 3. Enterohepatic Circulation and Fate 4. Functions. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts: In the human bile there are two bile salts almost in equal proportion. They are: 1. Sodium taurocholate. 2. Sodium glycocholate. These are the sodium salts of taurocholic [...]
In this article we will discuss about the movements and functions of large intestine of human body. Movements of Large Intestine: The colon receives mixed residues of food which have escaped digestion and absorption in the stomach and small intestine, i.e., undigested or indigestible food residues, whatever remains of digestive juices including large amount of H2O and the fluid that [...]
The different forms in which proteins digestion are taken in diet are as follows: 1. Gastric Juice 2. Pancreatic Juice 3. Succus Entericus 4. Nucleoprotein 5. Caseinogen (Milk) 6. Collagen and Gelatin 7. Mucin. 1. Digestion in the Gastric Juice: Pepsin is the proteolytic enzyme of gastric juice. It acts with the help of HCI and converts all digestible proteins [...]