There are five digestive juices; saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, succus entericus (intestinal juice) and bile. The necessity for so many digestive juices is that -(a) One juice does not contain all the enzymes necessary for digesting all the different types of foodstuffs. For instance, saliva contains only carbohydrate-splitting enzymes; whereas gastric juice contains both fat- and protein -splitting enzymes [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Mechanism of Gastric Secretion 2. Hormones of Gastric Secretion 3. Effects of Various Chemicals and Drugs 4. Investigation. Mechanism of Gastric Secretion: The mechanism of gastric secretion has been chiefly studied on animals. Some direct evidence has been obtained in man, from cases of accidental gastric fistula through which gastric juice could [...]
In this article we will discuss about the meaning and development of pancreas in human body with the help of suitable diagram. Meaning of Pancreas: The pancreas is both an endocrine as well as exocrine gland. It is devoid of distinct connective tissue capsule and is covered by a fine layer of the loose tissue which passes into the gland [...]