Essays Tagged: "salivary glands"
Mumps
only in human beings. Mumps is found all over the world. Mumps is a contagious disease when the salivary glands, on one or both sides of the jaw, swells. Mumps usually occurs in school age childr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Rabies Virus
s animals, all warm-blooded animals are susceptible to infection. The virus is often present in the salivary glands of infected animals, referred to as rabid, and is excreted in the saliva. The bite o ... he central nervous system (CNS) where it reproduces itself, and will then travel down nerves to the salivary glands and replicate further. The time it takes to do this depends on the length of the ner ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Functions of organs in the digestive system,(BASIC)
Salivary GlandsThe mouth contains the salivary glands, which is a digestive gland. The salivary glan ... s so that they may be eaten. Saliva also contains enzymes and mucus. There are three major pairs of salivary glands. The parotid gland carries its contents and drains the mouth. The submandibular glan ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The effect that temperature has on enzyme activity.
ecules, into smaller ones. Amylase is a carbohydrase, which converts starch to simple sugars in the Salivary Glands. Three features of all enzymes are:They are always proteins.They are specific in the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Digestion: Describe the digestion of a burger
DigestionA burger is broken down mechanically by biting into it. The food in the mouth sets off salivary glands that secrete salivary amylase, which breaks down amylase in the burger. When the foo ... , rhythmic waves created by muscles in the throat, the food slides easily down the digestive tract. Salivary amylase continues to break down the starch all the way down the esophagus.When the burger r ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The digestive system of the horse
so as the gut, intestines or aliamentary canal, and the accessory organs such as the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver and pancreas.The special characteristics of the horse's mouth are highly preh ... er and lower jaws.Ducts which discharge digestive juices from the parotid mandibular and sublingual salivary glands open into the mouth. The roof of the mouth is formed by the hard palate in front, wh ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Rabies
the nerve cells and glands of the host or carrier of the disease. Rabies can also be carries in the salivary glands for long periods of time.There are two ways that rabies symptoms appear, dumb and fu ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Endocrine System.
s in specific areas. For instance, exocrine (pronounced: ek-suh-krin) glands, such as the sweat and salivary glands, release secretions in the skin or inside the mouth. Endocrine glands, on the other ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Digestive System
Saliva is secreted from the salivary glands. The saliva contains enzymes such as Ptyalin, which starts sugar digestion. The enzy ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Digestion of a Bologna Sandwich
h, small intestine, and large intestine, and the accessory organs, which include the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. In following the digestion of a bologna sandwich ... ate taste buds, and moistens food and binds particles together to aid in swallowing (Saladin, 961). Salivary amylase begins to digest starch as the food is chewed, while the mucus in the saliva binds ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Real Or Fake: Ananlysis Of The Glass Menagerie
elicate flavors that have to be held in the mouth for appreciation. So chew your food and give your salivary glands a chance to function'" (Williams 1269). Amanda really comes down on Tom and does not ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Pop Anatomy Exam
w and rebuild. To start our dissection we had to observe the oral cavity of the cat. We located its salivary glands, which were found near the masetter. The cat's teeth were also in the cat's mouth. T ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Vaccines & AutismControversial issue of relationships between autism and MMR vaccines.
infections (CDC, July 2010). The mumps are a contagious disease that usually causes swelling of the salivary glands. Mumps have become a rare disease due to a very high vaccination rate (CDC, March 20 ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues