Chapter 17
Nutrition and Digestion
![What is Monogastric Digestion?](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10829.jpg)
The human body contains a monogastric digestive system. In a monogastric digestive system, the stomach only contains one chamber in which it digests…
![Anatomy of the Intestines](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10830.jpg)
Although digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids may begin in the stomach, it is completed in the intestine. The absorption of nutrients,…
![Lipid Digestion](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10832.jpg)
Lipids are large molecules that are generally not water-soluble. Since most of the digestive enzymes in the human body are water-based, there are…
![Protein Digestion](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10833.jpg)
Protein digestion begins in the stomach, where the highly acidic environment can easily disrupt protein structure by exposing the peptide bonds of…
![Measuring Oral Fatty Acid Thresholds, Fat Perception, Fatty Food Liking, and Papillae Density in Humans](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/51236_t.png)
Measuring Oral Fatty Acid Thresholds, Fat Perception, Fatty Food Liking, and Papillae Density in Humans
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Emerging evidence from a number of laboratories indicates that humans have the ability to identify fatty acids in the oral cavity, presumably via…
![Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/56713_t.png)
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a promising, novel method to aid in the assessment of bone quality in forensically relevant skeletal…
![Treatment of Ligament Constructs with Exercise-conditioned Serum: A Translational Tissue Engineering Model](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/55339_t.png)
Treatment of Ligament Constructs with Exercise-conditioned Serum: A Translational Tissue Engineering Model
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In vitro experiments are essential to understand biological mechanisms; however, the gap between monolayer tissue culture and human physiology is…