Please respond to the following questions. Some of these are also found in the "For Further Thought" sections of your textbook. In addition, you may need to conduct a quick internet search to support your responses.
1. Food remains in the stomach for several hours. Passage of food through the small intestines also requires several hours. These two organs have very different shapes.
Explain why they are able to retain food for so long, for efficient digestion and absorption.
2. Eating disorders, specifically anorexia and bulimia, have received a lot of attention.
Thinking of the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, what is the impact of each of these conditions on the digestive system?
What other systems in the body will these conditions impact?
Reference either book or any legit website. book:Scanlon, V. & Saunders T. (2015) Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 7th edition. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company