1. Language barriers: people from central and South America are very likely to speak Spanish, and although Spanish is a growing language in the U.S, there still may be an issue translating.
This is the same for middle eastern immigrants as they may speak Arabic, and many different African or Indian languages. These may even be harder to find a translator for
2. Religious Barrier: there are many aspects of health care that may interfere with religion. A primary example would that women who are Muslim may not be permitted to be seen or touched by a male health care professional.
3. Personal Bias: Unfortunately there still is a lot of racism and prejudice in the world.
Answer:
Digestion may be defined as the process of break down of large food particles into smaller particles with the help of digestive enzymes. The digestive aids the absorption of food into the blood stream.
The hydrochloric acid is produced in the stomach. This acidic medium is important for the activation of enzymes. Hydrochloric acid kills the harmful pathogens that enters with the food. The enzyme pepsinogen is converted into pepsin.The cells lining of the stomach is protected by the mucus released in the stomach.The bicarbonate ions, and buffers are also produced by the stomach to protect it from the acid.