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Does Bacteria in the small intestine make some vitamins such as B and K?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes bacteria produces enzymes used, in the fermentation process of making vitamins.
Also bacteria makes Vitamin K and two B vitamins, niacin and thiamine. NOW STOP BEING FRIKIN LAZY AND DO YOUR FRIKIN HW!!!!!!!!!!
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∙ 11y ago
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What bacteria helps to produce of vitamin b?
The large intestine contains bacteria that make vitamins for the body.
Do the bacteria in the large intestine feed on the material passing through and make certain vitamins for the body?
Yeperdoodles... (Yes :))
Does the bacteria in the large intestine feed on the material passing through and make certain vitamins for the body?
Yes. Bacteria also make substances that facilitate absorption of food ingredients.
What causes a person to have cholera?
Water or food is contaminated by cholera bacteria. When you eat the same, they pass to your small intestine. There the bacteria multiply. They attach themselves to the wall of small intestine. They make your small intestine to secrete the fluid in very large quantity. So you get vomiting and loose motion.
What vitamin is being made by bacteria in the large intestine?
Vitamin K. This fat soluble is also found in spinach, kale, and other green leafy vegetables.
What will happen if all bacteria is killed in your body?
It would end the production of vitamins because bacteria that live in your intestines make small amounts of vitamin K.
Where does bacteria make vitamin K?
It is made in the large intestine
Can a dog digest their own food?
Yes, partially - the digestive enzymes in the saliva, stomach and upper small intestine all function to break down food into absorbable nutrients. However, dogs also rely on a community of commensual bacteria in their lower small intestines to finish digesting the food and to make certain vitamins for the dog.
What are 3 parts of the small intestine?
The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and large intestine. The three parts that make up the small intestine are the duodenum, the jejunum, and ileum.
How make a small intestine?
Need scale and purpose to answer.
What are the four organs that make digestive fluids?
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What are the function of large intestine?
The function of the large intestine is to transport waste digestive material from the small intestine to the rectum, where it is excreted. In the process, it removes water from the waste and also absorbs materials that are produced by bacterial action within the intestine. The large intestine is made up of the Cecum and Ascending (right) colon, the transverse colon, the descending (left) colon, and the sigmoid colon, which is connected to the rectum. The Cecum, is at the beginning of the Ascending colon and is the point at which the small intestine joins the large intestine. Projecting from the Cecum is the appendix, which is a small finger-shaped tube. The large intestine secretes mucus and is largely responsible for the absorption of water from the stool. Intestinal contents are liquid when they reach the large intestine but are normally solid by the time they reach the rectum as formed stool. The many bacteria that inhabit the large intestine can further digest some materials, creating gas. Bacteria in the large intestine also make some important substances, such as vitamin K, which plays an important role in blood clotting. These bacteria are necessary for healthy intestinal function, and some diseases and antibiotics can upset the balance among the different types of bacteria in the large intestine. This results in irritation that leads to the secretion of mucus and water, causing diarrhea. Your large intestine is about five feet (or 1.5 meters) long. The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen. Its job is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, and get rid of any waste products left over. By the time food mixed with digestive juices reaches your large intestine, most digestion and absorption has already taken place. What's left is mainly fiber (plant matter which takes a long time to digest), dead cells shed from the lining of your intestines, salt, bile pigments (which give this digested matter its color), and water. In the large intestine, bacteria feed on this mixture. These helpful bacteria produce valuable vitamins that are absorbed into your blood, and they also help digest fiber.
