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Does absorption of nutrients occur in the stomach true or false?
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∙ 11y ago
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Why doesn't much absorption of nutrients occur in the stomach?
cuz the stomach is a loser
Where does the absorption of nutrients occur in an cow?
Eighty percent of nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine. The other 20% occurs in the stomach tissues.
Why does the absorption of nutrients occur in the small intestine and not the stomach?
the walls of the stomach is alkaline and the food contain in the stomach is acidic.. it will not accept the nutrients to enter inside the stomach walls. the small intestine having villa in the walls and it ll absorb the nutrients in the food.
Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the?
The small intestine, or the duodenum, is where most absorption of nutrients occur.
Where specifically the absorption of fats occur?
in the stomach
Where does most absorption of nutrients occur?
digestiv system
Where does 80 percent of absorption of nutrients occur?
In the small intestine
In which structure does most of the absorption of nutrients occur?
Small intestine
Where in the digestive system does most of the absorption of nutrients into the blood stream occur?
small intestine
Where do filtration of the blood and re-absorption of nutrients occur?
filteration of blood:- is in the kidney absorption of nutrients :- is in the small intestine
What Nutrients are absorbed in the .?
The functions of the stomach are to (1) store food, (2) to initiate protein digestion, (3) to kill bacteria with gastric juice and (4) to move chyme into the duodenum.Very little nutrient absorption occurs in the stomach because this isn't really a gastric function. However, there are three substances that stomach membrane is able to absorb -- Water, alcohol and aspirin.Someone once pointed out that if nutrients were absorbed by the stomach, bulimia would not have all of it's negative effects. Unfortunately, this comment cannot be true and doesn't make sense because bulimics induce vomiting and this must necessarily come from the stomach. Therefore it wouldn't matter if nutrient absorption took place in the stomach, food wouldn't be there long enough for absorption to occur.
When does most nutrient absorption occur?
Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the small intestine. And as far as digestion itself, it would be after the food particles are small enough to diffuse through the blood capillaries.
