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Food breaks down in the stomach, not the intestines.
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Fluid which breaks down fats in the small intestine?
Fats aren't broken down in the small intestine :/
Is food broken down while in the small intestines?
Most digestion occurs within the small intestine. So yes, food is broken down while in the small intestine.
When potato material is broken down in the small intestine what are the subunits?
When the material of a potato is broken down in the small intestine, it is eventually broken down into glucose. The subsets are starch, maltose, maltase, and finally glucose.
What is the tube at the beginning of the small intestine where fats are broken down?
The tube at the beginning of the small intestine is the duodenum; this is only one section of the small intestine.
Fats which enter the small intestine are broken down by?
bile
What best describes food when it reaches the small intestine?
By the time food has reached the small intestine, it has been broken down into small proteins.
What are carbs broken down by?
Saliva and some enzymes in the small intestine.
What happens to proteins in small intestine?
They are broken down and absorbed into the blood.
What happened to proteins in the small intestine?
They are broken down and absorbed into the blood.
How does food get broken down into useable energy?
It goes down the esophagus and into the stomach, the gastric acid breaks it down and sends it off the the small intestine. In the small intestine it is broken down into it's final component. It is then stored in the liver for energy.
In your body what comes after the small intestine?
In your small intestine food is broken down in to a liquid or a solid.
Where do components enter when fats are broken down as energy sources?
Small intestine
