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they break down food and absorb the nutrients so our body can use it.
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How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?
The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.
How does the large intestine differ from the smaller one?
The large intestine differs from the small intestine in length, diameter, and function. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, but has a smaller diameter. The small intestine is directly connected to the stomach. The primary function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients from the food processed by the stomach and to transfer those nutrients to the blood stream. The large intestine comes after the small. Its primary function is to capture water from the waste materials that pass to it from the small intestine. It also serves as a place to store the waste solids until they can be eliminated from the body.
If the food passing in stomach does the food go first in large intestine or in small intestine?
The order is as follows: Stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
What attaches to the small intestine and absorbs water?
The small intestines absorb the nutrients out of your food. The stomach leads to the small intestine and the small intestine leads to the large intestine. The large intestine absorbs water, and then the food goes to the rectum.
What wraps around the stomach small intestine and the large intestine?
The large intestine surrounds the small intestine. :)
What are the parts of the gut that link the mouth to the stomach and the stomach to the large intestine?
The esophagus links the mouth to the stomach. The small intestine links the stomach to the large intestine.
What is the small intestine connected to?
The Small Intestine is connected to the Large Intestine and the Pancreas.
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
What is colon esophagus small intestine mouth stomach large intestine in order?
Mouth, Oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally the large intestine (also known as the colon).
What is the main organ of digestion?
there are 5 primary parts of the digestive tract. it starts with the mouth, then goes through the esophagus, then into the stomach which leads to the small intestine then into the large intestine then to the rectum
What are the 7 parts of the digestive system?
stomachliveresophaguspancreaspharynxthese organs are all included in the digestive system
What are some organs of the digestive system?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and the large intestine are some.
