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Your body needs nutrients so the stomach breaks down the food. Then in the small intestine, the nutrients and waste are separated. The nutrients helps the body and the waste come out the other end.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoSo it can be digested, and so you can gather the nutrients from the food.
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∙ 12y agoYour stomach secrets strong acids that dissolve and break down yo food.
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∙ 11y agoAll the acid goes into the food and your stomach mix. it around and goes everywhere to break down food
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What does the stomach do to your food?
The stomach breaks down your food. When you swallow your food, it lands in the stomach. It is broken down by stomach acids and moved into the intestines.
Where in your digestive system is food broken down mechanically?
In the stomach
Where do bacteria digest food?
In your stomach, where all food is broken down into bits.
Does jelly get broken down in the small intestine?
Food breaks down in the stomach, not the intestines.
What is the sticky substance that is partially broken down and digested in the stomach?
food
What functions does the stomach do?
The stomach breaks down food and mixes it with acidic juices to produce chyme which is the name for the food that is broken down and mushed together to make it go down easier. so basically the stomach helps you digest your food.
What digestive functions take place in the stomach?
the food gets broken-down
Do animals have a cavity in their bodies where food is broken down?
Yes it is called their stomach.
What is the name of the broken down food in stomach?
It's called the Chyme.
What are the three main organs in which food is broken down?
stomach,liver,and intestine
Which best describes food when it reaches the stomach?
The polysaccharides have been broken down.
Where food is broken down into molecules?
food isn't exactly broken into molecules. molecules are collections of atoms. those would be too small to see. but food is broken down so the nutrients can be gathered. the food is broken down in the stomach, then, the food goes through the intestines where the nutrients and water are gathered
